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Doutor Lourenço Peixinho Avenue
Doutor Lourenço Peixinho Avenue is the main avenue of Aveiro, Portugal. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Doutor Lourenço Peixinho Avenue (Portuguese: Avenida Doutor Lourenço Peixinho) is the main avenue of Aveiro, Portugal, stretching from the railway station to the General Humberto Delgado Square in the city center.[1][2] With about 1,100 meters long, this artery is based on a rectilinear axis about 30 meters wide, with four lanes (two for each direction), separated by a wooded central plate. In this central section there is also a bikeway, created in support of BUGA's free use bicycles, a pioneering project in Portugal.[3][4]
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Native name | Avenida Doutor Lourenço Peixinho (Portuguese) |
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Length | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
Location | Aveiro, Portugal |
East end | Estação Square |
West end | General Humberto Delgado Square |
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Initially designed as Cojo Avenue in 1907, and built from 1918 onwards under the name Central Avenue, this artery allowed to easily, quickly and functionally connect the railway to the city center and to the salt and fish industries, based in the Aveiro Lagoon, facilitating a route that was only possible through two indirect and difficult to cross paths (Estação Street and Americano Street). The opening of this axis was part of the great transformations that the city underwent during the 20th century and allowed its development and expansion to the northeast.[4]
The avenue received its current name in 1943, in honor of the Aveirense Lourenço Simões Peixinho, president of Aveiro Municipal Chamber for 24 consecutive years (1918–1942) and main driver for its construction.[5]
Despite undergoing a long construction and development process (1918–1935), Doutor Lourenço Peixinho Avenue quickly established itself as the main urban center of services and commerce in Aveiro, having undergone several alterations and requalifications over the years. The most recent, which began in August 2020,[6][7] represented major changes to road and pedestrian circulation,[8] in a project originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021.[9][10] However, because of several delays in the work, less than 50 percent of the work was completed in January 2022.[11]