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Tache Avenue, Winnipeg

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Taché Avenue
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
LocationSaint Boniface (Winnipeg), Manitoba
Coordinates49°52′44″N 97°07′24″W / 49.8789°N 97.1232°W / 49.8789; -97.1232
North endMessager St
Major
junctions
Route 57 (Provencher Blvd)
Route 115 west (Goulet St)
Route 115 east (Marion St)
PTH 1 / Route 52 (St. Mary's Rd)
South endLyndale Dr

Taché Avenue, or Avenue Taché, is a street in the neighborhood of St. Boniface in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Part of the road lies along the Red River. Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and Saint Boniface General Hospital both adjoin Taché Avenue. Other nearby landmarks include the Saint Boniface Cathedral, Provencher Bridge, St. Boniface Public Library,[1] St. Boniface Museum, and the Tache Dock. The street is also a connecting route for Winnipeg Route 52 (Main Street) and Winnipeg Route 115 (Marion Street).

The street is named after Alexandre-Antonin Taché, the first Archbishop of St. Boniface.[2]

Promenade Taché Dock

In 1984 Promenade Taché Dock was constructed so that small personal boats and water taxis could dock there.[3] It was upgraded in 1987-89. In the 2010s a further $4 million expansion of Taché Dock, complete with a "lookout tower" oriented towards downtown Winnipeg. It has been proposed but has not been constructed, pending funding.[4]

Fort Gibraltar

Fort Gibraltar, St. Joseph St, St. Boniface, Winnipeg (500135) (12607227495)

At the northern tip of Taché Avenue is the historic site of Fort Gibraltar.

References

  1. ^ "St. Boniface Public Library". wpl.winnipeg.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "History in Winnipeg Streets". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (October 9, 1984). "Voyageurs provide Queen with taste of old frontier". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 38.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "The Rivers: Part 3 The Final Frontier". Winnipeg Free Press. October 31, 2015. p. D3.