Wellington Street (Montreal) Explained

Wellington Street
Length Km:5.7
Location:Montreal
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Boulevard LaSalle, Verdun
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Rue McGill, Old Montreal
Owner:City of Montreal
Coordinates:45.476°N -73.5602°W

Wellington Street (officially in French: '''Rue Wellington''') is a north–south thoroughfare located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It starts at LaSalle Boulevard in the borough of Verdun, passes through Pointe-Saint-Charles and Griffintown in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest, and terminates at McGill Street in Old Montreal in the borough of Ville-Marie. Wellington Street spans 5.7km (03.5miles) in length.

De L'Église métro station is located on the street.

Wellington Street is named for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), a British field marshal and two-time prime minister of the United Kingdom. The Duke of Wellington is best known for having defeated Napoleon I of France in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.[1]

Wellington Street serves as a shopping district for the borough of Verdun and most of the neighbourhood of Pointe Saint-Charles. It is primarily industrial between the railroad tracks in Pointe Saint-Charles and the Bonaventure Expressway. The electrical substation Poste Adélard-Godbout and the de L'Église metro station are sited on the street.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WELLINGTON, rue (avant 1844). Rues de Montréal. fr. 27 February 2010.