World's Widest Street

Julio Avenue Argentina

This is the widest street in the world. 9 de Julio Avenue (mean July 9th Avenue – in honor of Argentina’s ndependence day) in Buenos Aires, Argentina is the widest street in the world. Has seven track in each direction and it covers the entire block. There is one building that sits on the Avenue (the former Ministry of Transportation building) but there are many famous landmarks along the sides – like the long time French Embassy, the statue of Don Quixote, and a famous monument (The obelisk) and the Plaza de la República. This street width 460 feet or about 140m. It typically takes at least 2 traffic light rotations to cross.