Greenbank Road (Ottawa)
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Greenbank Road is a major north-south road in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
that serves central Nepean
and Barrhaven
. From its northern terminus at the Queensway
until its intersection with Jockvale Road
, it is designated Ottawa Road #13.
Greenbank Road is a continuation of Pinecrest Road (which starts at Carling Avenue) at its interchange with the Queensway. There are several stores near the Queensway, in a complex called Pinecrest Shopping Centre which includes the IKEA
superstore, a Chapters
book store, a Corbeil electronics store, a Michaels
arts and crafts store, a Sears
Home Decor, a Linen Chest decoration store as well as a Starbucks
coffee shop.
South of the shopping centre, there are several apartment buildings while heading south to Baseline Road
. Greenbank Road is an artery for the communities of Craig Henry, Trend Village, and Arlington Woods, passing by Sir Robert Borden High School
and Greenbank Middle School
. Between Hunt Club Road
and Fallowfield Road
, Greenbank passes through the Greenbelt
as a two-lane road. Traffic used to be quite heavy along this stretch of road as Barrhaven grew but has since been alleviated by the construction of Highway 416
to the west in 1999 and the widening of Woodroffe Avenue
to the east in 2005.
In Barrhaven, Greenbank Road is a major road serving the older neighbourhoods. Several big-box store
s line the road just south of Fallowfield Road and also around Strandherd Drive
. One of the shopping complex is called Riocan Marketplace which includes a Loblaws
, a Winners
, a Wal-Mart
, a Staples Business Depot Business Depot, a Tim Hortons
, a Wendy's
, a Dairy Queen
grill and chill a GNC
, and other smaller stores. Other large stores in the vicinity includes a Loeb
, a Home Depot and a Canadian Tire
. Most of the road in Barrhaven is four lanes, except for a bottleneck
in which traffic is reduced to two lanes to cross the CN Rail tracks. There are plans by the city to widen the road from two to four lanes which would also include an extension of the southwest Transitway from Market Place to newer and future development to the south.
South of old Barrhaven, Ottawa Road #13 (and most traffic) follows Jockvale Road to serve newly-developed communities. Greenbank Road continues as a rural road south to Prince of Wales Drive
. A narrow bridge crossing the Jock River
discourages most traffic, although there are plans to re-align the road and end near Cambrian Road as part of the extension of the proposed widening of the road.
On Greenbank Road
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
that serves central Nepean
Nepean, Ontario
- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...
and Barrhaven
Barrhaven, Ontario
Barrhaven is a rapidly growing suburban neighbourhood in the southwest of the urban area of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about southwest of downtown Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2006 Census was...
. From its northern terminus at the Queensway
Queensway (Ottawa)
The Queensway is a major controlled-access freeway running through Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from Kanata in the west to Orleans in the east. It is the primary east-west transportation artery in the Ottawa-Gatineau area....
until its intersection with Jockvale Road
Jockvale Road (Ottawa)
Jockvale Road is a road in Ottawa, Ontario that bisects the older neighbourhoods of Barrhaven. It also serves the new communities south of Barrhaven and is a major road for reaching Manotick.Jockvale Road begins in northwestern Barrhaven at Cedarview Road...
, it is designated Ottawa Road #13.
Greenbank Road is a continuation of Pinecrest Road (which starts at Carling Avenue) at its interchange with the Queensway. There are several stores near the Queensway, in a complex called Pinecrest Shopping Centre which includes the IKEA
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
superstore, a Chapters
Chapters
Chapters is a Canadian big box bookstore banner owned by Indigo Books and Music. Formerly a company in its own right competing with Indigo, the combined company has continued to operate both banners since their merger in 2001.-History:...
book store, a Corbeil electronics store, a Michaels
Michaels
Michaels is an arts and crafts retail chain. It currently operates more than 1040 Michaels Arts and Crafts Stores located in 49 U.S. states and in Canada. The company owns and operates the Aaron Brothers retail chain which consists of more than 140 stores...
arts and crafts store, a Sears
Sears Canada
Sears Canada Inc. is a retailer, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, that operates in all provinces and territories across Canada with a network of 196 corporate stores, 195 dealer stores, 38 home improvement showrooms, 108 Sears Travel offices and a nationwide home maintenance, repair, and...
