Tache Avenue, Winnipeg

Taché Avenue
Length 3 km (2 mi)
Location Winnipeg, Manitoba
Coordinates 49°52′44″N 97°07′24″W / 49.8789°N 97.1232°W / 49.8789; -97.1232
North end Messager St
Major
junctions
Route 57 (Provencher Blvd)
Route 115 west (Goulet St)
Route 115 east (Marion St)
PTH 1 / Route 52 (St. Mary's Rd)
South end Lyndale Dr

Taché Avenue, or Avenue Taché, is a street in the neighborhood of St. Boniface in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Part of the road lies along the Red River. Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and Saint Boniface General Hospital both adjoin Taché Avenue. Other nearby landmarks include the Saint Boniface Cathedral and the Provencher Bridge.

The street is named after Alexandre-Antonin Taché, the first Archbishop of St. Boniface.[1]

References

  1. "History in Winnipeg Streets". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved November 1, 2014.


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