List of numbered roads in Ottawa
Many roads in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada are regional roads like most counties and regional municipalities in Southern and Eastern Ontario. The regional road system was created by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC) and managed by the RMOC until 2001. In 2001, when all six cities, four townships, and one village within the former RMOC amalgamated to form the new city of Ottawa, responsibility of the regional road system was transferred to the new city of Ottawa.
In general, even-numbered routes run east-west and odd-numbered routes run north-south. Also, the lowest-numbered routes are generally found in the southern part of the city for even (east-west) numbered routes, and in the western part for odd (north-south) numbered routes. This pattern, however, has many exceptions. As more roads were added to the numbered-road system, the availability of numbers decreased and consequently, the numbering pattern had to be broken.
In smaller communities and rural areas the numbered roads are, for the most part, adequately signed with trapezoid-shaped signs with rounded corners, which are often referred to as “flowerpots” due to the shape of the sign. Older signs installed prior to 2001 have the legend “Ottawa-Carleton” at the top with the route number underneath. Newer signs installed after 2001 use the legend “Ottawa” or simply the “O” portion of the city's wordmark. Most numbered-road signs are not marked with directional tabs indicating the direction of the road (i.e. North, South, East, West), but where these appear, they are always printed in both English and French.
Most numbered roads in the urban areas of Ottawa are not signed with route numbers, despite having official route numbers and being listed on many maps with these numbers. Instead, most urban sections of numbered roads are referred to by their names. Ottawa's city council adopted an updated route-numbering policy in 2005, under which road numbers are no longer posted inside the Greenbelt except for significant roads such as Ottawa Road 174, a former provincial highway, which is now usually known as “The 174”.
During the mass downloading of Ontario’s provincial highways onto regional authorities in 1997 and 1998, the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was given responsibility over former Highways 16, 31, 44, and the section of 17 east of Highway 417. These former highways became known as Regional Roads (subsequently Ottawa Roads) 73, 31, 49, and 174, respectively.
Ottawa's city council adopted an updated route-numbering policy on 28 September 2005, under which road numbers are no longer posted inside the Greenbelt except for significant roads such as Road 174.[1][2]
List
Number | Names | Western/Southern Terminus | Eastern/Northern Terminus | Major Communities | Notes |
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2 | Donnelly Drive | Ottawa/Lanark County Border | Ottawa Road 5 (Donnelly Drive [north], Merlyn Wilson Road [south]) | Burritts Rapids | Continues west as Lanark County Road 2. Erroneous "To Highway 16" trailblazers still posted at eastern terminus. Sparsely signed along entire route. |
3 | Dwyer Hill Road, Upper Dwyer Hill Road | Ottawa Road 2 (Donnelly Drive) | Ottawa Road 22 (Galetta Side Road) | Burritts Rapids | Well signed. |
4 | Dalmeny Road, Marvelville Road | Ottawa Road 19 (River Road) | Ottawa Road 41 (Gregoire Road) | Well signed. | |
