Horikawa-dori Street runs from Oike over the closed Hori-kawa River, deviates east from Horikawa Gojo, joins Samegai-dori Street, and turns eastward at a right angle at the north of Nishi Hongan-ji Temple; while the Hori-kawa River (which is still closed) deviates west around Horikawa-shijo-dori Street, Horikawa-dori Street merges, at the north side of the Tokaido Main Line, with Abura-no-koji dori Street (a street running one block to the east).
御池から暗渠になった堀川の上も道路となり、堀川五条でやや東に振れて醒ヶ井通を合わせ、西本願寺北で鍵の手に東に折れ、堀川七条通で暗渠のまま堀川は西に逸れ、堀川通は東海道本線北で一筋東の通りである油小路通に合流する。