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[[Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro)|Henri-Bourassa]] [[Montreal Metro|metro station]] is located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard. |
[[Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro)|Henri-Bourassa]] [[Montreal Metro|metro station]] is located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard. |
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Native name | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
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Former name(s) | rue Kelly, boulevard Paradis |
Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
Location | Montreal |
West end | Autoroute 40 in Saint-Laurent |
East end | Sherbrooke Street East in Riviere-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles |
Construction | |
Inauguration | 1954 |
Henri Bourassa Boulevard (Template:Lang-fr) is a major east-west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Situated in northern Montreal Island, it runs parallel to Gouin Boulevard. Spanning 29 kilometres in length, it links the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in the east to Autoroute 13 in the West Island. It was enlarged in steps beginning in 1954, following expropriations, but also a new segment.
Originally named Kelly Street by the Irish farmers who lived alongside it[1], the street was renamed after Henri Bourassa (1868–1952), a Quebec nationalist politician, and founder of the Montreal newspaper Le Devoir.
Henri-Bourassa metro station is located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard.
References
- ^ In summer 2011, Ahuntsic celebrated its 100th anniversary as a part of Montreal, and pictures from the 1930's listed the boulevard as being 'Kelly Street'