Cedarview Road (Ottawa Road #23) is a north–south
road in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario,
Canada. It runs between
Bells Corners and
Barrhaven. Formerly a major arterial road for Barrhaven residents, its use declined after the opening of
Highway 416 in 1999.
Cedarview Road begins in the north at
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, near the
Queensway Carleton Hospital. Prior to the opening of Highway 416, it ran south, passing
Bell High School. It has since been re-aligned eastward to make room for a corridor for the highway; the original portion of Cedarview Road that accesses the school has been renamed
Cassidy Road.
Continuing southward, Cedarview Road intersects with
West Hunt Club Road, formerly Knoxdale Road. Also at this intersection is an
interchange with Highway 416. Just south of the intersection is a sharp S-curve following the curve of Highway 416, which has been considered dangerous and has resulted in some
car crashes. The speed limit is reduced to 60 km/h as the road passes by the communities of
Cedarhill Estates
Cedarhill Estates (also spelled Cedar Hill) is an neighbourhood located in Barrhaven Ward in the west end of Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, it was located in Nepean, Ontario, Nepean. Together with Orchard Estates and the Onassa Springs deve ...
and
Orchard Estates
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.
South of its intersection with
Fallowfield Road, Cedarview Road is a local street in Barrhaven. Before Highway 416 was constructed, Cedarview ran south to Bankfield Road; currently it passes by
Cedarview Middle School
Cedarview Middle School is a dual-track English/French immersion middle school in the Barrhaven neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. As of 2017, it has 690 students; most students study ...
and Jockvale Road before reaching a dead-end at
CN Rail tracks where a pedestrian underpass was constructed. South of the railroad tracks, a short section of the road has been absorbed into Clarke Fields park, a local sports area.
The remaining original alignment was renamed in June 2016. The section of road between
Strandherd Drive and
Barnsdale Road was renamed to
Borrisokane Road. The section between Barnsdale and Brophy Road was re-signed as an extension of
William McEwen Drive.
[City of Ottawa: Street Name and Address Changes - Update September 201]
Retrieved 2016-09-28.
References
{{Ottawa Roads
Roads in Ottawa