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INSET: COLUMBUS - CENTER
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STREETCAR ROUTES
Operator: Greater Columbus Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
| B | Broad & Mt. Vernon | Westgate - Broad St. - Business District - Spring St. - Mt. Vernon Av. - Taylor Av. |
| H | High & Whittier | Oakland Park Av. - High St. - Business District - High St.- Whittier St. - Lockbourne Rd. |
| L | Long & Livingston | Parkwood Av. - Long St. - Business District - High St. - Livingston Av. - Kelton Av. |
| M | Main & Neil (Bexley) | University - High St. [back: Front St.] - Main St. - Bexley |
| N | North & South High | Clintonville - High St. - Business District - High St. - Viaduct |
| P | Parsons & Pennsylvania | 5th Av. - Pennsylvania Av. - Goodale St. - High St. - Business District - Livingston Av. - Parsons Av. - Viaduct |
The route letters used above are of an indicative nature only, and were not used by the operator.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Streetcars: ? km.
HISTORY
- Streetcars: (horse-powered) 10 June 1863 - 1892; (electric) Aug. 1890 - 5 Sept. 1948.
- Interurbans: ? - 29 Oct. 1938
GAUGE
- Streetcars & interurbans: 1435/1575 mm.
SOURCES
WIKI
WEB SITE
Special thanks to Russell Powers from Denver CO for information on the history of the Columbus system.
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