Lincoln Way (San Francisco)

{{Short description|Thoroughfare in San Francisco, United States}}

{{About|a street in San Francisco||Lincoln Way (disambiguation)}}

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|image=43rd Avenue and Lincoln Way, San Francisco, night time mirage 1.jpg

|caption=Intersection of 43rd Avenue and Lincoln Way

|direction_a=West

|direction_b=East

|terminus_a=Great Highway in San Francisco, California{{cite web|title=Upper Great Hwy & Lincoln Way - Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lincoln+Way+%26+Upper+Great+Hwy,+San+Francisco,+CA+94121/@37.7640705,-122.5125108,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808587be15dbd16b:0x2bb2314c709e371c!8m2!3d37.7640663!4d-122.5103167|access-date=15 May 2022}}

|terminus_b=Arguello Boulevard in San Francisco, California{{cite web|title=Arguello Blvd & Frederick St - Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arguello+Blvd+%26+Frederick+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94122/@37.7661156,-122.4590971,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80858750a115bbe9:0x4503a5212de5fd58!8m2!3d37.7659948!4d-122.457823|access-date=15 May 2022}}

|length_mi=2.9

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|junction={{plainlist

|*Martin Luther King Junior Drive in San Francisco, California

{{jct|state=CA|SR|1}} in San Francisco, California
Kezar Drive in San Francisco, California

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Lincoln Way is a major east–west thoroughfare located on the West Side of San Francisco, California. It has two lanes for traffic and two tracks for streetcars.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dtKZUnZkC2AC&q=%22Lincoln%20Way%22|title=San Francisco's Sunset District|page=30|language=en|year=2012|first=Lorri|last=Ungaretti|isbn=9780738589039}}

The street's eastern end starts at Arguello Boulevard and runs westbound through the Sunset District to the Great Highway at Ocean Beach.

Lincoln Way runs along and defines the entire southern side of Golden Gate Park.

Route description

Lincoln Way starts at the Great Highway near the western coast of San Francisco. It then intersects with several major streets, including Martin Luther King Junior Drive, California State Route 1 (19th Avenue/Crossover Drive), and Kezar Drive. It crosses over Sunset Boulevard without an interchange.{{cite web|title=Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7643913,-122.4961782,17.78z|access-date=15 May 2022}} It then terminates at Arguello Boulevard, becoming Frederick Street.

History

Lincoln Way was originally called H Street before 1909. In 1917, there was a railroad running through the road's median. H Street and the railroad were the first routes to the Outer Sunset area. These were later removed.

{{cite web|url=https://hoodline.com/2015/09/then-and-now-lincoln-way-formerly-h-street/|title=Then And Now: Lincoln Way In Photos|access-date=15 May 2022|date=23 September 2015}}

References

Category:Streets in San Francisco

Category:Sunset District, San Francisco