Just a couple of blocks off of downtown is McKinley St., whose usefulness - like its namesake as President - was cut short. It checks in at a less-than-mighty 15 feet.
The area at the end of the street - top left on the photo - has now been filled by a railroad track. My guess is that McKinley St. ran at least a few blocks before the track went in and cut it off. Two roads intersect to the right, and instead of filling in the rest of McKinley to form a V, the city fathers just left it alone. Thus, you have a street that is as long as a five-yard penalty.
McKinley used to be the shortest street in the world, but it lost that title to a road in Scotland. It's only 6 feet, 9 inches - or about as long as LeBron James.
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