D'Iberville Street (French: ''Rue D'Iberville'') is a north-south thoroughfare of
Montreal.
Location and access
The street passes through five Montreal boroughs:
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, ...
,
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal () is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on a plateau, on the eastern side of Mont-Royal and overlooking downtown Montreal, across ...
,
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie,
Ville-Marie, and
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.
Its main section starts at Notre-Dame Street and continues up to
Jarry Street
Rue Jarry (french: rue Jarry) is a street on the Island of Montreal which stretches from Boulevard de l'Acadie in the west to Boulevard Ray-Lawson to the east. It is named for settler of St. Laurent, Quebec Bernard Bleignier dit Jarry.
The st ...
. Two other sections exist north of the main section: the first is from Du Pélican Street to Charland Street, and the second is from De Port-Royal Street to north of Gouin Boulevard.
D'Iberville station, part of the
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro (french: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, ...
's
Blue Line, is located at its intersection with
Jean-Talon Street. The
94 D'Iberville bus of the
STM circulates along the street for much of its path, connecting D'Iberville station to
Frontenac station
Frontenac station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is located at 2570 Ontario Street East in the ...
.
From Le Plateau-Mont-Royal to Ville-Marie, D'Iberville Street runs parallel to Frontenac Street, where both streets' southern end is at Notre-Dame Street. Frontenac Street's northern end is at D'Iberville Street, after Mont-Royal Avenue, where the two streets then merge and continue as D'Iberville Street.
Name
The street is named after
Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French ...
(1661-1706), a soldier and explorer who was born in Montreal and was the third son of
Charles Le Moyne. In 1700, he founded the district of
Louisiana (named in honor of King Louis XIV), and also served as its first governor in addition to founding the present-day city of
Mobile, Alabama
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in 1702.
Notable buildings and places of interest
* The borough hall of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough is located along this street, inside an office complex building.
* Molson Park (French: ''Parc Molson''), a municipal park in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, is located at the street's intersection with
Beaubien Street.
*Its intersection with
Saint Joseph Boulevard is known as the infamous
Tunnel de la mort
"Tunnel de la mort" ''(Tunnel of Death)'' is the informal name given, in Montreal, to the notoriously dangerous intersection of D'Iberville Street, Rue d'Iberville and Saint Joseph Boulevard, Boulevard Saint-Joseph, at the border of the Rosemontâ ...
(Death Tunnel).
Sources
{{Streets in Montreal
Streets in Montreal
Centre-Sud
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Ahuntsic-Cartierville