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

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in the east, where it intersects with

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Overview

Through most of its length, it parallels the Riviere des Prairies that separates

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from Laval (

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). Beginning in the west at the Montreal/ Senneville border on Anse-à-l'Orme Road, the boulevard crosses the boroughs and

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s of Pierrefonds, Sainte-Geneviève, Roxboro, Saraguay, Cartierville, Ahuntsic,

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, Rivière-des-Prairies, and

. It is named after Lomer Gouin,

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from 1905 to 1920. Many sections of the street feature bicycle lanes that are part of Quebec's Route Verte network. However, several sections have been criticized as dangerous, due to the presence of hydro poles in the lanes. The road has been voted the worst road in Quebec several times.

History

What is now Gouin Boulevard was first started in 1731, as part of the Chemin du Roy, the oldest highway in Canada. It first opened between 1734 and 1777, serving settlements that had started to be established at the end of the 17th century. In 1910, the portion of the Chemin du Roy on Montreal Island was renamed to "Gouin" in honour of politician Lomer Gouin (1861-1929), a premier of Quebec, by the District and County of Montreal. Much of the boulevard was affected during the

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Gallery

Image:Boulevard Gouin Montreal 1920.jpg, Gouin Blvd, about 1920 File:Hopital Sacre Coeur Mtl.JPG, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

References

{{Streets in Montreal Streets in Montreal L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève Pierrefonds-Roxboro Ahuntsic-Cartierville Montréal-Nord Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles