Longest street

[Apollo]

From no mightier a work of reference than the Glaswegian of Thursday, June 16, 2005, an advertisment for 'Shoes In The City' announces that:

Duke Street in the east of the city is the longest street in Europe. It was Named after the Duke of Montrose who a property ther in 1794.

So now you know

[Vinny the Mackem]

To be honest, I'd heard that before and didn't think it was credible. I would have thought both Great Western Road or Dumbarton Road to be longer, but there again I've never measured!

[Schiehallion]

To be honest, I'd heard that before and didn't think it was credible. I would have thought both Great Western Road or Dumbarton Road to be longer, but there again I've never measured!

They may be longer - Apollo's quote talks about the longest 'street' as opposed to road.

[paladin]

[Captain Brittles]

Mackintosh, in his "Origin and History of Glasgow Street Names", p.1902 says:

DUKE STREET, opened 1794, is named for the Duke of Montrose, whose lodging overlooked it. Previous to 1801 it extended as far west as Balmanno Street, the name being cut deep in the east corner tenement. It was at first known as Carntyne Road, and is the longest street in any city in the United Kingdom, which came out in the following way: - In the course of a controversy in a weekly periodical on this question, a prize being offered to the person who solved the matter, Oxford Street, London, was given and accepted as the longest; but our respected townsman Mr. M. Gemmel, the well-known property agent, had reason from his own knowledge to be dissatisfied with the award, and he had the street measured, it turning out to be, as he expected, considerably longer than Oxford Street.

[Fat Cat]

I remember Duke Street being listed as the longest street in Britian in the Guinness Book of Records years ago. Not sure if it's still listed though.

[Flyingscot]

Measuring it-

Duke Street from end to the other is 1.65miles
Sauchiehall Street is 1.50miles.
Argyll Street would be longer at 1.70miles but is discontinueous!

[Captain Brittles]

Measuring it-

Duke Street from end to the other is 1.65miles
Sauchiehall Street is 1.50miles.
Argyll Street would be longer at 1.70miles but is discontinueous!

Argyle St. is NOW discontinious, fragmented, split due to the M8 being built but maybe this doesn't mean anything. If its 1.70 then its longer than Duke St.

[The Voyageur]

To be honest, I'd heard that before and didn't think it was credible. I would have thought both Great Western Road or Dumbarton Road to be longer, but there again I've never measured!

They may be longer - Apollo's quote talks about the longest 'street' as opposed to road.

Whats the difference between a 'street' and a 'road'?

[crusty_bint]

"street" is spelled s, t, r e, e, t, and "road" is spelled r, o, a, d.

[Apollo]

Measuring it-

Duke Street from end to the other is 1.65miles
Sauchiehall Street is 1.50miles.
Argyll Street would be longer at 1.70miles but is discontinueous!

Argyle St. is NOW discontinious, fragmented, split due to the M8 being built but maybe this doesn't mean anything. If its 1.70 then its longer than Duke St.

I suppose I should break out the GPS and digital maps, but until then, I found:

From "A Century of Glasgow" Page 83:

Originally known as the Yoker Turnpike, it is fully 2 miles long, from the Trongate to the River Kelvin

[Captain Brittles]

There you have it then, the Yoker Turnpike - aka Argyle Street wins.

Don't you think they should have left the name as it was ? Something adventurous about 'the Yoker Turnpike'

[Apollo]

Well, they'll just be able to put the old ready made name back in place when they introduce road charging:

A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. Similarly there are toll bridges and toll tunnels. Other non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically gasoline tax funds. Tolls have been placed on roads at various times in history, often to generate funds for repayment of toll revenue bonds used to finance constructions and/or operation.

[Apollo]

Well, they'll just be able to put the old ready made name back in place when they introduce road charging:

A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. Similarly there are toll bridges and toll tunnels. Other non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically gasoline tax funds. Tolls have been placed on roads at various times in history, often to generate funds for repayment of toll revenue bonds used to finance constructions and/or operation.

[Captain Brittles]

Well, they'll just be able to put the old ready made name back in place when they introduce road charging:

A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. Similarly there are toll bridges and toll tunnels. Other non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically gasoline tax funds. Tolls have been placed on roads at various times in history, often to generate funds for repayment of toll revenue bonds used to finance constructions and/or operation.

Yes you said that Apollo (twice!)

Must say I was impressed with the new M6 toll road by-passing metro Birmingham when I used it a few months ago. Worth the the toll.