[1] Part of U.S. Route 1A, it is around 0.77 miles (1.24 km) long, running between Marginal Way in the northwest and Commercial Street in the southeast.

[3] In the 1930s, Portland bankers and real estate agents discriminated against Jews, Catholics, immigrants, and other non-WASP residents through the discriminatory practice of redlining.

The razing of Franklin Street began in 1967; 130 homes and businesses were demolished and an unknown number of families relocated or were displaced.

[10] In May 2007, seventy people gathered to discuss the impacts and potential of Franklin Street Arterial.

In 2009, the report of this meeting[11] was brought to City officials, and helped to set the stage for the Franklin Street Corridor Study: Phase I.

Greater Portland Metro's route H (Husky Line) serves Franklin Street.

It runs between the University of Southern Maine's Gorham campus and Commercial Street's Ocean Gateway.