Granby Street

U.S. Route 460 marker

Granby Street
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Existed 1760s – present
Major junctions
South end Main Street in Norfolk
 

SR 337 in Norfolk
US 58 in Norfolk
US 460 in Norfolk
SR 165 in Norfolk
I-564 in Norfolk
I-64 in Norfolk

SR 168 in Norfolk
North end US 60 in Norfolk
Location
Counties City of Norfolk
Highway system

Granby Street in Norfolk, VA (part of which runs as U.S. Route 460 north of downtown, the Neon District, and East Ghent) is a major street in the Hampton Roads city. The street is the historic commercial corridor of Norfolk, and also the community heart of the city.[1] It has been undergoing major redevelopment since 2000.[2] Today, theatres, restaurants, and businesses line Granby Street in the downtown area. The street spans from its historic downtown at Main Street along the Elizabeth River north to the Chesapeake Bay where it ends at the Ocean View neighborhood at U.S. Route 60. Notorious in the 1970s for its drug abuse and prostitution, Granby Street has since become a popular nighttime destination.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Wright, Austin. "What's in a name? - Granby Street, Norfolk". The Virginian-Pilot.
  2. ↑ Eberly, Tim. ""Arches of Light" to return to Granby Street".
  3. ↑ "Nightlife - Downtown Norfolk, VA".
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