Leningradsky Prospekt

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Leningradsky Prospekt (Russian: Ленингра́дский проспе́кт), or Leningrad Avenue, is a major avenue in Moscow, Russia.

The street, formed in 1957, is named after Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), as it leads to Saint Petersburg. This is not unlike Moskovsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, which is named after, and leads to, Moscow.

The street begins as an extension of 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, near the Belorussky Rail Terminal. The street runs north-west, and ends near the Sokol underground station, at its interchange to Leningrad Highway and Volokolamsk Highway.

Leningradsky Highway is home to Sheremetyevo Airport, the former largest airport in Moscow, which makes the avenue connecting the city center with the highway even more important street in Moscow. The Leningradsky Prospekt itself is also home to the Dynamo Stadium.

The street is currently the widest street in Moscow with six lanes each side; further widening up to eight lanes is planned for 2008.