Wellington Street (Montreal)

Wellington Street (officially in French: Rue Wellington) is an east–west 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 5.7 km (3.5 mi) in length.

Wellington Street
Native namerue Wellington (French)
OwnerCity of Montreal
Length5.7 km (3.5 mi)
LocationMontreal
Coordinates45.487537°N 73.557276°W / 45.487537; -73.557276
West endBoulevard LaSalle, Verdun
East endRue McGill, Old Montreal

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.

Points of interest

References

  1. "WELLINGTON, rue (avant 1844)" (in French). Rues de Montréal. Retrieved 27 February 2010.


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