- Oak Street (Vancouver)
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Oak Street is a major north-south street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The street runs from a three way intersection with 6th Avenue in the north (just south of False Creek) to the Oak Street Bridge in the south, leading towards Richmond. From its intersection with 70th Avenue southwards, the route it a component section of Highway 99, which from the Oak Street Bridge to the border is designated Highway 99, due to its freeway status on that stretch.
The Street has 6 lanes throughout its length except for the first 6 km south from its northern terminus, where it is 4 lanes wide. From north to south, it runs through a very busy commercial district, then by Vancouver General Hospital, then some very expensive Vancouver neighbourhoods, Shaughnessy and Oakridge then to Marpole, a busy middle-class commercial and residential area, and into Richmond.
Neighbourhoods
Oak Street passes through the following Vancouver neighbourhoods (north to south):
- Fairview
- Shaughnessy (west) and South Cambie (east)
- Oakridge
- Marpole
Intersections
Oak Street passes through the following major intersections (north to south):
- Broadway
- 12th Avenue
- 16th Avenue
- King Edward Avenue
- 33rd Avenue
- 41st Avenue
- 49th Avenue
- 57th Avenue
- 70th Avenue
- Marine Drive
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