Cities with major streets named for states other than the state the city is in

[Takumi]

US 13 in southern Suffolk, VA is named Carolina Road, and it heads to the NC border.

Technically Washington Street in Petersburg, VA shares its name with the state, since both are named after George Washington.

[KCRoadFan]

Not sure about Chicago's Michigan Ave being named after the Lake and not the State. On the South side, S Indiana Ave is a block east of S Michigan Ave

I've always thought that Michigan Avenue was named for the lake, if only because on its "Magnificent Mile" stretch, it intersects a series of streets named for the other four Great Lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior, from south to north).

[The Nature Boy]

Not sure about Chicago's Michigan Ave being named after the Lake and not the State. On the South side, S Indiana Ave is a block east of S Michigan Ave

I've always thought that Michigan Avenue was named for the lake, if only because on its "Magnificent Mile" stretch, it intersects a series of streets named for the other four Great Lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior, from south to north).

Michigan Ave was also first built along where Grant Park is now and was extended to the Southside. It's more likely that Indiana Ave was named in order to create a pattern with Michigan Ave, which was originally named after the lake but could be ambiguous.

[roadman65]

Although Canada is not a US state, Lake George Village, NY has its main thoroughfare named " Canada Street."

[debragga]

In North Louisiana:

Texas Ave/Texas St/E Texas St in Shreveport and Bossier City
Texas Ave in Monroe

[roadman65]

Mt. Rainer, MD has Rhode Island Avenue.  Continuation of Washington, DC's themed street name on US 1.

[mgk920]

Chicago also has a major street  named California Av, Milwaukee, WI has a major street named Michigan Ave.

Mike

[1995hoo]

The District of Columbia not only has the well-known state-named streets, it also has one territory-named one: Puerto Rico Avenue, NE, which runs along the east side of the train tracks near Catholic University. I have no idea why Puerto Rico gets one but the other inhabited territories don't.

[The Nature Boy]

The District of Columbia not only has the well-known state-named streets, it also has one territory-named one: Puerto Rico Avenue, NE, which runs along the east side of the train tracks near Catholic University. I have no idea why Puerto Rico gets one but the other inhabited territories don't.

There's also Quebec Street NW and Ontario Road NW.

They're not "avenues" but it still interesting to see Canadian provinces represented.

[JustDrive]

Los Angeles has Vermont Ave
Glendale and Pasadena have Colorado Blvd
Santa Monica has Colorado, Montana, and Arizona Aves
Altadena has New York Dr
Hemet has Florida Ave
Redlands has Alabama and Tennessee Sts
Modesto has Kansas Ave
Las Vegas has Maryland Pkwy
Palo Alto has Oregon Expwy
Beaumont has Pennsylvania Ave
San Diego has a bunch, with the steep Texas St being pretty notable
Twentynine Palms has Utah Trail

[MATraveler128]

There's a Delaware Ave in Philadelphia.

[roadman65]

The District of Columbia not only has the well-known state-named streets, it also has one territory-named one: Puerto Rico Avenue, NE, which runs along the east side of the train tracks near Catholic University. I have no idea why Puerto Rico gets one but the other inhabited territories don't.

Politics is why. Being the residents of Puerto Rico are considered a minority in the political realm. 

[Rothman]

The District of Columbia not only has the well-known state-named streets, it also has one territory-named one: Puerto Rico Avenue, NE, which runs along the east side of the train tracks near Catholic University. I have no idea why Puerto Rico gets one but the other inhabited territories don't.

Politics is why. Being the residents of Puerto Rico are considered a minority in the political realm.

Wut?

Puerto Ricans are also American citizens, which cannot be said for some of the other territories (e.g., American Samoa, rather infamously).

[Big John]

The District of Columbia not only has the well-known state-named streets, it also has one territory-named one: Puerto Rico Avenue, NE, which runs along the east side of the train tracks near Catholic University. I have no idea why Puerto Rico gets one but the other inhabited territories don't.

Politics is why. Being the residents of Puerto Rico are considered a minority in the political realm.

Wut?

Puerto Ricans are also American citizens, which cannot be said for some of the other territories (e.g., American Samoa, rather infamously).

I had to look through and apparently congress granted through different acts US citizenship for all territories except American Samoa.

[Konza]

Lawrence, Kan., has a bunch of state-named streets.

The north-south streets in much of the original part of Lawrence are named for the states in the order in which they were admitted to the Union.

Iowa Street is mentioned in another post, and it is the main north-south street on the west side of the city, but, as Lawrence was founded by anti-slavery New Englanders, it is no accident that the Main Street in Lawrence's downtown is named Massachusetts Street.