Meadowlands Drive (Ottawa)
Encyclopedia
Meadowlands Drive is a suburban road in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
. It begins at Prince of Wales Drive as a continuation of Hog's Back Road
in the neighborhood of Rideauview
. There are two small shopping plazas and a Shell
station at its corner with Prince of Wales. It then continues westward towards Fisher Avenue and consists of low-income housing projects, low-rise apartment buildings, townhouses and semi-detached
homes. The speed limit
here is 50 km/h (31.1 mph) and there are two lanes in each direction.
West of Fisher Avenue, the speed limit decreases to 40 km/h (24.9 mph), there is only one lane in each direction and there are more low-rise apartment buildings and townhouses and as single family homes as well as a park. Just east of its intersection with Merivale Road
, there is a cluster of high-rise apartment buildings and two schools. The road then quickly widens to two lanes in each direction for its busy intersection with Merivale Road. This intersection is a major shopping area, consisting of four shopping plazas, one on each corner, and includes many stores, including Zellers
, a Mexx outlet, HMV
, Home Outfitters
, Winners, and Staples
. There are also several restaurants here, including Wendy's
, Tim Hortons
, Swiss Chalet
and Mr. Sub.
West of Merivale Road, the road quickly reverts to 2 lanes in each direction at 40 km/h and is residential with the exception of a public school, a Montessori school and St Maurice Catholic Church. It ends at Woodroffe Avenue
and becomes Tallwood Drive west of Woodroffe.
Due to the order in which the neighbourhoods along Meadowlands Drive were built, the numbering is not consistent. Addresses up to 178 are in the section west of Merivale Road (intermittently signed Meadowlands Dr. W.), while addresses from 888 up are east of Merivale Road, beginning at Prince of Wales Drive.
Many university and college students live along Meadowlands Drive during the school year because of its proximity and bus links to Algonquin College
and Carleton University
.
bus service as follows:
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 begins at Prince of Wales Drive as a continuation of Hog's Back Road
Hog's Back Road
Hog's Back Road is a road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The road connects Meadowlands Drive and Prince of Wales Drive, to Riverside Drive and Brookfield Road. Colonel By Drive also ends in the middle of Hog's Back Road, between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River. The road is used as the boundary...
in the neighborhood of Rideauview
Rideau View
Rideau View is a neighbourhood of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located along the Rideau River. It is part of Ward 16, River. It is bordered by Meadowlands Drive to the south, Claymore Street to the west and Dynes Road to the north. Debra Avenue is the main road that runs through the...
. There are two small shopping plazas and a Shell
Shell Canada
Shell Canada Limited is the subsidiary of Dutch-based Royal Dutch Shell and one of Canada's largest integrated oil companies. Exploration and production of oil, natural gas and sulphur is a major part of its business, as well as the marketing of gasoline and related products through the company's...
station at its corner with Prince of Wales. It then continues westward towards Fisher Avenue and consists of low-income housing projects, low-rise apartment buildings, townhouses and semi-detached
Semi-detached
Semi-detached housing consists of pairs of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall and usually in such a way that each house's layout is a mirror image of its twin...
homes. The speed limit
Speed limit
Road speed limits are used in most countries to regulate the speed of road vehicles. Speed limits may define maximum , minimum or no speed limit and are normally indicated using a traffic sign...
here is 50 km/h (31.1 mph) and there are two lanes in each direction.
West of Fisher Avenue, the speed limit decreases to 40 km/h (24.9 mph), there is only one lane in each direction and there are more low-rise apartment buildings and townhouses and as single family homes as well as a park. Just east of its intersection with Merivale Road
Merivale Road (Ottawa)
Merivale Road is an arterial road in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Island Park Drive just north of Highway 417 and continues south until it ends at Prince of Wales Drive in Rideau Glen...
, there is a cluster of high-rise apartment buildings and two schools. The road then quickly widens to two lanes in each direction for its busy intersection with Merivale Road. This intersection is a major shopping area, consisting of four shopping plazas, one on each corner, and includes many stores, including Zellers
Zellers
Zellers Inc. is Canada's second-largest chain of mass merchandise discount stores, with locations in communities across Canada. A subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company , it has 273 locations across the country....
