19th Avenue (San Francisco)

Coordinates: 37°45′55.12″N 122°28′38.33″W / 37.7653111°N 122.4773139°W / 37.7653111; -122.4773139

19th Avenue
Map displaying 19th Avenue (central green road)
Maintained by	S.F. D.P.W., Caltrans (for the portion of SR 1)
South end	near San Francisco/Daly City border
Major junctions	SR 1/ I‑280 in San Francisco/Daly City border
North end	Richmond District

19th Avenue in San Francisco, California, is an 8 km (5 miles) long, six-lane arterial thoroughfare that bisects the southwestern part of the city.

The intersection of 19th Avenue and Holloway Avenue
with a Muni Metro station in the background.

It begins at the southern edge of Golden Gate Park in the Sunset District as the continuation of Crossover Drive, which cuts through the park north-south. After running through the Sunset District to Sloat Boulevard, it continues south, passing Stonestown Galleria and San Francisco State University and reaches Junipero Serra Boulevard. It then passes Junipero Serra, and finally ends at the western border of Ingleside neighbourhood. Despite being a city street, the avenue between Golden Gate Park and Junipero Serra Blvd. is designated as part of the State Highway 1.^[1]^[2] The portion of the avenue between Eucalyptus Drive and Junipero Serra Boulevard is also run by the Muni Metro M Ocean View light rail, providing access to Downtown.^[3] 19th Avenue is located between 18th Avenue and 20th Avenue.

State Senator Leland Yee authored a bill designating 19th Avenue as a double-penalty zone for overspeeding, illegally overtaking, driving under the influence, driving recklessly, seat belt violations and other traffic offences enforced by California Highway Patrol San Francisco Division, which took effect on 1 January 2009.^[4] Previous legislative efforts were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 based on grounds that double-fine zones are ineffective without necessary safety measures. In 2007, the bill failed to come to a final vote before the Senate session ended. On 22 February 2008, Yee successfully reintroduced the bill.^[5]

References

↑ California Highways: State Route 1
↑ The location of 19th Avenue in San Francisco, Google Maps.
↑ "San Francisco Municipal Railway M Ocean View Route Map" (pdf). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
↑ "Double Penalty Zones Unveiled on 19th and Van Ness Avenues". 23 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
↑ Gordon, Rachel. (23 February 2008). Bill would double fines in parts of S.F., San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2 April 2008.

Streets in San Francisco

Numbered streets	Third Street 16th Street 19th Avenue 22nd Street 24th Street 49-Mile Scenic Drive

North–south streets	Castro Street Clay Street Fillmore Street Grant Avenue Great Highway Junipero Serra Boulevard Kearny Street Mission Street Montgomery Street Octavia Boulevard Polk Street Skyline Boulevard Stockton Street Stanyan Street Van Ness Avenue Vermont Street

East–west streets	Broadway California Street Filbert Street Geary Boulevard Haight Street Lincoln Way Lombard Street Union Street

Diagonal streets	Alemany Boulevard The Embarcadero Market Street Columbus Avenue New Montgomery Street

Alleyways	Balmy Alley Belden Place Clarion Alley Jack Kerouac Alley Macondray Lane Maiden Lane

San Francisco place names etymologies

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