5 | Merlyn Wilson Road, Donnelly Drive, 4th Line Road, Century Road, McBean Street, Perth Street, Huntley Road, Stittsville Main Street, Carp Road, Galetta Side Road, Harbour Road, Fitzroy Road, Canon Smith Road, Aylwin Road | Ottawa/Leeds & Grenville County Border (Rideau River) | Ottawa Road 7 (Ferry Road) | Richmond, North Gower, Stittsville, Carp, Fitzroy Harbour | Continues south as Leeds & Grenville County Road 44. Adequately signed. |
5A | Stittsville Main Street | Ottawa Road 5 (Stittsville Main Street) | Ottawa Road 36 (Hazeldean Road) | Stittsville | |
6 | Roger Stevens Drive, Snake Island Road, Victoria Street | Ottawa/Lanark County Border | Ottawa Road 41 (Gregoire Road (south), Boundary Road (north)) | North Gower, Kars, Metcalfe | Continues west as Lanark County Road 4. Popular alternate route to Smiths Falls. Well signed. |
6A | Cartwright Road | Ottawa Road 6 (Victoria Street) | Ottawa Road 41 (Boundary Road) | ||
7 | Ferry Road | Ottawa Road 22 (Galetta Side Road) | Toll ferry to Quyon, Quebec | ||
8 | Brophy Drive, Bankfield Road, Manotick Main Street, Bridge Street, Mitch Owens Road, Boundary Road, Devine Road, Rockdale Road, Russland Road, Saumure Road | Ottawa Road 49 (Eagleson Road) | Ottawa/Prescott & Russell County Border | Manotick, Greely | Heavy traffic for a rural road. Sparsely signed along entire route. |
9 | Dunrobin Road | Ottawa Road 49 (March Road) | Ottawa Road 22 (Galetta Side Road) | Dunrobin | Adequately signed. |
10 | Franktown Road, Perth Street | Ottawa/Lanark County Border | Ottawa Road 49 (Eagleson Road) | Richmond | Continues west as Lanark County Road 10. Popular alternate route to Perth and Kingston due to low traffic volume. Well signed. Ottawa Road 10 originally followed Old Richmond Road and Moodie Drive up to Carling Avenue; most of this segment has been replaced by Ottawa Road 59. |
11 | Moodie Drive | Ottawa Road 8 (Brophy Drive) | Ottawa Road 32 (Hunt Club Road) | Above-average heavy truck traffic due to dumps and quarries. Well signed with new-style Ottawa signs. | |
12 | Fallowfield Road | Ottawa Road 3 (Dwyer Hill Road) | Ottawa Road 17 (Merivale Road) | Barrhaven | Well signed except at Strandherd Road intersection, where Fallowfield Road has a 90-degree turn. |
13 | Dilworth Road, Rideau Valley Drive South, Roger Stevens Drive, Manotick Main Street, Rideau Valley Drive North, Jockvale Road, Greenbank Road, Pinecrest Road | Ottawa Road 5 (4th Line Road) | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | Nepean, Barrhaven, Manotick, Kars | Adequately signed north of Ottawa Road 12 (Fallowfield Road). |
14 | Leitrim Road | Ottawa Road 19 (River Road) | Ottawa Road 26 (Russell Road) | ||
15 | Woodroffe Avenue | Ottawa Road 73 (Prince of Wales Drive) | Ottawa River Parkway | Nepean | |
16 | Holly Acres Road, Richmond Road, Baseline Road, Heron Road | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | Ottawa Road 74 (Walkley Road) | Nepean, Ottawa | Parallels old boundary between Ottawa and Nepean for much of its length. |
17 | Merivale Road, Clyde Avenue, Maitland Avenue | Ottawa Road 73 (Prince of Wales Drive) | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | Nepean | |
17A | Clyde Avenue | Ottawa Road 17 (Merivale Road) | Ottawa Road 16 (Baseline Road) | Nepean | No longer exists; subsumed by Ottawa Road 17. |
18 | Corkstown Road | Ottawa Road 49 (Eagleson Road) | Ottawa Road 59 (Moodie Drive) | Nepean | Not signed. |
19 | River Road, Riverside Drive, Vanier Parkway | Ottawa/Leeds & Grenville County Border | Ottawa Road 44 (Beechwood Avenue) | Vanier, Ottawa, Riverside South, Manotick | Continues south as Leeds & Grenville County Road 19. Sparsely but adequately signed. |
20 | Kinburn Side Road | Ottawa/Lanark County Border | Ottawa Road 9 (Dunrobin Road) | Antrim, Kinburn, Woodlawn | Continues west as Lanark County Road 20. |
