Lincoln Street

Lincoln Street

Lincoln Street at Park Avenue (1934)
Namesake	Benjamin Lincoln
Length	2 mi (3.2 km)
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
North end	East Bay Street
South end	East Victory Drive (U.S. Route 80)

Lincoln Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Abercorn Street to the west and Habersham Street to the east, it runs for about 2 miles (3.2 km) from East Bay Street in the north to East Victory Drive (U.S. Route 80) in the south. It is named for Benjamin Lincoln, a Revolutionary War hero.^[1] The street is one-way (northbound) south of Colonial Park Cemetery, which interrupts it between East Oglethorpe Avenue and East Perry Lane. The Lincoln Street Ramp leads down through Factors Walk to River Street and the Savannah River waterfront. Its northern section passes through the Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.^[2]

Lincoln Street runs beside eight squares. From north to south:

To the west of

• Warren Square
• Columbia Square
• Troup Square
• Whitefield Square

To the east of

• Reynolds Square
• Oglethorpe Square
• Lafayette Square
• Taylor Square