South Jefferson is a
Roanoke,
Virginia
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neighborhood
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located in southeast Roanoke, surrounded roughly by the
Roanoke River
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to the south and east and the
Roy L. Webber Expressway to the west, centered on South Jefferson Street. It borders the neighborhoods of
Old Southwest
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on the west,
Belmont and
Downtown
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on the north, and
Riverland/Walnut Hills via the Walnut Street Bridge on the east.
History
Historically serving various industrial activities, in May 2000 the South Jefferson area was identified as the ''South Jefferson Redevelopment Area'' by the City of Roanoke.
The area is seeing significant redevelopment including the construction of the
Carilion Clinic campus and the
Virginia Tech
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Carilion School of Medicine.
References
External links
South Jefferson Redevelopment Area
{{Roanoke neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia