
Hog's Back Road is a road in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
,
Ontario,
Canada. The road connects
Meadowlands Drive
Meadowlands Drive (Ottawa Road #51) is a suburban road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It begins at Prince of Wales Drive as a continuation of Hog's Back Road in the neighborhood of Rideauview. There are two small shopping plazas and a Shell station ...
and
Prince of Wales Drive to
Riverside Drive Riverside Drive may refer to:
* Riverside Drive (Lake Elsinore, California)
*Riverside Drive (Los Angeles)
* Riverside Drive (Manhattan)
*Riverside Drive Historic District, Covington, Kentucky
* Riverside Drive (London, Ontario)
* Riverside Drive ( ...
and
Brookfield Road
Brookfield Road (Ottawa Road #51) is a short connecting street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Riverside Drive (as a continuation of Hog's Back Road through lands owned by the National Capital Commission
The National Capital Commis ...
. The road is used as the boundary line between
Mooney's Bay Park and Hog's Back Park. It goes over the dam creating Mooney's Bay and
Hog's Back Falls, and continues over the
Hog's Back swing bridge over the
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston. It is 202 kilometres long. The name ''Rideau'', French for "curtain", ...
, to allow taller boats navigating the canal to pass. The road also runs past the spot where the Rideau Canal separates from the
Rideau River
The Rideau River (french: Rivière Rideau) is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The river flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at the Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is .
As explained in a writin ...
.
Major Intersections
*
Prince of Wales Drive /
Meadowlands Drive
Meadowlands Drive (Ottawa Road #51) is a suburban road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It begins at Prince of Wales Drive as a continuation of Hog's Back Road in the neighborhood of Rideauview. There are two small shopping plazas and a Shell station ...
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Hog's Back Bridge
Hog's Back Bridge is an asymmetrical swing bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located at the intersection of Mooney's Bay and the Hog's Back locks, it crosses the Rideau Canal and carries 2 lanes of Hog's Back Road and a sidewalk. The swing b ...
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Colonel By Drive
Colonel By Drive (french: Promenade Colonel By) is an long scenic parkway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada named after Colonel John By. It runs along the Rideau Canal from the end of Sussex Drive at Rideau Street. It then continues south and west to ...
::''Bridge over
Rideau River
The Rideau River (french: Rivière Rideau) is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The river flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at the Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is .
As explained in a writin ...
and
Hog's Back Falls''
*
Riverside Drive Riverside Drive may refer to:
* Riverside Drive (Lake Elsinore, California)
*Riverside Drive (Los Angeles)
* Riverside Drive (Manhattan)
*Riverside Drive Historic District, Covington, Kentucky
* Riverside Drive (London, Ontario)
* Riverside Drive ( ...
/
Brookfield Road
Brookfield Road (Ottawa Road #51) is a short connecting street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Riverside Drive (as a continuation of Hog's Back Road through lands owned by the National Capital Commission
The National Capital Commis ...
(to
Airport Parkway)
References
Roads in Ottawa
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