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Des Sources Boulevard is a north-south artery located in the west of the
island of Montreal The Island of Montreal (french: Île de Montréal) is a large island in southwestern Quebec, Canada, that is the site of a number of municipalities including most of the city of Montreal and is the most populous island in Canada. It is the main ...
, informally known locally as the
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. The boulevard crosses the island completely from north to south. In the south, it starts at the intersection of Chemin du Bord-du-Lac and intersects
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at Exit 53. It then intersects Highway 40 at Exit 55. Thereafter, it crosses the city of
Dollard-des-Ormeaux Dollard-des-Ormeaux (; commonly referred to as D.D.O. or simply Dollard) is a predominantly English-speaking suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Island of Montreal. The town was named after French martyr Adam ...
and reaches
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and
Gouin Boulevard Gouin Boulevard (officially in french: boulevard Gouin) is the longest street on the Island of Montreal, stretching across the north side of the island from Senneville in the west to Pointe-aux-Trembles in the east, where it intersects with She ...
in the north. It ends on Debours Street in a newly built residential area.


History

Des Sources goes back to the 1700s when it facilitated the movement from one concession to the nextHistory of Pointe-Claire
/ref>hence its former nam
“montée des Sources”
It was designated a boulevard only in 1961.


Public transport

The 209 Des Sources serves the boulevard starting from YUL Montréal Trudeau airport to Roxboro Pierrfonds REM station. The 409 Express Des Sources goes from Av. Anselme-Lavigne to Du College metro station.


See also

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Boulevard Saint-Jean Saint-Jean Boulevard is a north–south artery located in Quebec, Canada, in the west of the island of Montreal (West Island). The boulevard is one of the West Island main arteries that cross the island from north to south. It begins south at the ...
– parallel artery to Boulevard des Sources to the west *
Boulevard Saint-Charles Saint-Charles Boulevard is a north-south artery located in Quebec, Canada, in the west of the island of Montreal, colloquially known as West Island among locals. The boulevard is one of the main West Island arteries that cross the island from no ...
– parallel artery to Boulevard des Sources to the west


References


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Roads in Montreal Dollard-des-Ormeaux {{Quebec-road-stub