21 | 6th Line Road, Torwood Drive | Ottawa Road 109 (Riddell Drive) | Ottawa Road 129 (Vances Side Road) | Torbolton | Probably no longer numbered. |
22 | Galetta Side Road | Ottawa Road 29 | Ottawa Road 9 (Dunrobin Road) | Galetta, Dirleton | |
23 | Cedarview Road | Ottawa Road 12 (Fallowfield Road) | Ottawa Road 16 (Baseline Road) | Barrhaven | Only signed at southern terminus. |
24 | Lester Road | Ottawa Road 25 (Albion Road) | Ottawa Road 31 (Bank Street) | Gloucester | |
25 | Stagecoach Road, Mitch Owens Road, Albion Road | Ottawa/Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Border | Ottawa Road 31 (Bank Street) | Gloucester | Continues south as Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Road 1. Poorly signed especially at concurrency with Ottawa Road 8 (Mitch Owens Road). |
26 | St. Laurent Boulevard, Ramsayville Road, Russell Road | Ottawa Road 44 (Hemlock Road) | Ottawa/Prescott & Russell County Border | Ottawa | Continues east as Prescott & Russell County Road 26. Not signed in urban areas of Ottawa. |
27 | 8th Line Road, Anderson Road, Blair Road | Ottawa Road 6 (Victoria Street) | Dead end | Metcalfe | Adequately signed south of Innes Road. May no longer be numbered north of Montreal Road. |
28 | Bearbrook Road, Innes Road, Blackburn By-pass, Navan Road, Colonial Road | Ottawa Road 34 (Montreal Road) | Ottawa/Prescott & Russell County Border | Blackburn Hamlet, Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Navan, Sarsfield | Continues on as Prescott & Russell County Road 1 (du Golf Road). Bearbrook Road and Innes Road portions may no longer be numbered. Concurrent with Ottawa Roads 30 and 128. |
29 (I) | Yorks Corners Road | Ottawa Road 4 (Marvelville Road) | Ottawa Road 8 (Mitch Owens Road) | Kenmore, Edwards | Probably no longer numbered. |
29 (II) | Ottawa/Lanark County Border | Ottawa Road 117 (Madawaska Boulevard) | Continues south as Lanark County Road 29. Not named. Formerly part of Highway 15 (and before that, 29). | ||
30 | Industrial Avenue, Innes Road | Ottawa Road 19 (Riverside Drive) | Ottawa Road 35 (Dunning Road) | Ottawa, Blackburn Hamlet, Orleans, Cumberland | Originally ran down Cyrville Road. |
31 | Bank Street | Ottawa/Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Border | Ottawa Road 34 (Wellington Street) | Ottawa, Gloucester | Continues south as Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Road 31. Briefly known as Ottawa Road 85. Bank Street north of Heron Road was formerly Ottawa Road 85. Bank Street south of Heron Road was formerly Highway 31. |
32 | Hunt Club Road, Hawthorne Road | Ottawa Road 59 (Old Richmond Road) | Ottawa Road 26 (Russell Road) | Nepean, Gloucester | Only signed at western and eastern termini and on Highway 416. |
33 | Rockdale Road, Frank Kenny Road | Ottawa/Prescott & Russell County Border | Ottawa Road 30 (Innes Road) | Cumberland | Continues south as Prescott & Russell County Road 28 (St-Guillaume Road). |
34 | Wellington Street, Rideau Street, Montreal Road, St. Joseph Boulevard, Old Montreal Road | Ottawa River Parkway | Ottawa Road 35 (Dunning Road) | Ottawa, Vanier, Gloucester, Orleans, Cumberland | Former route of Highway 17, also of Highway 17B west of Ottawa Road 174. |
35 | Dunning Road, Old Montreal Road, Cameron Street | Ottawa Road 26 (Russell Road) | Ferry to Masson-Angers, Quebec | Bearbrook, Leonard, French Hill, Cumberland | The ferry connects to Chemin du Quai in Gatineau. |
36 | Hazeldean Road, Robertson Road, Richmond Road, Wellington Street West, Somerset Street West | Highway 7 | Ottawa Road 91 (Elgin Street) | Stittsville, Kanata, Bells Corners, Nepean, Ottawa | Not signed east of Ottawa Road 59 (Moodie Drive). Formerly Highways 7 and 15 approaching Ottawa from the west. |
