This is a list of streets in San Jose, California, with descriptions, historic significance, and name origins.
California State Route 85, known in part as the West Valley Freeway and the Stevens Creek Freeway California State Route 87, known in part as the Guadalupe Freeway California State Route 130, known in part as Mount Hamilton Road and Alum Rock Avenue State Route 82, also known as El Camino Real, after the historic El Camino Real The Alameda — Spanish term for a public tree-lined avenue that translates in French to Boulevard. It refers to the stretch of historic road connecting Mission Santa Clara with the Pueblo of San Jose. Alum Rock Avenue — named after the misidentified alum rock (thenardite mineral) and springs in the canyon at the end of Alum Rock Avenue; a continuation of El Camino Real, The Alameda and Santa Clara Street. Asbury — named after Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury Arroyo de Oro — Spanish for Gold Creek Auzerais Avenue — named after John Auzerais, an early San Jose pioneer. Originally called Sainsevain Street.Sainsevain Street becomes Auzerais Street Bailey Avenue — There are two streets called Bailey Avenue in the area. The one nearest Morgan Hill is named after Boanerges R. Bailey. Balbach Street — named after John Balbach, owner of Pioneer Carriage Manufacturing in 1864. Balboa Avenue — named after Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa Barack Obama Boulevard – named after President Barack Obama Bascom Avenue — Anna Maria and her husband Lewis Hazelton Bascom Bassett Street — named after Southern Pacific Railroad Superintendent Almeron C. Bassett. Bernal Road — named after Ygnacio Bernal's 400 acres of fruit and vegetable farmland in southeast San Jose. Berryessa Road — named after San Jose pioneer Nicholas Berryessa and his descendants. Bird Avenue — named after Isaac and Calvert Bird, who lived in the area. Blach Place — named after Michael S. Blach, the founder of Blach Construction Company Blossom Hill Road — The original section of Blossom Hill Road, between today's Los Gatos Boulevard and Camden Avenue, that runs along the base of Blossom Hill, in turn named for the scenic blossoms from the vast orchards that once dominated the landscape. The road was extended in the 1950s and 1960s over portions of Kooser Road and Downer Avenue. Bollinger Road — named after Christian Bollinger, who was born in Bollinger County, Missouri in 1817 and ended up farming 184 acres on Saratoga Avenue in 1883. Booksin Avenue — named after early pioneer Henry Booksin, who owned fruit orchards in the Willows of Santa Clara County. Branham Lane — named after early pioneer Isaac Branham, who settled the area in 1846. Cahill Street — named after Hiram B. Cahill's five-acre home. The Diridon train station at this location was previously named Cahill Depot. Camden Avenue — An abbreviation of Campbell to New Almaden Mine. In 1886 the South Pacific Coast Railroad built the Camden Branch, a spur from its Oakland-Santa Cruz line to serve the quicksilver mines at New Almaden; this line was abandoned in the 1930s, and Camden Avenue follows this right-of-way from today's Winchester Boulevard to Kooser Road. Previously called Railroad Avenue. Canoas Garden Avenue — named after the Canoas Creek. Canoas is Portuguese for "canoe". Chaboya Road — named after Antonio Chabolla in 1833. Chapman Street — named after W. S. Chapman, who partnered with Moses Davis in selling the original housing lots in the Rose Garden neighborhood, then called Poplar City. Cinnabar Street — named after the mineral cinnabar, mined in the nearby New Almaden area, from, which elemental mercury (quicksilver) was derived and used to extract gold during the California Gold Rush. Cleaves Avenue — named after San Jose pioneers Jeremiah and Margaret Cleaves, who lived on The Alameda. Cleveland Avenue — named in honor of United States President Grover Cleveland Coe Avenue — named after Henry Willard Coe, Sr., a trader in mining supplies who bought 150 acres in the Willows of Santa Clara County. Cory Avenue — named after Doctor Benjamin Cory, the first medical practitioner in Santa Clara County in 1847. Cottle Avenue (not to be confused with Cottle Road) — named after Frank Cottle, who bought the Willows Orchard in 1883 from his father, Royal Cottle. Cottle Road — named after Warren Cottle, whose ranch bordered Monterey and Snell Roads. Cunningham Avenue — The street, park and man-made flood control lake are named after James F. Cunningham. Curtner Avenue — named after Henry and Lucy Curtner, early San Jose pioneers. It was also called Casey Road, after the Lewis Casey family, but renamed Curtner Avenue when they connected. Dana Avenue — named after the Dana farm, which was purchased by the city for schools.. Davis Street — named after Moses Davis, who partnered with W. S. Chapman in selling the original housing lots in the Rose Garden neighborhood, then called Poplar City. De Mattei Court — named after Michael de Mattei of San Jose Ravenna Paste Company. Delmas Avenue (downtown San Jose) — Antoine Delmas, who owned the French Gardens tract.Delmas Avenue History Di Fiore Drive — named after the Di Fiore family and their cannery and orchard operations in the nearby Burbank neighborhood. Donohue Drive — named after Peter Donahue (businessman), who built the San Francisco to San Jose Railroad company. Dry Creek Road — named after the flood of 1866 that changed the flow of the Los Gatos Creek, turning this section into a dry creek river bed, later converted to a roadway. Eastus Drive — named after San Jose Deputy City Manager, John Eastus Emory Street — named after Methodist Bishop John Emory Fiesta Lane — named after the Fiesta Lane Bowling Alley that used to be at this location. Flickinger Avenue — named after Joseph H. Flickinger and his Orchard Cannery. Fountain Alley - named after the artesian well at First and Santa Clara Streets that overflowed enough to flood the surrounding