Beaubien Street

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Beaubien Street
Native namerue Beaubien (French)
Length9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Location Montreal
Coordinates 45°32′04″N73°36′17″W / 45.53444°N 73.60472°W / 45.53444; -73.60472
East endQuebec Autoroute 25.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg A-25 (TCH)
Major
junctions
Qc125.svg R-125
Qc335.svg R-335
West endDurocher Avenue
Construction
Inauguration1920

Beaubien Street (officially in French : rue Beaubien) is a major east-west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The street links Autoroute 25 in the east and Durocher Avenue in the west. [1]

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The street is named after Pierre Beaubien, the physician and political figure in Canada East and father of Louis Beaubien, the founder of Outremont in 1875 and deputy to the Legislative Assembly for many years.

Transportation

The street is served by the 18 Beaubien bus route. [2] [3] The Beaubien metro station is located at the intersection of De Châteaubriand Avenue. [4]

See also

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References

  1. Google Map of Montreal
  2. 18 Map
  3. 18 Schedule
  4. "Beaubien" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-09-08.

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