Park and Portland Avenues (Minneapolis)

Park Avenue and Portland Avenue are a pair of streets in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The northern terminus of the streets is in downtown Minneapolis. They initially run as a one-way pair, but south of 46th Street, Portland Avenue continues as a two-way arterial street while Park Avenue is a minor street and not part of the major route. The streets serve Richfield and Bloomington south of Minneapolis. A shorter portion of Portland Avenue also exists in Burnsville, but it is not contiguous to the Hennepin County route.

During the 1880s, mansions began being built along Park Avenue and the street was one of the most expensive in Minneapolis. The era of mansions on Park Avenue was short-lived and by the 1910s, many mansions had been separated into smaller living units. Increased traffic on Park Avenue furthered the decline of the avenue and in the 1940s, Park and Portland avenues were converted to one-way streets between 46th Street and downtown Minneapolis.

Safety on the avenues have been a concern for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. High vehicle speeds, including using the streets for drag racing, have led to many crashes.