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Saint-Charles Boulevard is a north-south artery located in
History of Pointe-Claire
/ref> This route was one of the three links between
Map of the Island of Montreal showing the three “montées” of the West Island joining the two rivers.
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Saint-Charles Boulevard is a north-south artery located in Quebec
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, Canada
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, in the west of the island of Montreal
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, colloquially known as West Island
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among locals.
The boulevard is one of the main West Island arteries that cross the island from north to south. It begins south at the intersection of Bord-du-Lac Road near Boulevard Beaconsfield and intersects Highway 20
Route 20, or Highway 20, may refer to:
International
* European route E20
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* Sturt Highway (NSW/VIC/SA)
* Yarra Bank Highway
Brazil
* BR-020
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* Alberta Highway 20
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* Manitoba Highway 20
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at Exit 48. It then intersects Highway 40 at Exit 50. It finally reaches Boulevard Pierrefonds Pierrefonds Boulevard is an east-west boulevard in the northwest of the Island of Montreal, or the northern part of West Island. It runs mostly through the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
History
Pierrefonds Boulevard has a total length of 9.3 km ...
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 S ...
in the north.
History
From the beginning of the 18th century, Saint Charles is found in the documents of the early settlement of the area./ref> This route was one of the three links between
Lake Saint-Louis
Lake Saint-Louis is a lake in southwestern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. The Saint Lawrence Seaway passes through the lake.
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to the Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the citi ...
, thus its former name of “montée Saint-Charles”. The boulevard is officially designated as such only in 1961. The house of Jean-Baptiste-Jamme-Dit-Carrière and the Kirkland Centre are both located along this boulevard.
See also
*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 Saint-Charles to the east
*Boulevard Des Sources
Des Sources Boulevard is a north-south artery located in the west of the island of Montreal, informally known locally as the West Island.
The boulevard crosses the island completely from north to south. In the south, it starts at the intersecti ...
– parallel artery to Boulevard Saint-Charles to the east
References
External links
Map of the Island of Montreal showing the three “montées” of the West Island joining the two rivers.
Roads in Montreal {{Quebec-road-stub