Bay Street is a prominent street in

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, United States. It runs for about from Main Street in the west to General McIntosh Boulevard in the east. The section passing through Savannah's downtown, between the Bay Street Viaduct in the west and General McIntosh Boulevard in the east, is around long. Formerly known as "Bay Street" singular (and originally North Broad Street), it is now denoted as "West Bay Street" and "East Bay Street", the split occurring at

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at the head of

Bull Street Bull Street is a major street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Named for Colonel William Bull (1683–1755), it runs from Bay Street in the north to Derenne Avenue (part of State Route 21) in the south. It is around 3.40 miles in length, ...

. West Bay Street begins in the industrial western side of the city, where it is part of

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(before turning south onto Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard), then continues along the northern end of Savannah's downtown, where it is lined with historic buildings on its southern side and hotels and a park on its northern side, which is at the edge of the bluff. East of City Hall, the northern side of the street is known as The Strand, punctuated by

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a few yards west of where East River Street merges with East Bay Street.

Downtown Savannah

The street runs parallel to the

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, and around above River Street a few yards to the north, for most of its downtown section.

Intersections

Bay Street has intersections with the below streets in its downtown section (from west to east): Five Guys, Bay St, Savannah

;West Bay Street *Fahm Street (cross street) *Ann Street * Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (cross street) *

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(cross street) * Jefferson Street *Williamson Street *

Barnard Street Barnard Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Jefferson Street to the west and Whitaker Street to the east, it runs for about from West Bay Street in the north to West 52nd Street in the south. ...

(including a ramp to River Street through

Factors Walk Factors Walk, also commonly spelled Factor's Walk or Factors' Walk, is a historic street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It runs for about along the upper levels of the southern frontages of the buildings of Factors Row, which is located ...

) * Whitaker Street ;East Bay Street * Drayton Street *

Abercorn Street Abercorn Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Drayton Street to the west and Lincoln Street to the east, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to Harry S. Truman Parkway (State Rout ...

(including a ramp to River Street) * Lincoln Street (including a ramp to River Street) *

Habersham Street Habersham Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Lincoln Street to the west and Price Street to the east, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to Stephenson Avenue in the south. The ...

* Price Street *

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*Rossiter Place *

East Broad Street East Broad Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located to the east of Price Street, at the eastern edge of Savannah's downtown, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to East Victory Drive (U.S. R ...

(including a ramp to River Street) *East River Street

St. Patrick's Day

In March 2001, the crowds attending the annual

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celebrations in Savannah spilled over onto Bay Street after police closed River Street's festival entrances. This led to the closure of Bay Street to traffic around 11:15 PM out of concern for public safety. The following year, the city made the section of Bay Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Price Street pedestrian-only.

Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Bay Street, all in Savannah's

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. From west to east:Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) ;Northern side: 214 West Bay Street

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John Williamson Range John Williamson Range is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are West Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the former Ki ...

, 302–310 West Bay Street (1850) *

220–224 West Bay Street 220–224 West Bay Street is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are West Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the forme ...

(1821) *

Lowden Building Lowden Building is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are West Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the former King Co ...

, 214 West Bay Street (1910) * William Taylor Stores, 202–206 West Bay Street (1806/1818) * Jones and Telfair Range, 112–130 West Bay Street (1852–1854) * Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 West Bay Street (1980) *

, 2 East Bay Street (1904–1905) *

Thomas Gamble Building The Thomas Gamble Building, formerly known as the Eugene Kelly Stores, Kelly's Block and Kelly's Building,Upper Stoddard Range Upper Stoddard Range is a historic range of buildings in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are East Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the ...

, 12–42 East Bay Street (1859) *

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, 100 East Bay Street (1887) * Claghorn and Cunningham Range, 102–110 East Bay Street (1857) * Jones/Derenne Range, 112–130 East Bay Street (1857) * Archibald Smith Stores, 202–206 East Bay Street (1810) * Lower Stoddard Range, 208–230 East Bay Street (1858) * Scott and Balfour Stores, 302–316 East Bay Street (1858) * George Anderson Stores, 402–410 East Bay Street (1823/1850s) * 508 East Bay Street (1892) *

* Old Harbor Light (1858) ;Southern side: GA Savannah Customhouse03

East Bay Inn, 225 East Bay Street (1853-4)

*Simon Guckenheimer Building, 225 West Bay Street (1893) *George W. Jones Building, 121–123 West Bay Street (1852) *James Johnston Building, 103 West Bay Street (1819) * 21 West Bay Street (former City Hotel) (1821) * Solomon Cohen Building, 17 West Bay Street (1869) * United States Customhouse, 1–3 East Bay Street (1842–1852) *Central Railroad Bank, 7 East Bay Street (1853) * George Owens House, 15–17 East Bay Street (1822–1823) *25–27 East Bay Street (1860/1895/1915) *Hibernia Bank Building, 101 East Bay Street (1914) *105–107 East Bay Street (1922) *Oglethorpe Lodge Building, 113–119 East Bay Street (1853) * Edward Padelford Building (west), 229–233 East Bay Street (1853–1854) *Edward Padelford Building (east), 301 East Bay Street (1851) *Hugh Cullen Property, 3–5 Habersham Street (at Bay Street) (1854) *417 East Bay Street (circa 1875) *John Eppinger Property, 425 East Bay Street (1809) *

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