Race Street (Philadelphia)
Race Street in Chinatown with the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background | |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
|---|---|
| Postal code | 19102, 19103, 1904 |
| West end | 36th Street in West Philadelphia |
| Major junctions | PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City |
| East end | Columbus Boulevard in Old City |
| North | Vine Street |
| South | Arch Street |
Race Street is a major east–west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that runs parallel to Cherry Street. It was one of William Penn's original gridded streets from the 1680s, although named Sassafras Street then. Race and Arch streets are listed by their original names, "Sassafras" and "Mulberry," on the map in Birch's Views of Philadelphia, published in 1800.