Vestre Strandgate
{{short description|Street in Kristiansand, Norway}}
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File:Vestre Strandgate night 2.jpg
Vestre Strandgate (Western Beach-street) is a street and a road in Kristiansand, Norway. The road is a part of National Road 471 and starts after Riksvei 9 ends in Kvadraturen.{{Cite web|title = Informasjon om veg og trafikk {{!}} Statens vegvesen|url = http://vegvesen.no/|website = Statens vegvesen|access-date = 2016-01-25|language = no}}{{failed verification|date=February 2016}}
Vestre Strandgate is a dual path and pavement on both sides of the road. It is one of the busiest roads in the city center of Kristiansand and constantly has traffic during the day and long out over the nights in the weekend.{{Cite web|title = Kristiansand kommune - Start|url = http://kristiansand.kommune.no/|website = kristiansand.kommune.no|access-date = 2016-01-25}}{{failed verification|date=February 2016}}
Kristiansand S and Kristiansand Bus Terminal are both located at Vestre Strandgate. Businesses, restaurants and kiosk/grocery are located on the street. Other faculties are night clubs, hotels and cafés.{{Cite web|title = Kvadraturen|url = http://kvadraturen.no/|website = kvadraturen.no|access-date = 2016-01-25}}{{failed verification|date=February 2016}}
Vestre Strandgate is served by two bus stops, Vestre Strandgate pl. A and Vestre Strandgate pl. B. These stops access local city buses to the Grim and Vågsbygd districts while regional and national bus routes go from the bus terminal.{{Cite web|title = Hjem / Agder Kollektivtrafikk|url = http://akt.no/|website = akt.no|access-date = 2016-01-25}}{{failed verification|date=February 2016}}
Crossing streets (from north to south):{{Cite web|title = Google Maps|url = https://maps.google.com/|website = Google Maps|access-date = 2016-01-25}}{{failed verification|date=February 2016}}
- Tordenskjolds gate
- Kristian IVs gate
- Henrik Wergelands gate
- Skippergata
- Gyldeløves gate
- Rådhusgata
- Tollbodgata
- Dronningens gate
- Kongens gate
- Østre Strandgate