D'Iberville Street (French: ''Rue D'Iberville'') is a north-south thoroughfare of

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Location and access

The street passes through five Montreal boroughs: Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal,

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the centre-east of the city. Geography The borough is bordered to the northwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension ...

, Ville-Marie, and

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. 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 ...

. 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's Blue Line, is located at its intersection with

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. The 94 D'Iberville bus of the STM circulates along the street for much of its path, connecting D'Iberville station to Frontenac station. 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 (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

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(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 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 Saint Joseph Boulevard (official in french: boulevard Saint-Joseph) is a major boulevard located east of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Although it is mainly residential, it is a major east–west artery in the Plateau Mont-Royal and th ...

is known as the infamous Tunnel de la mort (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