St. Laurent Boulevard (Ottawa)

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St. Laurent Boulevard (Ottawa Road #26) is an arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Connecting from Sandridge road, St. Laurent Boulevard runs southeast until it reaches Walkley Road. It then curves and intersects with Rydar Avenue and Don Reid Drive. In Ottawa, the name of the street is pronounced almost exclusively in French, even among Anglophones.

1 Northern section
2 Southern section
3 Speed limits
4 Major Intersections
5 Communities

[edit] Northern section

Rideau High School on St. Laurent Boulevard.

The northern part of this boulevard is mainly the eastern residential Rockcliffe Park neighborhood. South of Hemlock Road, it passes Beechwood Cemetery, one of the most important around 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 MacArthur Road all the way to Highway 417. At the corner of Coventry Road lies the St. Laurent Shopping Centre, one of the biggest malls in the city and OC Transpo's St. Laurent Station (the upper level) is located right beside the on ramp for Highway 417 westbound.

[edit] Southern section

South of Highway 417 and Tremblay Road, the road becomes more industrial as it crosses a small industrial district to its east. OC Transpo'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 the VIA Rail's Ottawa station at its end.

When reaching Innes Road, it becomes another important commercial district until Russell Road. To its east, one can see the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology at Lancaster Road, a key tourist destination since the 1960's. Also, located at the corner of Russell Road lies Elmvale Shopping Centre, which is a strip mall, serving the Alta Vista and Pleasant Park neighborhoods to its west.

Between Russell Road and Walkley Road it is a residential area, until south of Walkley Road, where it becomes a business district including some technology companies. It ends behind the former building of CKKL-FM radio station just west of Conroy Road.

[edit] Speed limits

Speed limits vary through the stretch. North of Hemlock Road the speed limit is 40 km/h with two lanes. Between Hemlock Road and MacArthur Road, the speed limit is 50km/h and four lanes of traffic. Then from MacArthur Road south to Tremblay Road it increases to 60 km/h. Then from Tremblay Road until Smyth Road, it reaches its highest speed limit of 70 km/h. To the end of the boulevard it is back to 50km/h.