Located between Congress Street to the north and State Street to the south, it runs for about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west to East Broad Street in the east.

Originally known only as Broughton Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Broughton Street" and "East Broughton Street", the transition occurring at Bull Street in the center of the downtown area.

[1] The street is entirely within Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.

[2] Broughton Street runs between eleven squares.

From west to east: Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Broughton Street, all in Savannah's Historic District.