Allen Parkway

Allen Parkway
Buffalo Parkway
Length2.3 mi (3.7 km)
LocationHouston, Harris County
West endShepherd Drive
East end I-45

Allen Parkway is an arterial road west of Downtown Houston, Texas. It has a distance of approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km), running from Interstate 45 west to Shepherd Drive, where it becomes Kirby Drive. Originally known as Buffalo Parkway, it was later named after John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen, the founders of Houston.