Gouin Boulevard (officially in ) is the longest street on the

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, 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

Throughout most of its length, Gouin Boulevard parallels the Riviere des Prairies, which separates

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from Laval ( Île Jésus). Beginning in the west at the Montreal/ Senneville boundary on Anse-à-l'Orme Road, it crosses the areas of Pierrefonds,

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, Roxboro, Saraguay, Cartierville, Ahuntsic,

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, Rivière-des-Prairies, and

. The boulevard is named after Sir Lomer Gouin,

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from 1905 to 1920. Many sections of the street feature bicycle lanes, which are part of Quebec's Route Verte network. However, several sections have been criticized as dangerous becaus of 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

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. It first opened between 1734 and 1777 and served settlements that had started to be established in the late 17th century. In 1910, the portion of the Chemin du Roy on the

was renamed to "Gouin" in honour of the politician

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(1861-1929), a premier of Quebec, by the District and County of Montreal. Much of the boulevard was affected during the 2017 Quebec floods.

Gallery

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

References

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