Figures the end of the street’s as far as one can go (5)

I believe the answer is:

limit

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(Other definitions for limit that I've seen before include "Ceiling" , "Restrict - boundary" , "Restrict to specified range" , "speed restriction applied" , "qualify?" .)

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