37 | Saumure Road | Ottawa Road 8 (Saumure Road) [west], Indian Creek Road [east] | Ottawa Road 26 (Russell Road) | Cumberland | |
38 | Carling Avenue | Ottawa Road 49 (March Road) | Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) | Kanata, Nepean, Ottawa | Not signed east of Ottawa Road 59 (Moodie Drive). The section from Ottawa Road 36 (Richmond Road) to Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) was Highway 17B prior to 1998. |
39 | Champlain Street | Ottawa Road 34 (St. Joseph Boulevard) | Dead end | Orleans | |
40 | Slater Street | Ottawa Road 34 (Bronson Avenue) | Ottawa Road 91 (Elgin Street) | One way eastbound. | |
41 | Gregoire Road, Boundary Road, Mer Bleue Road | Marionville Road (south section); Ottawa Road 28 (Navan Road) (north section) | Ottawa Road 26 (Russell Road) (south section); Ottawa Road 30 (Innes Road) (north section) | Named because it marks the boundary between the City of Ottawa and Prescott & Russell County. Two sections, separated by the Mer Bleue Conservation Area. | |
42 | Albert Street | Slater Street | Ottawa Road 91 (Elgin Street) | Ottawa | One way westbound. |
43 | Ramsayville Road | Ottawa Road 8 (Mitch Owens Road) | Ottawa Road 74 (Walkley Road) | ||
44 | St. Patrick Street (westbound) / Murray Street (eastbound), Beechwood Avenue, Hemlock Road | Alexandra Bridge | Ottawa Road 26 (St. Laurent Boulevard) | Ottawa, Vanier, Rockcliffe Park | |
45 | Munster Road | Ottawa Road 10 (Franktown Road) | Ottawa Road 12 (Fallowfield Road) | Munster | Well signed. |
46 | Thomas A. Dolan Parkway | Ottawa Road 5 (Carp Road) | Ottawa Road 9 (Dunrobin Road) | Dunrobin | Well signed. |
47 | Tenth Line Road | Ottawa Road 28 (Navan Road) | Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard | Burromee, Orleans | |
47A | Old Tenth Line Road | Ottawa Road 47 (Tenth Line Road) | Ottawa Road 34 (St. Joseph Boulevard) | Orleans | |
48 | Laurier Avenue, Charlotte Street | Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) | Ottawa Road 34 (Rideau Street) | Ottawa | |
49 | Eagleson Road, March Road | Ottawa Road 8 (Brophy Drive) | Ottawa/Lanark County Border | Richmond, Kanata, South March, Westwood, Carp, Corkery | Continues west as Lanark County Road 49. Was Highway 44 prior to April 1, 1997 from then-Highway 17 to Ottawa/Lanark County border. Sparsely signed north of Ottawa Road 10 (Perth Street). Classified as a north-south road though much of it runs east-west. March Road intersects Highway 417 at two separate interchanges. |
50 | Coventry Road, Ogilvie Road | Ottawa Road 19 (Vanier Parkway) | Ottawa Road 34 (Montreal Road) | Ottawa, Gloucester | |
51 | Meadowlands Drive, Hog's Back Road, Brookfield Road | Ottawa Road 15 (Woodroffe Avenue) | Ottawa Road 79 (Airport Parkway) | Nepean, Ottawa | An east-west road with an odd number, against the convention. |
52 | Knoxdale Road | Ottawa Road 32 (Hunt Club Road) | Ottawa Road 15 (Woodroffe Avenue) | Nepean | Used to continue west to Old Richmond Road, but Hunt Club Road replaced most of Knoxdale Road. Current segment may no longer be numbered. |
53 | MacFarlane Road | Ottawa Road 17 (Merivale Road) | Ottawa Road 73 (Prince of Wales Drive) | Nepean | No longer reaches Prince of Wales Drive. Probably no longer numbered. |
54 | Trail Road | Ottawa Road 11 (Moodie Drive) | Barnsdale Road | Nepean | |
55 | Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard | Ottawa Road 30 (Innes Road) | Ottawa Road 174 | Orleans | |
56 | Orléans Boulevard | Ottawa Road 30 (Innes Road) | Ottawa Road 34 (St. Joseph Boulevard) | Orleans | A mostly north-south road with an even number, against the convention. |
