Merivale Road (Ottawa)
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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. South of Clyde Avenue, Merivale is known as Ottawa Road #17, while north of Clyde it is Ottawa Road #63.
From Island Park Drive to Carling Avenue the road is as a small collector route, passing the Westgate Shopping Centre. South of Carling Avenue it is a minor arterial road that goes through the Carlington residential neighborhood. It passes just west of the Central Experimental Farm, land owned by the federal Government of Canada. South of Baseline Road, Merivale Road turns (it is actually the continuation of Clyde Avenue and Maitland Avenue) and becomes a major arterial route through a commercial district. Among the numerous commercial businesses and shopping malls are the Merivale Mall, the Meadowlands Mall, and the Emerald Plaza. Another major commercial area is located at the intersection of Hunt Club Road which includes a Canadian Tire, a Super Pet, a Rona, a Costco and the Brick.
South of Hunt Club Road, it runs through an industrial district with many small businesses. The rest of the route is a rural road leading to Rideau Glen, just east of the growing subdivision of Barrhaven.
[edit] Speed limits
Speed limits vary throughout this long stretch:
- Between Island Park Drive and the Central Experimental Farm, the speed limit is 50 km/h.
- Between the Central Experimental Farm and MacFarlane Road in the industrial district the speed limit is 60 km/h.
- A small section afterwards has a speed limit of 50 km/h while the rest of the road from north of Fallowfield Road to Prince of Wales Drive the speed limit is 80 km/h.
[edit] Major intersections
- Carling Avenue
- Kirkwood Avenue
- Baseline Road
- Clyde Avenue
- Meadowlands Drive
- Hunt Club Road
- Fallowfield Road
- Prince of Wales Drive
[edit] Other facts
- CJOH-TV and CKQB-FM stations are located at the corner of Merivale Road and Clyde Avenue.
- Merivale High School is also located in the busy commercial area.
- There are plans to widen this road to four lanes from MacFarlane Road to Fallowfield Road in the future due to the increasing size of Barrhaven.
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