Christophe Colomb Avenue

Coordinates: 45°32′43″N 73°36′58″W / 45.5453°N 73.616°W / 45.5453; -73.616
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Christophe Colomb Avenue
Christopher Colombus
Length8.5 km (5.3 mi)
LocationMontreal
South endRachel Street
Major
junctions
A-40 (TCH)
North endGouin Boulevard
Construction
Inauguration1897

Christophe Colomb Avenue (officially in

Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension and Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The street is predominantly residential south of Villeray Street and is a large urban boulevard to the north. It is served primarily by the weekday only 13 Christophe Colomb
route.

The street was named after Christopher Columbus on December 20, 1897.

Christophe Colomb Avenue begins at Rachel Street, near

Lafontaine Park in the south. It is an extension of Parc Lafontaine Street. It is interrupted by Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park between Laurier Avenue and Saint Grégoire Street for distance of 400 metres. In the north, the street ends at Gouin Boulevard, near Louis Hébert Park and the Rivière des Prairies
.

Points of interest

45°32′43″N 73°36′58″W / 45.5453°N 73.616°W / 45.5453; -73.616