Prince of Wales Drive

Prince of Wales Drive (Ottawa Road #73) is a road serving Ottawa, Ontario. The northern section is a low-speed street running along the west bank of the Rideau River, while southern portions of the road were formerly Highway 16 (downgraded after the construction of Highway 416).

Prince of Wales Drive is the continuation of Queen Elizabeth Drive beyond Preston Street. It runs around Dow's Lake and through the Central Experimental Farm before reaching the only traffic circle (as opposed to a roundabout) of any significance in Ottawa (another lies nearby at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute). The speed limit is 50 km/h down to Fisher Avenue, at which point it increases to 60 km/h. There is a major intersection with Hunt Club Road, where several commuters from south Nepean use the bridge to cross the Rideau River.

Prince of Wales Drive follows the Rideau River past Barrhaven and Manotick. South of the intersection with Jockvale Road, the road diverts from the river and heads in a southwesterly direction toward North Gower, where it terminates at 4th Line Road.

Prior to the construction of Highway 416, the stretch of Highway 16 that included Prince of Wales continued south to the US-Canadian border into Saint Lawrence County, New York

In May 2007, the City approved the start of an environmental assessment study in regards of the future widening of the road from Fisher Avenue to Woodroffe Avenue from 2 to 4 lanes in accommodation to future expansion in Barrhaven, Manotick and Riverside South as well as the possible construction of a new Rideau River Bridge at Strandherd Drive. [http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/trc/2007/05-16/ACS2007-PTE-POL-0029.htm]

Major Intersections

* Preston Street
* Baseline Road & Heron Road
* Meadowlands Drive & Hog's Back Road
* Hunt Club Road
* Fallowfield Road
* Merivale Road
* Woodroffe Avenue
* Jockvale Road
* Bankfield Road
* 4th Line Road

External links

* [http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/public_consult/pow_assessment/index_fr.html City of Ottawa page on future widening of Prince of Wales Drive]
* [http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/trc/2007/05-16/ACS2007-PTE-POL-0029.htm City Report Template on future widening project]
* [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=ea59c65b-ef6d-437f-9859-ce70f826fdb6&p=2 Battle to widen Prince of Wales heats up]