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Avenue. The street is paved with stone blocks (cobble stones) from the intersection with Touro Street until the post office. Upper Thames is a one-way street, but switches directions from southbound to northbound at the intersection with Mill Street. The third portion is known as "Lower Thames" and runs from
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Thames Street runs for 1.5 miles (2 kilometers) through the center of
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