Hunt Club Road, also known as Ottawa Road 32, is a major east–west route in

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, Canada. It originally ran from a dead end east of Bank Street (Ottawa Road 31, formerly

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) to the

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; later, there were many extensions due to the 1970s housing boom, first westward to Riverside Drive, then eastward to Hawthorne Road in the late 1980s. The section between Bank Street and Riverside Drive, originally only one lane in each direction, was expanded to two lanes in each direction in 1993–1994. It was further extended across the

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and the southern edge of the suburbs to Richmond Road by the late 1990s; this extension is signed as West Hunt Club Road by the City of Ottawa. Construction to extend Hunt Club eastward to Highway 417 near Ramsayville was completed on August 21, 2014. Most of Hunt Club Road is a four-lane divided principal

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with

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, particularly between just west of

Merivale Road Merivale Road is an arterial road in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Island Park Drive just north of Highway 417 and continues south until it ends at Prince of Wales Drive in Rideau Glen. South of Clyde Avenue, Merivale ...

and Highway 416 where it is an at-grade urban expressway. The section east of Merivale, originally a

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, has transformed into a major big-box retail area. The speed limit on most sections is except in the South Keys area, where it is . The Michael J.E. Sheflin Bridge, better known as the Hunt Club Bridge, carries the road over the

between

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 ...

(former Highway 16) and Riverside Drive. The bridge was widened over the summer of 2006, extending the left turn lanes in both directions over the full length of the bridge to alleviate congestion. The City's Transportation Master Plan includes the widening of the road to six lanes between Highway 416 and Bank Street. Along the road, one may find Pine Grove Park, and the Stoney Swamp Conservation Area.

Major Intersections

* Ottawa Road 59 ( Old Richmond Road) * Ottawa Road 11 (Moodie Drive) * Highway 416 (Veterans Memorial Highway) * Ottawa Road 23 (

Cedarview Road Cedarview Road (Ottawa Road #23) is a north–south road in Ottawa, 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 199 ...

) * Ottawa Road 13 (Greenbank Road) * Ottawa Road 15 (

Woodroffe Avenue Woodroffe Avenue ( Ottawa Road #15) is a major north-south arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's west end. It runs south from the Kichi Zibi Mikan through Baseline Road and Barrhaven to just short of Prince of Wales Drive near Manotick. T ...

) * Ottawa Road 17 (

) * Ottawa Road 73 (

, formerly

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), extended to Prince of Wales between 1984 and 1987 * Ottawa Road 19 ( Riverside Drive) * Ottawa Road 79 ( Airport Parkway) * Ottawa Road 31 ( Bank Street, formerly

) * Albion Road * Ottawa Road 125 (

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) * Ottawa Road 32 ( Hawthorne Road) * Highway 417

Communities

* Uplands * South Keys * Greenboro

References

External links

Hunt Club Bridge Project Information Page
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