Native name | Avenue De Lorimier (French) |
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Former name(s) | Colborne Avenue |
Part of | R-134 northbound between Logan Avenue and Sherbrooke Street |
Length | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
From | Rue Notre-Dame |
Major junctions | A-40 (TCH) R-138 |
To | Avenue Étienne-Brûlé |
Construction | |
Inauguration | 27 June 1883 |
De Lorimier Avenue (officially in French: Avenue De Lorimier) is a major north–south avenue located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It's named after François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, a leader in the Lower Canada Rebellion, who was executed in the nearby prison.