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Henri Bourassa Boulevard
Native name	Boulevard Henri-Bourassa (French)
Former name(s)	rue Kelly, boulevard Paradis
Length	29 km (18 mi)
Location	Montreal
West end	A-40 (TCH) in Saint-Laurent (continues as Hymus Boulevard)
Major; junctions	A-13 in Saint-Laurent; A-15 in Ahuntsic-Cartierville; R-335 in Ahuntsic-Cartierville; A-19; R-125 in Montreal-Nord; A-25 in Anjou; A-40 in Pointe-aux-Trembles; R-117
East end	R-138 Sherbrooke Street East in Riviere-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Construction
Inauguration	1954

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Henri Bourassa Boulevard (officially in French: Boulevard Henri-Bourassa) is a major east–west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in the north of the island of Montreal, it runs parallel to Gouin Boulevard. Spanning 29 kilometres (18 miles) in length, it links the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in the east to a junction with Autoroute 13 and Alfred Nobel Boulevard in Saint-Laurent in the west. West of here, the street continues into the West Island as Hymus Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in Dorval, Pointe-Claire, and Kirkland.

History

The street is renamed after Henri Bourassa (1868–1952), a Quebec nationalist politician, and founder of the Montreal newspaper Le Devoir. It was enlarged in steps beginning in 1954, following expropriations, but also has a new segment.

Part of what became the boulevard — two segments between Meilleur Street and Lajeunesse — was originally named Kelly Street by the Irish farmers who lived alongside it.^[1]

Further east, the boulevard was built on what was a private right-of-way owned and operated as a tramway line by the Montreal Park and Island Railway Company, a predecessor of today's Montreal Transit Corporation.^[2] Further west, the boulevard was built from Bois Franc Road.

Henri-Bourassa metro station, Du Ruisseau station, Bois-Franc station on the Réseau express métropolitain and Bois-de-Boulogne train station are located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard.

References

^ In summer 2011, Ahuntsic celebrated its 100th anniversary as a part of Montreal, and pictures from the 1930s listed the boulevard as being 'Kelly Street'
^ "BAnQ numérique".

45°33′03″N 73°40′14″W / 45.55083°N 73.67056°W / 45.55083; -73.67056

[1] In summer 2011, Ahuntsic celebrated its 100th anniversary as a part of Montreal, and pictures from the 1930s listed the boulevard as being 'Kelly Street'

[2] "BAnQ numérique".

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 | direction_a = West
-| terminus_a  = [[Quebec Autoroute 40|Autoroute 40]] in [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec|Saint-Laurent]] (continues as Hymus Boulevard)
+| terminus_a  = {{jct|province=QC|TCH|40}} in [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec|Saint-Laurent]] (continues as Hymus Boulevard)
 | direction_b = East
-| terminus_b  = [[Sherbrooke Street|Sherbrooke Street East]] in [[Riviere-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles]]
+| terminus_b  = {{jct|province=QC|R|138}} [[Sherbrooke Street|Sherbrooke Street East]] in [[Riviere-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles]]
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+| junction    = {{jct|province=QC|A|13}} in Saint-Laurent<br>{{jct|province=QC|A|15}} in Ahuntsic-Cartierville<br>{{jct|province=QC|R|335}} in Ahuntsic-Cartierville<br>{{jct|province=QC|A|19}}<br>{{jct|province=QC|R|125}} in Montreal-Nord<br>{{jct|province=QC|A|25}} in Anjou<br>{{jct|province=QC|A|40}} in Pointe-aux-Trembles<br>{{jct|province=QC|R|117}}
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 [[File:Henri-Bourassa Metro Entrance.jpg|thumb|left|[[Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro)|Henri-Bourassa]] metro station is located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard.]]
-'''Henri Bourassa Boulevard''' (officially in {{lang-fr|Boulevard Henri-Bourassa}}) is a major east–west street located in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. Located in the north of the [[Montreal Island|island of Montreal]], it runs parallel to [[Gouin Boulevard]]. Spanning 29 kilometres (18 miles) in length, it links the borough of [[Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles]] in the east to a junction with [[Quebec Autoroute 13|Autoroute 13]] and Alfred Nobel Boulevard in [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec|Saint-Laurent]] in the west. West of here, the street continues into the [[West Island]] as '''Hymus Boulevard''', a main thoroughfare in [[Dorval, Quebec|Dorval]], [[Pointe-Claire]], and [[Kirkland, Quebec|Kirkland]].
+'''Henri Bourassa Boulevard''' (officially in {{langx|fr|Boulevard Henri-Bourassa}}) is a major east–west street located in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. Located in the north of the [[Montreal Island|island of Montreal]], it runs parallel to [[Gouin Boulevard]]. Spanning 29 kilometres (18 miles) in length, it links the borough of [[Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles]] in the east to a junction with [[Quebec Autoroute 13|Autoroute 13]] and Alfred Nobel Boulevard in [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec|Saint-Laurent]] in the west. West of here, the street continues into the [[West Island]] as '''Hymus Boulevard''', a main thoroughfare in [[Dorval, Quebec|Dorval]], [[Pointe-Claire]], and [[Kirkland, Quebec|Kirkland]].
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 [[Category:Ahuntsic-Cartierville]]
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