Wellington Street (Montreal)

Wellington Street

Native name	rue Wellington (French)
Part of	R-112
Owner	City of Montreal
Length	5.7 km (3.5 mi)
Location	Montreal
Coordinates	45.4760°N 73.5602°W / 45.4760; -73.5602
West end	Boulevard LaSalle, Verdun
East end	Rue McGill, Old Montreal

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

Points of interest

• Square des Frères-Charon [fr]
• Marguerite Bourgeoys Park
• St. Ann Park

References

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