Providencia Avenue

Immediately, the opposite traffic lanes are divided by the Plaza Baquedano.

Just east of José Miguel Claro Avenue, Providencia splits into two one-way streets.

Westbound continues under the name Providencia, and the eastbound becomes Nueva Providencia Avenue (formerly known as 11 de Septiembre Avenue), which came into existence in 1980 as a measure to reduce traffic congestion on Providencia Avenue and was part of a dual project that also included the eastward extension of the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro.

[1] Its present name was given in 2013,[2] though Nueva Providencia was the proposed name for the street when it was originally planned.

This segment is home to the Iglesia de la Divina Providencia, which gives its name to the avenue.