Maintained by City of Winnipeg Length 7 km North end Route 57 (Notre Dame Ave) | Location Winnipeg, Manitoba Province Manitoba | |
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Other name(s) Stafford St / Maryland Ave / Academy Road / Sherbrook St Major
junctions Route 85 (Portage Ave)
PTH 1 (TCH) / Broadway
Academy Road west
Route 95 (Corydon Ave)
Route 105 (Grant Ave)
Taylor Ave (To Route 42 north) South end Route 42 south (Pembina Hwy) | ||
Route 70 is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It runs from Route 57 (Notre Dame Avenue) to Route 42 (Pembina Highway).
Contents
Map of Rte 70, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Route Description
The route has many street names along its length, listed as follows, north to south:
Street Names
Both Maryland and Sherbrook Streets were originally named Boundary and Milligan Streets. Boundary Street ran along the original western boundary of Winnipeg before the city expanded westward to St. James Street in 1882. Maryland Street is named after the Maryland estate that was formerly located on that road, which was owned by James Milligan, the namesake of Milligan Street.
Stafford Street is named after Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford.
References
Winnipeg Route 70 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA