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Widest Street in Europe?

ucdmike · 2010-07-22 09:41:13

O'Connell street is the widest in Ireland but is it the widest in Europe. Tried Google but cant seem to find a definitive answer. I'm sure there is a wider street somewhere in Eastern Europe but my housemate is certain that O'Connell is the widest. So which of us is right???

22-07-2010 9:41am

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O'Connell street is the widest in Ireland but is it the widest in Europe. Tried Google but cant seem to find a definitive answer. I'm sure there is a wider street somewhere in Eastern Europe but my housemate is certain that O'Connell is the widest. So which of us is right???

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#2 22-07-2010 9:42am

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The road around the Arch de Triumph in Paris is fairly wide... Perhaps that?

Ok, I know it's wiki answers and all..

''I believe it is Aleja Wojska Polskiego in Warsaw, Poland. It's almost 80 m wide, which is wider than Champs Elysee of Paris or Upper O'Connell St in Dublin (around 45 m wide)''

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#3 22-07-2010 9:42am

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Jordans Fanny

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#4 22-07-2010 9:43am

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The Champs Elysées is 70m wide compared to O'Connel Street's 49m.
I'm not sure what the widest in Europe is, but I think the Avenida 9 Julio in Buenos Aires is the widest in the world at about 140m.

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#5 22-07-2010 9:43am

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Did you never hear the term.. "No I wouldn't touch her, sher that'd be like throwing a sausage down O'Connell Street."

No it's not. But it's still wide

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#6 22-07-2010 9:44am

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"I believe it is Aleja Wojska Polskiego in Warsaw, Poland. It's almost 80 m wide, which is wider than Champs Elysee of Paris or Upper O'Connell St in Dublin (around 45 m wide)"

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_widest_street_in_Europe

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#7 22-07-2010 9:59am

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orourkeda wrote: »

Isnt that the widest street in Ireland outside Dublin

http://www.triskelle.eu/attractions/strokestownparkhouse.php

I love that, any record is always 'It's the biggest outside of Dublin'.

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#8 22-07-2010 10:02am

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ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

I love that, any record is always 'It's the biggest outside of Dublin'.

I'm sure you read the link I posted. Assuming that its correct and no doubt you'll correct it if its wrong.

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#9 22-07-2010 10:02am

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Chinese Whispers.

There's nothing particularly big about the width of O'Connell Bridge.

It's wider than it is long, the only such bridge in Europe with that distinction.

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#10 22-07-2010 10:02am

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you guy are ALL wrong!!! The widest street in Europe is a street in Norway, the name is quite unfortunate though, its called Pedo Drive in the east of the country. Its 195m wide .......SOURCE!!

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#11 22-07-2010 10:04am

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ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

I love that, any record is always 'It's the biggest outside of Dublin'.

Does it give you the warm fuzzies?

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#12 22-07-2010 10:07am

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seamus wrote: »

Chinese Whispers.

There's nothing particularly big about the width of O'Connell Bridge.

It's wider than it is long, the only such bridge in Europe with that distinction.

Chinese whispers - as in when you don't read the OP properly and then post on something almost related but not actually the same subject?

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#13 22-07-2010 10:08am

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Is it before or after you allow for the striking taxi drivers?

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#14 22-07-2010 10:12am

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Chinese whispers - as in when you don't read the OP properly and then post on something almost related but not actually the same subject?

Exactly!

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#15 22-07-2010 10:13am

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juma wrote: »

We might as well have read the Wiki page which states that Strokestown has the widest streets.

Like this wikipedia page that also says that O'Connell Street is the widest street in Ireland with Castleisland coming in second

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castleisland

I think we all know wiki cant be reliedupon to settle an argument

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#16 22-07-2010 10:16am

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Who gives a fcuk

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#17 22-07-2010 10:25am

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karlog wrote: »

Who gives a fcuk

Your Duuuuurty Ma!!! :pac:

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#18 22-07-2010 10:28am

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In Europe: Aleja Wojska Polskiego in Poland

In Ireland: Main Street, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon

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#19 22-07-2010 2:49pm

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AFIK strokestown in Roscommon was specifically built to win the title of widest road in Europe at the time it was built. It is wide for sure, cant find measurements anywhere though
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/IMG_Strokestown.jpg

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#20 22-07-2010 2:55pm

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gran via in madrid is very wide

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#21 22-07-2010 2:59pm

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Isn't Monivea the widest?

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#22 22-07-2010 3:01pm

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An old man once told me that the main street in Castleisland is the widest street in Europe.

I'd imagine that he isn't that well travelled...

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#23 22-07-2010 3:02pm

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+1 on strokestown, wiki says it and I did the tour and even the tour said it. Feckin massive streets

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#24 22-07-2010 3:05pm

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Alaia Mushy Tremor wrote: »

+1 on strokestown, wiki says it and I did the tour and even the tour said it. Feckin massive streets

Well you said wiki said it, I checked a few minutes ago and apparently the pathway in front of my house is now the widest street its like 4 foot I think.

