| Namesake | William Davis Merry Howard |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | San Francisco DPW, Caltrans |
| Length | 4.2 mi (6.8 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°46′49″N 122°24′24″W / 37.7802°N 122.40653°W |
| Southwest end | South Van Ness Avenue |
| Northeast end | Embarcadero |
Howard Street is a street in San Francisco's South of Market District (SoMa). It begins after branching off from Van Ness Avenue near the Mission District, and then runs parallel to and between of Mission Street (to the North) and Folsom Street (to the South) towards The Embarcadero. Howard Street has the Moscone Center, Rincon Plaza, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and The University of San Francisco along its corridor.