Broughton Street
Broughton Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Congress Street to the north and State Street to the south, it runs for about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west to East Broad Street in the east. Originally known only as Broughton Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Broughton Street" and "East Broughton Street", the transition occurring at Bull Street in the center of the downtown area. Broughton Street is named for Thomas Broughton, lieutenant-governor of South Carolina.
Looking west along Broughton Street from its Bull Street intersection, mid-20th century | |
| Namesake | Thomas Broughton |
|---|---|
| Length | 0.75 mi (1.21 km) |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| West end | Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard |
| East end | East Broad Street |
The street is entirely within Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.
Broughton Street runs between eleven squares. From west to east:
- To the south of
- Franklin Square
- Ellis Square
- Johnson Square
- Reynolds Square
- Warren Square
- Washington Square
- To the north of
- Telfair Square
- Wright Square
- Oglethorpe Square
- Columbia Square
- Greene Square
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