Montreal Road (French: ''Chemin de Montréal''), also known as Ottawa Road #34, is a major east-west Ottawa road that links Lowertown to Vanier and the farther eastern neighbourhoods of Ottawa. Until downloading in 1998, it was part of the provincially managed Highway 17B. Since the early 20th century, Montreal Road has been the cultural core of Vanier. It is one of a string of variously named roads that form an uninterrupted route between Parliament Hill and the City of

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

, originally part of

Ontario Highway 17 King's Highway 17, more commonly known as Highway 17, is a provincially maintained highway and the primary route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the Manitoba boundary, west of Kenora, and the ma ...

, later bypassed by the freeway now known as

Ottawa Road 174 Ottawa Road 174, formerly Ottawa-Carleton Regional Road 174 and commonly referred to as Highway 174, is a city-maintained road in the City of Ottawa which serves the eastern suburbs of Orléans and Cumberland. The four-lane freeway segment betwee ...

. In French, it is known as ''Chemin de Montréal'' for most of its distance. The insertion of ''de'' in the 2010s marked a departure from the City's general bilingual street-naming policy to align with Francophone practice for streets that refer to place names. At its western end, Montreal Road begins at the

Cummings Bridge The Cummings Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, crosses the Rideau River, connecting Rideau Street to Montreal Road in Vanier. It is a multi-span open spandrel arch bridge, constructed in 1921 and renovated in 1996. History The area east of the ...

, which spans the Rideau River and is an extension of

Rideau Street Rideau Street (french: Rue Rideau) is a major street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and one of Ottawa's oldest and most famous streets running from Wellington Street in the west to Montreal Road in the east where it connects to the Vanier ...

. It becomes Vanier's main street as it passes through the commercial heart of the community. East of St. Laurent Boulevard, it becomes a four-lane arterial road that divides several neighbourhoods such as Beacon Hill. At

Regional Road 174 Ottawa Road 174, formerly Ottawa-Carleton Regional Road 174 and commonly referred to as Highway 174, is a city-maintained road in the City of Ottawa which serves the eastern suburbs of Orléans and Cumberland. The four-lane freeway segment betw ...

, Montreal Road becomes St. Joseph Boulevard, which runs through the older portions of

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Trim Road Trim Road ( Ottawa Road #57) is an arterial road in the eastern end of Orléans, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa. It serves as the only road access to Petrie Island and its public beach in the Ottawa River. From Petrie Island, Trim runs south thro ...

. It continues east of Trim Road under the name Old Montreal Road. This road, which was known as Queen Street prior to amalgamation in 2001, goes through the old Cumberland Village and ends at Regional Road 174 just past Becketts Creek. Points of interest along this road are (from west to east): *

Montfort Hospital Montfort Hospital (french: Hôpital Montfort), commonly shortened to Montfort in both languages, is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa. It offers short-term primary and secondary health care, with communications in both ...

(Ontario's largest Francophone hospital) *

National Research Council National Research Council may refer to: * National Research Council (Canada), sponsoring research and development * National Research Council (Italy), scientific and technological research, Rome * National Research Council (United States), part of ...

labs * Greens Creek Conservation Area *

Place d'Orléans Place d'Orléans (; French: ) is a shopping mall in Orléans suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The property is about and has approximately 132 stores and services. Place d'Orléans was originally constructed in 1979 and underwent major expansi ...

Shopping Centre *

Orléans Town Centre Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and St. Laurent Boulevard to speed transit service during rush hours. Future plans by the city could include an LRT corridor on this stretch as far as

Blair Road Blair Road (Ottawa Road #27) is a road in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It begins just south of the Rockcliffe Parkway, but does not connect to the parkway, except for a small bike-path connection to the Ottawa River Pathway - one o ...

, where the City has plans for a new "main street" development of shops and apartment towers.

Neighbourhoods

Montreal Road goes through the following neighbourhoods: * Vanier * Cardinal Glen * Rothwell Heights * Beacon Hill St. Joseph Boulevard goes through the following neighbourhoods (all part of Orléans): * Convent Glen * Queenswood * Fallingbrook

Major intersections

On Montreal Road: * Vanier Parkway (Ottawa Road 19) * St. Laurent Boulevard (Ottawa Road 26) * Aviation Parkway *

(Ottawa Road 27) * Ogilvie Road (Ottawa Road 50) *

On St. Joseph Boulevard: * Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard (Ottawa Road 55) *

Orléans Boulevard Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Tenth Line Road The city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada maintains many regional roads, like most counties and regional municipalities in Southern and Eastern Ontario. The regional road system was created by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC) and ...

(Ottawa Road 36) *

Trim Road Trim Road ( Ottawa Road #57) is an arterial road in the eastern end of Orléans, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa. It serves as the only road access to Petrie Island and its public beach in the Ottawa River. From Petrie Island, Trim runs south thro ...

(Ottawa Road 57)

References

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