Burnside Street

Burnside Street is a street in Portland, Oregon, one of a few streets that run uninterrupted along both sides of the Willamette River. Originally named B Street and Washington Street, B Street was renamed for Portland merchant David Burnside in 1892, and Washington was renamed Burnside in 1933.^[1] Burnside became Portland's principal east-west axis following the 1912 Bennett Plan, soon becoming one of the widest streets in the city.^[1] It serves as the dividing line between North Portland and South Portland. At present time, the street runs from SW Barnes Road in Sylvan-Highlands to the Mount Hood Highway in Gresham, a distance of over 17 miles. It crosses the Willamette River via the Burnside Bridge, where the White Stag sign is visible. For a number of years, the portion of Burnside between NW 19th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard was designated U.S. Route 30. It is served by the Tri-Met line 20 between Barnes and E 102nd Avenue, and several MAX Blue Line stations are located along its route in East Portland between E 102nd Avenue and Ruby Junction.^[2]

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