The Avenues are composed of North-south avenues which are lettered, A through U, while east-west avenues are numbered 1 though 14
A different grid variant is found in the North East corner of Salt Lake City and is known as The Avenues. It can also get confusing outside of the Salt Lake Valley, where many cities (whether or not they've grown into each other) often have separate systems, so that a single road that divides two cities may have two different names for the grid systems of the two different cities. After getting used to the system, you will find that it is very easy to navigate and simple to understand, although the streets become more and more irregular the farther south you move. Most people will recognize the grid as one they studied in school, with a point of origin and 4 quadrants. Downtown blocks are 1/8 of a mile in length, but blocks become more irregularly spaced farther from the city center. Addresses are specific numbers, such as 840 South 1300 East ("Eight-Fourty south 13th east"). For example, one might speak of the intersection of 700 East and 2100 South as either "seventh east and twenty-first south" or "seven hundred east and twenty-one hundred south" (remember that in conversations, locals usually opt for the first one try not to get confused between say, 7th East and 21st South and 7 East and 21 South, both of which are very different addresses). Street addresses are coordinates within the grid system in intervals of 100 every street. The origin of the grid is located downtown, on the south-east corner of Temple Square. Most major streets are laid out precisely running north-south or east-west. The entire valley lies on the same grid system. When traveling to the city, knowledge of Salt Lake's famous grid system is a big plus.
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