St. Laurent Boulevard ( Ottawa Road #26) is an

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in Ottawa,

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. Beginning at the

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college complex at Sandridge Road in the Manor Park neighbourhood, St. Laurent Boulevard runs in a straight line, slightly east of south, until it reaches

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. It then curves west and intersects with

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and Don Reid Drive. In Ottawa, the name of the street is pronounced exclusively in French, even among Anglophones, as it honours former Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. Prior to 1951, it was known as Base Line Road.

Northern section

The northern part of the street, not yet a boulevard, skirts the residential Manor Park neighbourhood. South of Hemlock Road, it passes Beechwood Cemetery, one of the most important in the city, and also several high towers including the 30-story Le Parc building, which is the third tallest in the city. The road becomes mostly commercial starting from McArthur Avenue up to Highway 417. At the corner of Coventry Road lies the

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, one of the biggest malls in the city.

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's St. Laurent Station (the upper level) is located right beside the on ramp for Highway 417 westbound.

Southern section

South of Highway 417 and Tremblay Road, the road becomes more industrial as it crosses a small industrial district to its east.

's (Ottawa's transit company) main offices are located at the corner of Belfast Road, another key industrial road, which is also a link to

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at its western end. Past

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, it enters another important commercial district until Russell Road. To its east, one can see the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, a key tourist destination since the 1960s, at Lancaster Road. Also located at the corner of Russell Road lies Elmvale Shopping Centre, a mid-sized mall, serving the

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and Pleasant Park neighbourhoods to its west. Branching to the west off Russell Road, it reverts to two lanes and runs through a residential area, then south of

it enters a business park including some technology companies. It ends behind the former building of

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radio station just west of

Speed limits

Speed limits vary throughout the road. North of Hemlock Road, the speed limit is with two lanes. Between Hemlock Road and McArthur Avenue, the speed limit is on four lanes of traffic. Then, from McArthur Avenue south to Tremblay Road, it increases to . Then from Tremblay Road until

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, it reaches its highest speed limit of . From there to its end, the limit reduces once more to 50 km/h.

Major intersections

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* Highway 417 *

& Industrial Avenue * Russell Road *

Communities

* Manor Park * Overbrook *

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References

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