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#25 22-07-2010 3:09pm

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Initially read the thread title as Wildest Street in Europe.

That would have been a much better thread.

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#26 22-07-2010 3:15pm

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Anthony Walsh wrote: »

Well you said wiki said it, I checked a few minutes ago and apparently the pathway in front of my house is now the widest street its like 4 foot I think.

do you think wiki might be inaccurate!? :eek:

/runs off to rewrite thesis

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#27 22-07-2010 3:17pm

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There has to be a boardsie in Strokestown with a long ruler......

* probably should rephrase that

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#28 22-07-2010 4:46pm

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M5 wrote: »

There has to be a boardsie in Strokestown with a long ruler......

* probably should rephrase that

Head over to the Athletics forum, some of them are doing the Bogtrotter Marathon in Strokestown this weekend.. maybe they could oblige

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055886520

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#29 22-07-2010 4:49pm

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ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

I love that, any record is always 'It's the biggest outside of Dublin'.

My militant culchie senses are tingling..

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#30 22-07-2010 6:35pm

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La Castellana in Madrid is huge - no idea how wide though.

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#31 22-07-2010 7:19pm

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I can state that O Connell St is in fact the widest street in the World at 500m wide. Over 10 times its length, which is only 45m long.

Bizarrely there are buildings at either end, so cars have to drive across its width to get anywhere.

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#32 22-07-2010 8:09pm

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Cant do it as i'm on my phone, but google the wide streets commission (Ireland)

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#33 22-07-2010 9:46pm

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From Wikipedia.
As in the UK, Ireland also has a lack of Boulevards, but O'Connell Street in Dublin is one of Europe's widest streets and is very like a Victorian boulevard. In recent housing developments in Dublin, the boulevard is becoming more and more common in addresses (e.g. Tyrellstown Blvd, Park Blvd, Bayside Blvd).

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#34 24-07-2010 7:18am

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seamus wrote: »

Chinese Whispers.

There's nothing particularly big about the width of O'Connell Bridge.

It's wider than it is long, the only such bridge in Europe with that distinction.

I beg to differ.

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=swyq3pgghbms&scene=53222097&lvl=2&sty=o

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=snhx0mg90k1h&scene=27177803&lvl=2&sty=o

St. Stephen's Green is so wide they even have a park in the middle. :rolleyes:

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#35 24-07-2010 8:08am

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What about griffith avenue?
I heard that was the longest avenue (ie trees , path, trees, road or something) in the world/Europe

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#36 24-07-2010 8:36am

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ucdmike wrote: »

O'Connell street is the widest in Ireland but is it the widest in Europe. Tried Google but cant seem to find a definitive answer. I'm sure there is a wider street somewhere in Eastern Europe but my housemate is certain that O'Connell is the widest. So which of us is right???

the widest street in europe is in strokestown roscommon.

o'connell st is classed as a boulevard

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#37 24-07-2010 9:01am

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The Davestator wrote: »

What about griffith avenue?
I heard that was the longest avenue (ie trees , path, trees, road or something) in the world/Europe

Hardly, inside a minute I could find a longer one, in Dublin.

Griffith Avenue 3.8km
Chesterfield Avenue, Phoenix Park 4.2km
First Avenue, New York 10.1km

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1st+Ave&daddr=1st+Ave%2FWillis+Ave+Bridge&hl=en&geocode=FVlibQIdVgaX-w%3BFSKabgIdWemX-w&mra=ls&doflg=ptk&sll=40.802814,-73.931047&sspn=0.006067,0.013937&ie=UTF8&z=13

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Griffith+Ave&daddr=53.379975,-6.280875&hl=en&geocode=FfpWLgMdgvug_w%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&sll=53.385555,-6.283193&sspn=0.01912,0.055747&ie=UTF8&ll=53.376596,-6.259933&spn=0.019124,0.055747&z=15

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Chesterfield+Ave&daddr=Chesterfield+Ave&hl=en&geocode=Fe4HLgMd4-qf_w%3BFYJbLgMdZCCf_w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=53.355777,-6.299157&sspn=0.019133,0.055747&ie=UTF8&ll=53.35716,-6.316409&spn=0.019133,0.055747&z=15

gerrycollins wrote: »

o'connell st is classed as a boulevard

By who? The Boulevard Police?

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#38 24-07-2010 9:24am

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cock robin wrote: »

From Wikipedia.
As in the UK, Ireland also has a lack of Boulevards, but O'Connell Street in Dublin is one of Europe's widest streets and is very like a Victorian boulevard. In recent housing developments in Dublin, the boulevard is becoming more and more common in addresses (e.g. Tyrellstown Blvd, Park Blvd, Bayside Blvd).

bayside blvd has been there for 50 years!

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