 Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square (2024) | |
| Length | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
|---|---|
| Postal code | 8022 (south end to Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River) 8023 (Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River to Moorhouse Ave) 8011 (Moorhouse Ave to Avon River / Ōtākaro) 8013 (Avon River / Ōtākaro to Bealey Ave) 8014 (Bealey Ave to north end) |
| South end | Dyers Pass Road / Cashmere Road / Centaurus Road roundabout |
| North end | Edgeware Road |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1851 |
Colombo Street is a main road of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It runs south-north through the centre of Christchurch with a break at Cathedral Square. As with many other central Christchurch streets, it is named for a colonial Anglican bishopric, Colombo, Sri Lanka in what at the time was known as Ceylon. Parts of the street which run through Sydenham were known as Addison Street during the 1880s, and some parts were known as Colombo Road.[1]
- ^ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names C" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 3 November 2010.