Córdoba Street is one of the most important streets in Rosario

Rosario

Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....

, Santa Fe Province

Santa Fe Province

The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...

, Argentina

Argentina

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. It runs east–west through the center of the city, from the coastal avenue by the Paraná River

Paraná River

The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...

 to the western limit of the urbanized area.

Córdoba St. starts near the river at Belgrano Avenue, by the National Flag Memorial

National Flag Memorial (Argentina)

The National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Argentina, is a monumental complex built near the shore of the Paraná River...

, and climbs towards the core downtown area. It passes through the historical center of the city, marked by the legislative house (Palacio Vassallo

Palacio Vassallo

Palacio Vasallo is the seat of the Legislative Branch of the municipal government of Rosario, . The building, designed by Alejo Infante and completed in 1911, is located near the National Flag Memorial, and has been the site of Rosario's Deliberative Council since May 18, 1951. It was donated to...

), the Cathedral

Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

The Cathedral Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary is a minor basilica and cathedral dedicated to the local Virgin of the Rosary, in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Rosario....

, the Central Post Office, the town hall (Palacio de los Leones

Palacio de los Leones

Palacio de los Leones is the name of the main municipal building of the city of Rosario, Argentina. The Palace is the seat of the executive branch of the municipal government...

), and Plaza 25 de Mayo

Plaza 25 de Mayo (Rosario)

Plaza 25 de Mayo is a plaza in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is Rosario's civic center, and the core of the original settlement. Its name alludes to the date of the May Revolution, which led to the establishment of the first local Argentine government in Buenos Aires...

.

The street then becomes pedestrian-only for seven blocks, between Laprida St. and Paraguay St. This is the heart of the banking sector and hosts many other businesses, such as stores (the local branches of Falabella and C&A

C&A

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), tourism agencies, shopping galleries, etc.

The next eight blocks, from Paraguay St. to Oroño Boulevard

Oroño Boulevard

Oroño Boulevard is a street in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It is a two-way boulevard that runs north–south through the center-east of the city, from the coastal avenue by the Paraná River to the southern limit of the urbanized area...

, form the Paseo del Siglo

Paseo del Siglo

Paseo del Siglo is a part of the historical center of the city of Rosario, Argentina. It comprises eight blocks in the downtown Córdoba Street, from Oroño Boulevard east up to Paraguay Street...

 (Tour of the Century), where many historical buildings have been preserved under a municipal program.

The street continues west and passes by the Patio de la Madera

Patio de la Madera

The Patio de la Madera, is a "Convention and Exposition Centre" complex located in Rosario, , occupying two blocks opposite the Mariano Moreno Bus Terminal, near the geographic center of the city...

 complex (which includes a park and lecture rooms employed for congresses and exhibitions) and the Bus Terminal. Later on, upon crossing Avellaneda Boulevard, it changes its name to Eva Perón Avenue.

About 5 km from its beginning, Córdoba St. meets Santa Fe St. and becomes a two-way street

Two-way street

A two-way street is a street that allows vehicles to travel in both directions. On most two-way streets, especially main streets, a line is painted down the middle of the road to remind drivers to stay on their side of the road. Sometimes one portion of a street is two-way, the other portion one-way...

, with a narrow central reservation

Central reservation

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, as it passes by the Village Cinemas

Village Cinemas

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 complex.

Upon entering the suburbs, the street leads to the municipal limit and the access to National Route 9

National Route 9 (Argentina)

National Route 9 is a major road in Argentina, which runs from the center-east to the northwest of the country, crossing the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy...

.