Saint-Jean 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
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 ...
(
West Island
The West Island () is the unofficial name given to the cities, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. It is generally considered to consist of the Lakeshore municipalities of Dorval, Pointe-Cla ...
).
The boulevard is one of the West Island main arteries that cross the island from north to south. It begins south at the intersection of Chemin du Bord-du-Lac in
Pointe-Claire
Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 ce ...
and intersects
Highway 20
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* European route E20
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* BR-020
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at Exit 50. It then reaches
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 ...
where it intersects
Highway 40 at Exit 52. Finally it reaches
Pierrefonds Boulevard 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
The route linking
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.
Lake St. Louis is a widening of the St. Lawrence River in the Hochelaga Arch ...
to the
Prairie River dates back to the early 1700s. Following the Treaty of the Great Peace of 1701, the Lords of the Island of Montreal, the Sulpicians, drew a detailed map of the outline of the island in addition to three roads linking Lake St. Louis to the Prairie River.
History of Pointe-Claire
/ref> Saint-Jean was officially designated a boulevard in 1961. It was previously name
“montée Saint-Jean”
reflecting its role as a link road between the two rivers.
See also
*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-Jean to the east
*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 Saint-Jean to the west
References
External links
Roads in Montreal
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