Home Decor, a Linen Chest decoration store as well as a Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
coffee shop.
South of the shopping centre, there are several apartment buildings while heading south to Baseline Road
Baseline Road (Ottawa)
Baseline Road is a road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Baseline runs from Richmond Road east in a straight line until it ends at the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Rideau Canal when it becomes Heron Road. Before the 2001 City of Ottawa amalgamation, Baseline formed the border of the city...
. Greenbank Road is an artery for the communities of Craig Henry, Trend Village, and Arlington Woods, passing by Sir Robert Borden High School
Sir Robert Borden High School
Sir Robert Borden High School is a high school located on Greenbank Road in Ottawa, Ontario. Adjacent to the main office of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, this school was founded in 1969 and named after the late Conservative Prime Minister of Canada, Robert Borden.Architecturally, the...
and Greenbank Middle School
Greenbank Middle School
Greenbank Middle School is an intermediate public school in Nepean, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1963, it aims to be a student-centered learning environment where students become informed decision-makers. It is located on Greenbank Road, from which it gets its name...
. Between Hunt Club Road
Hunt Club Road (Ottawa)
Hunt Club Road also known as Ottawa Road #32, is a major east-west route in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Hunt Club originally ran from Albion Road to Riverside Drive, but was extended east to Hawthorne Road in the late 1980s. The section between Bank Street and Riverside Drive, originally only one lane...
and Fallowfield Road
Fallowfield Road (Ottawa)
Fallowfield Road , is a major road in southwestern Ottawa. It is a common commuting road for Barrhaven and provides a route to western communities such as Fallowfield village and Munster Hamlet. These communities are served by OC Transpo....
, Greenbank passes through the Greenbelt
Greenbelt (Ottawa)
The Greenbelt is a crescent of land within the present-day boundaries of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in which real estate development is strictly controlled. It begins at Shirleys Bay in the west and extends to Green's Creek in the east...
as a two-lane road. Traffic used to be quite heavy along this stretch of road as Barrhaven grew but has since been alleviated by the construction of Highway 416
Highway 416 (Ontario)
King's Highway 416, commonly referred to as Highway 416 and as the Veterans Memorial Highway, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which connects Highway 417 in Ottawa with Highway 401 between Brockville and Cornwall...
to the west in 1999 and the widening of Woodroffe Avenue
Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa)
Woodroffe Avenue is the major north-south arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's west end. It runs south from the Ottawa River Parkway through Baseline Road to Prince of Wales Drive towards the communities of Manotick and Barrhaven. The road runs through the heart of Nepean in Ottawa's west end...
to the east in 2005.
In Barrhaven, Greenbank Road is a major road serving the older neighbourhoods. Several big-box store
Big-box store
A big-box store is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain. The term sometimes also refers, by extension, to the company that operates the store...
s line the road just south of Fallowfield Road and also around Strandherd Drive
Strandherd Drive (Ottawa)
Strandherd Drive is a major road serving the community of Barrhaven in southwest Ottawa.Up until the mid-1990s, Strandherd Drive was an east-west coursing road extending from Moodie Drive to Woodroffe Avenue...
. One of the shopping complex is called Riocan Marketplace which includes a Loblaws
Loblaws
Loblaws is a supermarket chain with over 70 stores in Canada, headquartered in Brampton, with stores across Ontario and Quebec. Loblaws is a division of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food distributor...
, a Winners
Winners (store)
Winners is a chain of off-price Canadian department stores owned by TJX Companies which also owns HomeSense. It offers brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, fine jewellery, beauty products, and housewares. According to an example in the Winners FAQ, an item selling there for $29.99 was...
, a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
, a Staples Business Depot Business Depot, a Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
, a Wendy's
Wendy's
Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
, a Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen, often abbreviated DQ, is a chain of soft serve and fast food restaurants owned by International Dairy Queen, Inc, who also owns Orange Julius and Karmelkorn. The name "Dairy Queen" is taken from the name of their soft serve product, which the company refers to as "Dairy Queen" or...
grill and chill a GNC
General Nutrition Centers
General Nutrition Centers is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based American commercial enterprise focused on the retail sale of health and nutrition related products, including vitamins, supplements, minerals, herbs, sports nutrition, diet & energy products.-History:In 1935, David Shakarian opened a...
