Saint Denis Street

Saint Denis Street
Rue Saint Denis
Saint Denis Street in the Quartier Latin
Former names:	Rue Albert, rue Fénélon, rue Berri
Length:	11 km (7 mi)
Location:	Montreal
South end:	Saint-Antoine Street
North end:	Rue Sommerville
Construction
Inauguration:	1818

Saint Denis Street (officially rue Saint-Denis) is a major north-south thoroughfare in Montreal, Quebec.

The street itself extends from the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel on Saint Paul Street in Old Montreal to the bank of the Rivière des Prairies at the north end of the island. It is designated Route 335 from Sherbrooke Street to the Metropolitan Expressway, and is known as Bonsecours Street south of Saint Antoine Street. Along its length, it passes through the boroughs of Ville-Marie, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, and Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

Saint-Denis serves as one of the primary thoroughfares of both the Latin Quarter, where it plays host to a number of bars and restaurants, to the Plateau Mont-Royal, where it is known as one of the best places to view Montreal's distinct style of architecture. It becomes primarily a residential street north of the Metropolitan Expressway. The eastern portion of the Montreal Metro's Orange Line runs parallel to the street, two blocks to the east.

External links

• Official site of Saint-Denis Street (in French)