, a Mexx outlet, HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, Home Outfitters
Home Outfitters
Home Outfitters is Canada's largest kitchen, bed, and bath superstore, with 69 stores across the country selling bedding, towels, housewares, and other home accessories....
, Winners, and Staples
Staples Business Depot
Staples is a Canadian office supply retail chain, part of the United States-based office supply company Staples Inc...
. There are also several restaurants here, including 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...
, 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...
, Swiss Chalet
Swiss Chalet
Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1954 in Toronto. As of 2008, there are over 200 Swiss Chalet restaurants in Canada and the United States. Swiss Chalet is among the holdings of Cara Operations, which also owns the fast food chain Harvey's. Swiss Chalet and...
and Mr. Sub.
West of Merivale Road, the road quickly reverts to 2 lanes in each direction at 40 km/h and is residential with the exception of a public school, a Montessori school and St Maurice Catholic Church. It ends at 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...
and becomes Tallwood Drive west of Woodroffe.
Due to the order in which the neighbourhoods along Meadowlands Drive were built, the numbering is not consistent. Addresses up to 178 are in the section west of Merivale Road (intermittently signed Meadowlands Dr. W.), while addresses from 888 up are east of Merivale Road, beginning at Prince of Wales Drive.
Many university and college students live along Meadowlands Drive during the school year because of its proximity and bus links to Algonquin College
Algonquin College
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college and member of Polytechnics Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college serves the National Capital Region and the outlying areas of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec...
and Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
.
Bus routes
Meadowlands Drive is well served by OC TranspoOC Transpo
OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. An integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of: regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; a bus rapid transit system — a high...
bus service as follows:
- Route 3 travels between Prince of Wales and Fisher.
- Route 86 travels between Fisher and Woodroffe.
- Route 111 travels between Prince of Wales and Merivale and again between Viewmount and Woodroffe.
- Route 156 travels between Chesterton and Merivale
- Route 57 travels, in peak hours only, between Fisher and Chesterton and again between Viewmount and Woodroffe.
- Route 117 travels the entire length of the road
- Route 116 travels between Woodroffe and Merivale
Neighbourhoods
Meadowlands Drive generally passes through the following neighbourhoods.- Rideau ViewRideau ViewRideau View is a neighbourhood of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located along the Rideau River. It is part of Ward 16, River. It is bordered by Meadowlands Drive to the south, Claymore Street to the west and Dynes Road to the north. Debra Avenue is the main road that runs through the...
- Carleton HeightsCarleton HeightsCarleton Heights is a neighbourhood located in Ottawa, Canada. It is bounded on the north by the Central Experimental Farm, on the east by the Rideau River, on the south by the junction of Prince of Wales Drive and Fisher Avenue and on the west by Fisher Avenue. The northern part of the...
- Fisher HeightsFisher HeightsFisher Heights is the name of a neighbourhood in the Nepean sector of Ottawa, Canada.Fisher Heights is bounded on the north by Baseline Road, on the east by Fisher Avenue, on the south by Meadowlands Drive and on the west by the Skyline neighbourhood...
- Parkwood HillsParkwood HillsParkwood Hills is a neighbourhood in River Ward and Knoxdale-Merivale Ward, located in Nepean, Ontario. It is notable for the thriller Parkwood Hills which was filmed on location in the area by Kolin Casagrande, and for being a typical and illustrative example of town planning and development by...
- Borden FarmBorden FarmBorden Farm isa neighbourhood in Nepean, Ontario built on the site of the former Borden Dairy Farm. The Borden farm community was built in 1969 and features single family homes with parks and bikeways placed behind the houses, instead of on the streets...
Major Intersections
- Prince of Wales DrivePrince 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...
- Fisher Avenue
- Merivale RoadMerivale Road (Ottawa)Merivale Road is an arterial road in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Island Park Drive just north of Highway 417 and continues south until it ends at Prince of Wales Drive in Rideau Glen...
- Woodroffe AvenueWoodroffe 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...