Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard
Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard (Ottawa Road #55) is a major arterial road in Orléans, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa. It is one of the most important roads in eastern Ottawa, passing through almost the entirety of Orléans and stretching for 10.5 km[1]. Jeanne d'Arc also leads to the Petrie Island, a popular destination; is home to the newer Alphonse Desjardins Campus of Collège La Cité[2], the largest French-language college in Ontario; and also connects to Place d'Orléans at Champlain Road.
The road is named after Jeanne d'Arc (English: Joan of Arc, also referred to as the Maid of Orléans), a prominent figure in ancient France. The road's name being in French could represent the highly condensed francophone population in Orléans at the time of founding compared to other regions in Ottawa.
History[edit]
Construction of the road began in the 1980s, whilst Orléans was in the middle of a great population boom. The construction was nearing completion in the late 1990s, making it one of the oldest major roads in Orléans alongside Innes Road, Tenth Line Road and St. Joseph Boulevard.[3] It was also one of the first four-lane roads to be built in Orléans. Jeanne d'Arc is still seeing growth today, with more students from everywhere in Ontario coming to La Cité's Orléans campus and new apartment complexes built near the Petrie Island, which will bring an estimated 10,000 new residents in the coming years.[4][5][6]
Location[edit]
The boulevard begins north of Innes Road and intersects with many other major roads such as Orléans Blvd, St. Joseph Blvd, Champlain Drive and Tenth Line Road. Past the Regional Road 174 interchange, where the Jeanne d'Arc Transitway station is located, the northern section of the boulevard follows the Ottawa River for the most part and stretches all the way to Trim Road; the portion of Jeanne d'Arc from Tenth Line to Trim was previously called North Service Road. The roundabout at the intersection of St. Joseph Blvd and Jeanne d'Arc, also one of the busiest intersections in Orleans, was also the first to be opened in the east end of the city.[7]
As well as serving some of Orléans' oldest neighborhoods and being home to many commercial areas, Jeanne d'Arc is the main artery serving the old neighbourhoods of Convent Glen, Chapel Hill North, Orleans Village and Queenswood Village.
OC Transpo[edit]
OC Transpo's Rapid Route 39 (previously Route 95) reaches this road at Jeanne d'Arc station[8] where it connects with other routes serving the area. Local Route 30 serves the southern portion of the road (from Innes to R.R. 174), and Route 38 serves the northern portion (from R.R. 174 to Trim).
In 2022, as part of Stage 2 of Ottawa's light-rail transit system, the Confederation Line will be extended east from Blair station to Trim station, making Jeanne d'Arc one of the 16 new LRT stations on the line. The current Transitway station is going to be converted to light rail, connecting the city from east to west.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Google Maps - Jeanne d'Arc". Google. Retrieved 23 Feb 2020.
- ↑ "Campus et installations". La Cité. 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "geoOttawa". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Petrie's Landing". BRIGIL. Retrieved 23 Feb 2020.
- ↑ "Brigil to invest $3 billion building up east end". CTV News. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 Feb 2020.
- ↑ "Developer wants extra height for Orléans towers". CBC News. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 23 Feb 2020.
- ↑ "Orleans roundabout fully opens". CBC News. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Jeanne d'Arc". Station Layout. OC Transpo. October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Stage 2 Ottawa". Stage 2 of Ottawa's O-Train. OC Transpo. November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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