, and other smaller stores. Other large stores in the vicinity includes a Loeb
Loeb (supermarket)
Loeb was a Canadian supermarket chain in Eastern Ontario. It is owned by Quebec's Metro chain of grocery stores. It was once Ottawa's second-largest supermarket chain behind Loblaws. Each of the stores averaged in size...
, a Home Depot and a Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
. Most of the road in Barrhaven is four lanes, except for a bottleneck
Bottleneck
A bottleneck is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by a single or limited number of components or resources. The term bottleneck is taken from the 'assets are water' metaphor. As water is poured out of a bottle, the rate of outflow is limited by the width...
in which traffic is reduced to two lanes to cross the CN Rail tracks. There are plans by the city to widen the road from two to four lanes which would also include an extension of the southwest Transitway from Market Place to newer and future development to the south.
South of old Barrhaven, Ottawa Road #13 (and most traffic) follows Jockvale Road to serve newly-developed communities. Greenbank Road continues as a rural road south to Prince of Wales Drive
Prince of Wales Drive (Ottawa)
Prince of Wales Drive is a road serving Ottawa, Ontario, named after the eponymous road in Battersea, London, U.K. The northern section is a low-speed street running along the west bank of the Rideau River, while southern portions of the road were formerly Highway 16 .Prince of Wales Drive is the...
. A narrow bridge crossing the Jock River
Jock River
The Jock River, known locally as the Mighty Jock, is a tributary of the Rideau River, named after Jacques, a French man who drowned in it in the early 19th century. At one time, it was known as the Goodwood River...
discourages most traffic, although there are plans to re-align the road and end near Cambrian Road as part of the extension of the proposed widening of the road.
Major intersections
On Pinecrest Road- Carling Avenue
- Richmond RoadRichmond Road (Ottawa)Richmond Road is a major road in Eastern Ontario, Canada.Richmond Road begins as a western continuation of Wellington Street West in Ottawa, beyond the intersection at Island Park Drive, a division point moved west a few blocks from Western Avenue, the historical township boundary, in 2005. It...
On Greenbank Road
- Highway 417Highway 417 (Ontario)King's Highway 417, also known as Highway 417 and the Queensway through Ottawa is a 400-series highways in the Canadian province of Ontario which connects Montreal with Ottawa. It is the backbone of the transportation system in the Ottawa region, where it forms part of the Queensway along with...
- Baseline RoadBaseline Road (Ottawa)Baseline Road is a road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Baseline runs from Richmond Road east in a straight line until it ends at the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Rideau Canal when it becomes Heron Road. Before the 2001 City of Ottawa amalgamation, Baseline formed the border of the city...
- Hunt Club RoadHunt Club Road (Ottawa)Hunt Club Road also known as Ottawa Road #32, is a major east-west route in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Hunt Club originally ran from Albion Road to Riverside Drive, but was extended east to Hawthorne Road in the late 1980s. The section between Bank Street and Riverside Drive, originally only one lane...
- Fallowfield RoadFallowfield Road (Ottawa)Fallowfield Road , is a major road in southwestern Ottawa. It is a common commuting road for Barrhaven and provides a route to western communities such as Fallowfield village and Munster Hamlet. These communities are served by OC Transpo....
- Strandherd DriveStrandherd Drive (Ottawa)Strandherd Drive is a major road serving the community of Barrhaven in southwest Ottawa.Up until the mid-1990s, Strandherd Drive was an east-west coursing road extending from Moodie Drive to Woodroffe Avenue...
- Jockvale Road
- Cambrian Road
- Barnsdale Road
Communities
- Graham Park
- Pinecrest
- Craig HenryCraig HenryCraig Henry is a residential neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada and part of the former city of Nepean. It is a mature residential subdivision in the west/central part of Ottawa, developed from 1971 onwards...
- Trend Village
- Arlington Woods
- BarrhavenBarrhaven, OntarioBarrhaven is a rapidly growing suburban neighbourhood in the southwest of the urban area of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about southwest of downtown Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2006 Census was...