St. Paul Street-Calvert Street
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St. Paul Street and Calvert Street are a one-way pair of streets in Downtown Baltimore and areas north. The streets, which are part of Maryland Route 2, are two of Baltimore's best-known streets in the downtown area.
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[edit] St. Paul Street
St. Paul Street begins off Charles Street just south of Coldspring Lane near Loyola College. From this point on, the street runs directly parallel to Charles Street, exactly one block east of Charles Street.
St. Paul Street is two ways for a few blocks. But after passing University Parkway, St. Paul Street becomes one-way in a southbound direction from this point on, with northbound traffic on Calvert Street.
St. Paul Street is exit 4 off the Jones Falls Expressway (I-83).
In the downtown area, between Centre and Lexington Streets, St. Paul Street is split into two parallel, nearby streets, one being identified as St. Paul Place. While the more westward of the two intersects with all streets within these blocks, the eastward passes under US-40, known in this area as Orleans Street.
[edit] Notable landmarks
- Penn Station
- Mercy Hospital
[edit] Calvert Street
As St. Paul Street is mostly one-way southbound, Calvert Street, which is directly east of St. Paul, is open to northbound traffic.
Calvert Street begins at Pratt Street near the Inner Harbor and continues through the downtown area and various north Baltimore neighborhoods up to its merge with St. Paul Street.
At its railroad crossing near I-83, Calvert Street once had an arch-style bridge, though not as interesting looking as the one on nearby Howard Street. The present crossing on Calvert Street is ordinary-looking.
[edit] Notable landmarks
[edit] Light Street
After passing Baltimore Street, St. Paul Street changes its name to Light Street. Light Street becomes a large, two-way street after passing Pratt Street, the point where Calvert Street begins for northbound traffic. Light Street continues until its end at Key Highway.
Though quite short in length, Light Street is well-known in the area, forming the western boundary of the Inner Harbor tourist area. The Maryland Science Center is located on Light Street, and the McCormick Spice Company between 1889 and 1989 was located on Light Street opposite the Inner Harbor.
Light Street is named for Darby Lux I, an early Baltimore merchant who had a house on the street.
[edit] External links
- Metal Arch Bridges in Maryland, Describes the history of the Calvert Street Bridge
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