Weber Street
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Weber Street or Waterloo Regional Road 8, is a major roadway in Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...

-Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....

, 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...

. The street is likely named for early German immigrants from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 (e.g. Daniel Weber) that migrated of the region. It is the only major street in Kitchener Waterloo with a Germanic name or named for German settlers in the region (most streets are name are mostly English).

Weber begins at the southern stub of King Street in Kitchener and ends by intersecting King again south of St. Jacobs, Ontario
St. Jacobs, Ontario
The community of St. Jacobs is located in southwest Ontario, just north of Waterloo in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region. It is a popular location for tourism, due to its Mennonite heritage and retail focus. The Conestogo River, which powered the village's original gristmill, runs through the...

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Weber weaves through residential and commercial areas of Waterloo and Kitchener and is agricultural at the northern terminus.

The road is broken up into four parts due to the geographical direction of the road:

Kitchener
  • Weber Street East - Florence Avenue to Queen Street North
  • Weber Street West - Queen Street North to the Kitchener-Waterloo Boundary near Raitar Avenue


Waterloo
  • Weber Street South - Kitchener-Waterloo Boundary near Raitar Avenue to Erb Street East
  • Weber Street North - Erb Street East to King Street North south of St. Jacobs, Ontario
    St. Jacobs, Ontario
    The community of St. Jacobs is located in southwest Ontario, just north of Waterloo in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region. It is a popular location for tourism, due to its Mennonite heritage and retail focus. The Conestogo River, which powered the village's original gristmill, runs through the...



Weber Street interests with a number of east-west thoroughfares:
  • Conestoga Parkway
  • Ottawa Street
  • Frederick Street
  • Victoria Street
  • Erb Street
  • Bridgeport Road
  • University Avenue
  • Columbia Street
  • King Street
  • Northfield Drive

Places of Interest

  • Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
    Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
    The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex is a multi-use municipally-owned facility in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The complex is located on East Avenue, near the Ottawa Street interchange on the Conestoga Parkway...

  • Bridgepoint Plaza
  • St. Jacobs Farmers Market
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