area, including what was then Archer Street. Archer street was named after Lawrence Archer. Because of the flooding and repurposing of Archer street into a drainage ditch it was renamed Fountain street. It was a narrow street that the locals called Fountain Alley, so that is what it is called today. Fowler Road — named after abolitionist Andrew Jackson Fowler's 173-acre ranch, which he bought in 1867. Fox Avenue — named after Bernard S. Fox, who was Commodore Stockton's tree nurseryman at the Stockton Ranch in 1852, or possibly his nephew Richard D. Fox. Forbes Drive — named after James Alexander Forbes, who owned the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine and helped to establish Santa Clara College. Le Franc Drive — named after Charles Lefranc Fremont Street — named after John C. Frémont, who served under Commodore Stockton in the Mexican–American War and became California's First Military Governor. Gion Avenue — Thomas Gion Gish Road — named after David Ellison Gish's farm, which he purchased in 1851 after giving up on gold mining. Goodwin Avenue — named after San Jose City Manager C. B. Goodwin Goodyear Street — named after Miles Goodyear, who owned 30 acres in the area. Graham Avenue — named after John (Jack) Martin Graham, a baseball columnist for the San Jose Mercury Herald. The street is where the baseball grandstands used to be.Jack Graham Bio Hamilton Avenue — named after Zeri Hamilton, an early San Jose pioneer, who bought the property off Meridian Avenue in 1850. Hamline Street — named in honor of Methodist Episcopal Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline in 1866. Hanchett Avenue — named after Lewis E. Hanchett, an early San Jose property developer, who in 1907 developed the Hanchett Residence Park neighborhood. Harding Avenue — named after United States President Warren G. Harding, who died while visiting the West Coast. Harwood Road — named after G. M. Harwood, who planted a vineyard at this site. Hedding Street — named after Methodist Bishop Elijah Hedding Rosa Street was connected to and renamed Hedding Street.San Jose Ballot Proposition to connect streets. San Jose Evening News San jose Evening News May 1, 1946. Hensley Street — Samuel Hensley Hester Avenue — named after the Honorable Craven P. Hester, an early Judge in San Jose, whose home was nearby on the Alameda.Ten years in Paradise Hobson Street — named after George Hobson, San Jose's First Milk Man. Also owned the property where Valley Medical Hospital is. Hoover Avenue — named after American President Herbert Hoover and famed first class of students at Stanford University. Idaho Street — originally named Moore Street, renamed Idaho Street in 1933. Jackson Street — named after United States President Andrew Jackson Julian Street — Captain Julian Hanks resident of early Pueblo San Jose. Keeble Avenue — named after local orchard owners and brothers Edward and Richard Keeble, the largest green fruit shipper in America. King Road — named after Andrew Lewis King, who settled in San Jose in 1851. There were plans to rename it Martin Luther King Jr. Road. Lawrence Expressway — Originally Lawrence Station Road, named after the Lawrence Railroad Station in 1863, which was named after Albert Chester Bull, who changed his name to Lawrence by an act of Massachusetts law. Leigh Avenue — named after H. A. Leigh. Lenzen Avenue — named after San Jose's first and most prolific architect Theodore Lenzen Lester Avenue — named after Nathan L. Lester, who had a home on nearby Lincoln Avenue. Lightstone Alley — named after Franz Lichtenstein (Frank Lightston), who own most of the area and operated the first store in San Jose with Charles Weber. Lindbergh Avenue — named in honor of American aviator Charles Lindbergh. Locust Street — named after the honey locust tree, one of many streets in the area named after tree types. Luther — named after Luther Burbank a famous American botanist, who helped Santa Clara Valley's fruit industry. Magellan — named after Portuguese Explorer Ferdinand Magellan Magnolia Avenue — named after the Magnolia Trees that were originally planted along the street when the original lots were sold by Charles M. Schiele. Mariposa Avenue — Spanish for Butterfly. Named after Mariposa Grove a sequoia grove next to Yosemite (which is also a parallel street to Mariposa Avenue in the Hanchett Residence Park). Martin Avenue — named after John Martin, a business partner of Lewis Hanchett and their Hanchett Residence Park development where the street is.San Jose and Santa Clara County Railroad — The Trolley down Martin Avenue Maybury Road — named after Frank Maybury, an early farmer, who owned a 63-acre farm where the road is today. McAbee Road — named after gopher trap inventor Zephyr Macabee, whose 1890 traps are still sold today. McDaniel Avenue — named after Josiah Jennings McDaniel a Confederate soldier, who married local Amanda Fine and set up their 4-acre family farm ran along Union Avenue (now called Park Avenue) where the street is today. McKee — named after Joseph Olcott McKee, who had a farm in the area. He and his father were responsible for helping physically move the state capitol from San Jose to Vallejo. McKendrie — named after Methodist Bishop William McKendree McLaughlin Avenue — named after Edward and Adelia McLaughlin, who moved to the area from Grass Valley. Melrose Avenue — Latin for "honey rose" (sweet and beautiful) Meridian Avenue — so named because the section from Park Avenue to near Curtner Avenue aligns with the Mount Diablo Meridian. Mission Street — named after the California Missions. Montague Expressway — named after 1870s Millionaire Wilford Weed Montague's 400-acre "Riverside Farm" where the original Montague Road (between today's Lafayette Street and North First Street) ran along the northern edge. Montgomery Street — named after T. S. Montgomery, a San Jose real estate developer, whose property, hotel and railroad interests are nearby.T. S. Montgomery