57 | Trim Road | Ottawa Road 30 (Innes Road) | Ottawa Road 174 | Orleans | |
59 | Old Richmond Road, Moodie Drive | Ottawa Road 12 (Fallowfield Road) | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | Richmond, Bells Corners, Fallowfield | Well signed. |
60 | Catherine Street | Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) | Ottawa Road 91 (Elgin Street) | Ottawa | One way westbound. The section from Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) to Ottawa Road 87 (O'Connor Street) was Highway 17B prior to 1998. |
61 | Terry Fox Drive | Ottawa Road 36 (Hazeldean Road) | Campeau Drive | Kanata | Not signed. |
62 | Imperial Avenue, Chamberlain Avenue, Isabella Street | Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) | Ottawa Road 91 (Elgin Street) | Ottawa | One way eastbound. The section from Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) to Ottawa Road 83 (Kent Street) was Highway 17B prior to 1998. |
63 | Merivale Road | Ottawa Road 17 (Clyde Avenue) | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | Nepean, Ottawa | Merivale Road south of Clyde Avenue is part of Ottawa Road 17. |
64 | Greenfield Avenue, Mann Avenue | Ottawa Road 72 (Main Street) | Chapel Street | Ottawa | |
65 | Churchill Avenue North | Ottawa Road 36 (Richmond Road) | Scott Street | Ottawa | |
66 | Lees Avenue | Ottawa Road 72 (Main Street) | Chapel Crescent | Ottawa | |
67 | Kirkwood Avenue | Ottawa Road 63 (Merivale Road) | Ottawa Road 36 (Richmond Road) | Ottawa | |
68 | North River Road, McArthur Avenue | Ottawa Road 34 (Montreal Road) | Ottawa Road 26 (St. Laurent Boulevard) | Vanier, Ottawa | |
69 | Fisher Avenue, Holland Avenue | Ottawa Road 73 (Prince of Wales Drive) | Scott Street | Nepean, Ottawa | Southern half forms part of the old boundary between Nepean and Ottawa. |
71 | Parkdale Avenue | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | Ottawa River Parkway | Ottawa | |
72 | Main Street, Smyth Road | Colonel By Drive | Ottawa Road 26 (St. Laurent Boulevard) | Ottawa | |
73 | Prince of Wales Drive, Preston Street | Ottawa Road 5 (4th Line Road) | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | North Gower, Manotick | Much of this route was Highway 16 (originally the "Prescott Highway") prior to 1998. Overpass at Highway 416 is erroneously signed "Century Road" due to former road configuration. Very poorly signed except at southern terminus. |
74 | Walkley Road | Ottawa Road 19 (Riverside Drive) | Ottawa Road 43 (Ramsayville Road) | Ottawa | |
75 | Rochester Street | Ottawa Road 38 (Carling Avenue) | Gladstone Avenue | Ottawa | |
76 | Commissioner Street | Ottawa Road 36 (Wellington Street) | Ottawa Road 79 (Bronson Avenue) | Ottawa | |
77 | Booth Street | Albert Street | Ontario/Quebec Border | Ottawa | |
79 | Airport Parkway, Bronson Avenue, Commissioner Street | Macdonald-Cartier International Airport | Ottawa Road 42 (Albert Street) | Airport Parkway is a controlled access Super two freeway that is scheduled to be upgraded to a four lane freeway from Brookfield Road to Ottawa Road 32 (Hunt Club Road). Splits into two one-way streets at the north end. Signed only at major intersections. | |
80 | Bayview Road, Bayswater Avenue | Scott Street | Ottawa Road 36 (Somerset Street West) | Ottawa | |
81 | Lyon Street | Ottawa Road 60 (Catherine Street) | Ottawa Road 34 (Wellington Street) | Ottawa | One way southbound. |
83 | Kent Street | Ottawa Road 62 (Chamberlain Avenue) | Ottawa Road 34 (Wellington Street) | Ottawa | One way northbound. Formerly Highway 17B. |
84 | Place d'Orléans Boulevard | Ottawa Road 34 (St. Joseph Boulevard) | Ottawa Road 34 (St. Joseph Boulevard) | Orleans | Crescent serving Place d'Orléans. |
