Upper Ottawa Street (Hamilton, Ontario)

Upper Ottawa Street is an Upper City (mountain) arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Mountain Brow Boulevard in the north and extends southward where it ends just past Rymal Road at the South Hamilton Industrial Park. It is a two-way street throughout.

History

Named Upper Ottawa Street because it is in alignment with Ottawa Street in Lower City Hamilton. Ottawa Street is known as the "Fabric & Textile District" and is Hamilton's "Decor Destination." cite web|title = Ottawa Street B.I.A. (ShopOttawaStreet.ca)|url=http://www.shopottawastreet.com |accessdate = 2008-09-23]

Landmarks

"Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South."
* Kenilworth Access, mountain-access road
* Hamilton Public Library, (Sherwood branch)
* Huntington Park, (off of Broker Drive)
* Fernwood Park (off of 10th Avenue)
* Lisgar Park, (offf of Larch Street)
* Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, "The LINC"
* South Hamilton Industrial Park (From the LINC south to Rymal Road)
* Upper Ottawa Plaza (shopping/ commercial)

Communities

"Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from North to South." cite web| title = Hamilton Neighbourhood Boundaries, (map.hamilton.ca)| url=http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/NeighbourhoodBoundaries.pdf| accessdate = 2008-09-23]
* Sunninghill/ Sherwood, Upper Ottawa cuts through these two neighbourhoods
* Hampton Heights/ Huntington, Upper Ottawa cuts through these two neighbourhoods
* Berrisfield/ Lisgar, Upper Ottawa cuts through these two neighbourhoods
* Quinndale
* Templemead/ Rymal, Upper Ottawa cuts through these two neighbourhoods

Roads that are parallel with Upper Ottawa Street

"Note: Listing of Roads from West to East."
* Wilson Street (Ancaster)
* Highway 403
* Upper Paradise Road
* Garth Street
* West 5th Street
* Upper James Street
* Upper Wellington Street
* Upper Wentworth Street
* Upper Sherman Avenue
* Upper Gage Avenue
* Upper Ottawa Street
* Nebo Road
* Upper Kenilworth Avenue
* Mountain Brow Boulevard
* Upper Centennial Parkway

Roads that cross Upper Ottawa Street

"Note #1: Listing of streets from North to South."
* Mountain Brow Boulevard
* Queensdale Avenue East
* Fennell Avenue East
* Mohawk Road East
* Limeridge Road East
* Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
* Stone Church Road East
* East

References

*MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 647, 657 - Grids J16, K16, L16, M16, N16, P16

External links

* [http://www.escarpment.org/ Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Official web site]
* [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Upper+ottawa+street,+Hamilton&sll=43.213308,-79.845371&sspn=0.054297,0.153809&ie=UTF8&ll=43.216936,-79.839191&spn=0.054294,0.153809&z=13&iwloc=addr Google Maps: Upper Ottawa Street (Hybrid)]