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 At the corner of De La Gauchetière, looking southward. | |
 Interactive map of Robert Bourassa Boulevard University Street | |
| Length | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
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| Location | BetweenNotre Dame Street andPine Avenue
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| Coordinates | 45°30′13″N73°34′14″W / 45.503518°N 73.570496°W /45.503518; -73.570496 |
| Major junctions |  A-10 R-136 |
Robert Bourassa Boulevard, formerly namedUniversity Street (excluding a substantial preserved section), is a major north-south artery in downtownMontreal, Quebec, Canada, that is 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in total length.
Robert Bourassa Boulevard runs 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from the foot of theBonaventure Expressway (and the start ofQuebec Autoroute 10) to where it intersects withSherbrooke Street. A substantial 0.9 km (0.56 mi) portion of the road retains the nameUniversity Street, and runs from McGill University to the formerRoyal Victoria Hospital complex, where the road ends.
University Street was named and inaugurated on November 30, 1842. The major part of the street links Dorchester (later renamedRené Lévesque Boulevard) andSherbrooke Street and was ceded by the descendants of SirThomas Phillips, a merchant, and a construction entrepreneur who became a city councillor in the 1840s. University then ended at Sherbrooke Street, where a little path continued to McGill University from which the street got its name. It was eventually extended from Sherbrooke Street to just past Pine Avenue, where it reaches the base of Mount Royal and goes along the formerRoyal Victoria Hospital.
McGill University has many buildings on the street.
On March 15, 2015, following a decision to rename the street, University Street was shortened to a three-blocks section between Sherbrooke Street and Pine Avenue and now ends slightly beyond at the base of Mount Royal.
On August 27, 2014, Montreal MayorDenis Coderre announced that the part of University Street through Downtown Montreal would be renamedRobert Bourassa Boulevard, after former Quebec PremierRobert Bourassa. The portion of the street stretches from Notre Dame to Sherbrooke Street. Only a small section of the street, between McGill University and the former Royal Victoria Hospital, would retain its original name. The official change took place on March 15, 2015.
The name change has not been without controversy. Some city officials have raised complaints that the change is political in nature and does not reflect the importance of McGill University in the development of the area.[1]
45°30′13″N73°34′14″W / 45.503518°N 73.570496°W /45.503518; -73.570496