85 | Milton Road | Ottawa Road 26 (Russell Road) | Ottawa Road 28 (Navan Road) | Cumberland | The number 85 was formerly used on part of Ottawa Road 31. Some maps mislabel Bank Street as 85. |
86 | Hope Side Road | Ottawa Road 49 (Eagleson Road) | Ottawa Road 59 (Old Richmond Road) | Adequately signed. | |
87 | O'Connor Street | Ottawa Road 62 (Isabella Street) | Ottawa Road 34 (Wellington Street) | Ottawa | One way southbound. Formerly Highway 17B. |
88 | Palladium Drive, Huntmar Drive | Highway 417 | Ottawa Road 61 (Terry Fox Drive) | Kanata | Western section is a loop. |
89 | Metcalfe Street | Ottawa Road 62 (Isabella Street) | Ottawa Road 34 (Wellington Street) | Ottawa | One way northbound. |
91 | Hawthorne Avenue, Elgin Street | Ottawa Road 72 (Main Street) | Ottawa Road 34 (Wellington Street) | Ottawa | |
93 | Colonel By Drive, Sussex Drive, Princess Avenue | Daly Avenue | Rockcliffe Parkway | Ottawa | |
95 | Nicholas Street | Mann Avenue | Ottawa Road 34 (Rideau Street) | Ottawa | The section north of Laurier Avenue is one way southbound. |
97 | Waller Street | Mackenzie King Bridge | Ottawa Road 34 (Rideau Street) | Ottawa | |
99 | Lees Avenue, King Edward Avenue | Chapel Crescent | Sussex Drive | Ottawa | |
107 | Uplands Drive | Ottawa Road 79 (Airport Parkway) | Ottawa Road 32 (Hunt Club Drive) | Gloucester | |
109 | Riddell Drive | Ottawa Road 9 (Dunrobin Road) | Ottawa Road 21 (6th Line Road) | Probably no longer numbered. Not signed. | |
111 | Data Centre Road | Ottawa Road 16 (Heron Road) | Ottawa Road 19 (Riverside Drive) | Ottawa | |
114 | Osgoode Main Street | Ottawa Road 19 (River Road) | Ottawa Road 25 (Stagecoach Road) | Osgoode | Well signed. |
117 | Madawaska Boulevard | Highway 17 | Ottawa/Arnprior Border | Was part of Highway 17 prior to construction of Highway 417 bypass. A section from here south through Antrim almost to Grants Side Road is still officially part of Highway 17. Continues north as Renfrew County Road 1. | |
125 | Conroy Road | Ottawa Road 31 (Bank Street) | Ottawa Road 74 (Walkley Road) | Gloucester, Ottawa | |
128 | Cyrville Road, Innes Road, Blackburn Bypass | Ottawa Road 26 (St. Laurent Boulevard) | Ottawa Road 30 (Innes Road) | Gloucester | Originally, Ottawa Road 128 was Innes Road west of Cyrville, while Ottawa Road 30 followed Cyrville. Concurrent with Innes Road between by-pass and Cyrville. |
129 | Vances Side Road | Ottawa Road 9 (Dunrobin Road) | Ottawa Road 21 (Torwood Road) | Torbolton | An east-west road with an odd number, against the convention. Probably no longer numbered. Not signed. |
174 | Queensway, Ottawa Road 174, "Highway 174", or simply "The 174" | Highway 417 | Ottawa/Prescott & Russell County Border | Orleans, Cumberland | Was Highway 17 prior to January 1, 1998. The Queensway name dates to the 1950s, before the construction of Highway 417, when this was part of the original freeway. Ottawa's highest numbered road and only municipally maintained controlled access freeway. Poorly signed except at interchange on-ramps. Continues east as Prescott & Russell County Road 17. |
248 | Hazeldean Road, Robertson Road | Highway 7 | Ottawa Road 16 (Baseline Road) | Bells Corners | No longer exists; subsumed by Ottawa Road 36. |
See also
References
- ↑ Hewitt, R.G. (22 August 2005). "Route Designation and Ottawa Road Route Marker Policy" (Report to city's Transportation Committee). City of Ottawa. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
- ↑ City Clerk and Mayor (28 September 2006). "Ottawa City Council Minutes 40". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
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