Street Guide
South Park Drive
South Park Drive is part of the SouthPark commercial frontage that edges Barclay Downs.
South Park Drive runs roughly 2.6 miles through the SouthPark commercial section of Barclay Downs in Charlotte, North Carolina (ZIP 28211). Measured from the middle of the street, SouthPark Mall is 47 yards away — about a 1 minutes at a typical walking pace in a straight-line distance model — with Symphony Park 0.3 miles off and Uptown Charlotte roughly 8.4 miles north. By length it reads as one of the principal through-routes of the district.
| Neighborhood | Barclay Downs, SouthPark, Charlotte, NC 28211 |
|---|---|
| Street section | SouthPark commercial |
| Approximate length | 2.6 miles |
| To SouthPark Mall | 47 yards straight-line · ~1 min walking estimate |
| To Symphony Park | 0.3 miles straight-line · ~6 min walking estimate |
| To Uptown Charlotte | 8.4 miles |
| Cross streets | Adair Court, Carnegie Boulevard, Fairview Road, Roxborough Road, Sharon Corners Drive, Sharon Road |
| Typical era of construction | Commercial / mixed-use |
Character
South Park Drive carries retail, office or mixed-use frontage rather than the neighborhood's residential grid. It is one of the corridors that makes Barclay Downs what it is: an established residential area immediately beside a major shopping and employment district.
What's here
Expect some combination of shopping, restaurants, offices, hotels and structured parking, with pedestrian infrastructure that improves noticeably closer to the mall and Symphony Park.
Living nearby
Residential streets that back onto or feed into South Park Drive trade some quiet for a great deal of convenience. Buyers sensitive to traffic noise should visit at a weekday evening peak and again on a December weekend before deciding.
Research notes for South Park Drive
Street length and straight-line distances on this page are calculated from OpenStreetMap geometry. Walking estimates use a typical pace and are not turn-by-turn route times. Parcel boundaries and addresses can be checked through Mecklenburg County GIS. School assignments must be verified for the exact address through Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Where South Park Drive connects
South Park Drive meets 6 other mapped streets in and around Barclay Downs. Following them is the fastest way to understand how this part of the grid is stitched together:
- Adair Court — bordering residential
- Carnegie Boulevard — SouthPark commercial
- Fairview Road — SouthPark commercial
- Roxborough Road — interior residential
- Sharon Corners Drive — SouthPark commercial
- Sharon Road — SouthPark commercial
Closest restaurants to South Park Drive
Straight-line distance from the centre of South Park Drive to the nearest places to eat and drink in the SouthPark district:
- Nestle Toll House — 105 yards straight-line (~1 min walking estimate)
- Starbucks — 106 yards straight-line (~1 min walking estimate)
- Jamba — 114 yards straight-line (~1 min walking estimate)
- H\u00e4agen-Dazs — 121 yards straight-line (~1 min walking estimate)