D'Iberville Street

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D'Iberville Street
Highway 40 crossing on d'Iberville Street - panoramio.jpg
D'Iberville Street near Autoroute 40
Native nameRue D'Iberville  (French)
Length 6.4 km (4 mi)
Location Between Notre-Dame Street to north of Gouin Boulevard
Construction
Inauguration 1879 [1]

D'Iberville Street (French: Rue D'Iberville) is a north-south thoroughfare of Montreal.

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Location and access

The street passes through five Montreal boroughs: Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Ville-Marie, and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.

Its main section starts at Notre-Dame Street and continues up to Jarry Street. Two other sections exist north of the main section: the first is from Du Pélican Street to Charland Street, and the second is from De Port-Royal Street to north of Gouin Boulevard. D'Iberville station, part of the Montreal Metro's Blue Line, is located at its intersection with Jean-Talon Street. [2] The 94 D'Iberville bus of the STM circulates along the street for much of its path, connecting D'Iberville station to Frontenac station. [3]

From Le Plateau-Mont-Royal to Ville-Marie, D'Iberville Street runs parallel to Frontenac Street, where both streets' southern end is at Notre-Dame Street. Frontenac Street's northern end is at D'Iberville Street, after Mont-Royal Avenue, where the two streets then merge and continue as D'Iberville Street.

Name

The street is named after Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville (1661-1706), a soldier and explorer who was born in Montreal and was the third son of Charles Le Moyne. In 1700, he founded the district of Louisiana (named in honor of King Louis XIV), and also served as its first governor [4] [5] in addition to founding the present-day city of Mobile, Alabama in 1702. [6]

Notable buildings and places of interest

Sources

  1. "Ville de Montréal - La toponymie - Résultats de la recherche". ville.montreal.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  2. "D'Iberville". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. "Frontenac". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. "Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville 1686-1702 | Virtual Museum of New France" . Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. "Le Moyne Brothers". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  6. "Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville". 64 Parishes. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. "Ville de Montréal - Arrondissement Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie - Nos coordonnées". ville.montreal.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  8. "Parc Molson". Opération patrimoine (in French). 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2020-01-28.


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