Native name | Ленинский проспект (Russian) |
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Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
Location | Moscow |
Nearest metro station | Oktyabrskaya Ploshchad Gagarina Leninsky Prospekt Novatorskaya Troparyovo |
Coordinates | 55°41′04″N 37°32′23″E / 55.68444°N 37.53972°E |
Leninsky Avenue (Russian: Ле́нинский проспе́кт "Leninsky prospekt") is a major avenue in Moscow, Russia, that runs in the south-western direction between Kaluzhskaya Square in the central part of the city through Gagarin Square to the Moscow Ring Road. It is a part of the M3 highway which continues from Moscow to Kaluga and Bryansk to the border with Ukraine, and used to provide connections with Kiev and Odessa. It is also a part of the European route E101 connecting Moscow and Kiev.
It is the second-widest street in Moscow after Leningradsky Avenue. Its width varies between 108 and 120 metres.[1]