Heron Road (Ottawa)
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Heron Road is a major road in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
. It runs from Walkley Road
at an angle to the Rideau River
, where it turns into Baseline Road
. Heron is home to the Public Works and Government Services Canada
headquarters, as well as the Canada Post
headquarters and the Edward Drake Building
at its junction with Riverside Drive
. It is also home to St. Patrick's Intermediate High School and Herongate Mall.
It travels above Vincent Massey Park
on the Heron Road Bridge
which crosses the Rideau River
and Rideau Canal
.
Most of Heron Road is a four- to six-lane divided principal arterial, and often becomes a speed trap; the speed limit is 60 km/h (37.3 mph) west of Bank Street and 50 km/h (31.1 mph) east of Bank Street despite the overall lack of pedestrians and relatively free flow (especially west of Bronson Avenue
).
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...
. It runs from Walkley Road
Walkley Road
Walkley Road is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Riverside Drive to Ramseyville Road . It is mostly a 4-lane divided road which runs through both residential and industrial areas of the southern part of urban Ottawa.-External link/Reference:*...
at an angle to the Rideau River
Rideau River
thumb|Rapids on the Rideau River opposite [[Carleton University]].The Rideau River is a Southern Ontario river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is 146 km...
, where it turns into 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...
. Heron is home to the Public Works and Government Services Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration....
headquarters, as well as the Canada Post
Canada Post
Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post , is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator...
headquarters and the Edward Drake Building
Edward Drake Building
The Edward Drake Building represents one of the best examples of modernist architecture in Canada's National Capital Region.Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the building was designed by D.G. McKinstry and constructed between 1961 and 1964...
at its junction with Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive (Ottawa)
Riverside Drive is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that follows along the eastern bank of the Rideau River. From its northern terminus at the Transitway/Via Rail underpass just south of the Queensway, the road proceeds south to Limebank Road where it continues as River Road until the city...
. It is also home to St. Patrick's Intermediate High School and Herongate Mall.
It travels above Vincent Massey Park
Vincent Massey Park
Vincent Massey Park is an urban park along the Rideau River in the Confederation Heights neigbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, accessible via Heron Road. It is extensively used in the summer for family and group picnics....
on the Heron Road Bridge
Heron Road Bridge
The Heron Road Bridge is a bridge in Ottawa Canada. It connects Baseline Road and Heron Road passing over both the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal just south of Carleton University. The bridge was built in 1966, and its construction saw one of the worst accidents in Ottawa history...
which crosses the Rideau River
Rideau River
thumb|Rapids on the Rideau River opposite [[Carleton University]].The Rideau River is a Southern Ontario river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is 146 km...
and Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal , also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its...
.
Most of Heron Road is a four- to six-lane divided principal arterial, and often becomes a speed trap; the speed limit is 60 km/h (37.3 mph) west of Bank Street and 50 km/h (31.1 mph) east of Bank Street despite the overall lack of pedestrians and relatively free flow (especially west of Bronson Avenue
Bronson Avenue (Ottawa)
Bronson Avenue is a major north-south arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from downtown at Sparks Street in the north through Centretown, past the Glebe and Carleton University and turns into the Airport Parkway, which is an expressway to the Macdonald-Cartier International...
).