Bronson Avenue ( Ottawa Road #79) is a major north-south arterial road in

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, Canada. It starts as a continuation of the Airport Parkway, which is an expressway to the

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. It continues past

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, north through

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, and ends downtown at

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. Starting as an

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leading from the Airport Parkway, Bronson quickly becomes a six lane divided principal arterial with little or no direct frontage and a speed limit of . From Colonel By Drive, Bronson Avenue continues as a four-lane undivided principal arterial road through residential and commercial areas with a speed limit of . Upon reaching Albert Street, Bronson ends as a local road for downtown residents. Bronson Avenue is a gateway to the southern neighbourhoods of Ottawa and since it is generally faster to take Bronson Avenue than Bank Street, the street is usually quite busy, particularly at

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and

border on Bronson Avenue. There has been considerable debate about the nature of the road in the past few years; some have called for an expressway to be built in the corridor to link to a twinned Airport Parkway; but that has been extremely unpopular with local residents calling for improved

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and is unlikely to be built. Bronson Avenue took its name from Ottawa businessman and politician (Ontario MLA)

Erskine Henry Bronson Erskine Henry Bronson (September 12, 1844 – October 19, 1920) was an American-born Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1898. He was born in Bo ...

Neighbourhoods

Bronson Avenue is considered a boundary line for several Ottawa neighbourhoods: *

Centretown West Centretown West is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It lies to the west of Bronson Avenue, east of the O-Train Trillium Line, north of Carling Avenue, and south of Nanny Goat Hill , which is an escarpment to the north of Somerset Str ...

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Major intersections

Major intersections (from south to north): *Start as a continuation of Airport Parkway - 0.0 km * Sunnyside Avenue - 0.9 km * Colonel By Drive - 1.3 km *

Carling Avenue Carling Avenue is a major east–west arterial road in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from March Road in Kanata to Bronson Avenue in the Glebe. The road is named for John Carling, founder of Carling Brewery and Conservative M ...

- 2.2 km *

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- 2.6 km * Catherine Street - 2.7 km *

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- 3.0 km * Somerset Street - 3.4 km * Slater Street - 3.9 km * Albert Street - 4.0 km *Ends at

- 4.1 km

Points of interest

Bronson Centre The Bronson Centre is a community facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which provides office and meeting facilities for non-profit organizations. It is located at 211 Bronson Avenue, on the western edge of the city's downtown core. The buildi ...

External links

Google Maps: Bronson Avenue

Notes

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