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Montreal Road (French:Chemin de Montréal), also known asOttawa Road #34, is a major east-westOttawa road that linksLowertown toVanier and the farther eastern neighbourhoods of Ottawa. Until downloading in 1998, it was part of the provincially managedHighway 17B.
Since the early 20th century, Montreal Road has been the cultural core ofVanier.[1][2] It is one of a string of variously named roads that form an uninterrupted route between Parliament Hill and the City ofMontreal, originally part ofOntario Highway 17, later bypassed by the freeway now known asOttawa Road 174.[3]
In French, it is known asChemin de Montréal for most of its distance. The insertion ofde in the 2010s marked a departure from the City's general bilingual street-naming policy to align with Francophone practice for streets that refer to place names.
At its western end, Montreal Road begins at theCummings Bridge, which spans theRideau River and is an extension ofRideau Street. It becomesVanier's main street as it passes through the commercial heart of the community.
East ofSt. Laurent Boulevard, it becomes a four-lane arterial road that divides several neighbourhoods such asBeacon Hill.
AtRegional Road 174, Montreal Road becomesSt. Joseph Boulevard, which runs through the older portions ofOrléans Village untilTrim Road. It continues east of Trim Road under the nameOld Montreal Road. This road, which was known as Queen Street prior to amalgamation in 2001, goes through the oldCumberland Village and ends at Regional Road 174 just past Becketts Creek.
Points of interest along this road are (from west to east):
There are bus lanes between North River Road andSt. Laurent Boulevard to speed transit service during rush hours. Future plans by the city could include an LRT corridor on this stretch as far asBlair Road, where the City has plans for a new "main street" development of shops and apartment towers.
Montreal Road goes through the following neighbourhoods:
St. Joseph Boulevard goes through the following neighbourhoods (all part of Orléans):
On Montreal Road:
On St. Joseph Boulevard: