Mansfield Street (officially in French: rue Mansfield) is a north–south commercial street located in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated two blocks from Peel Street and links Sherbrooke Street in the north to Saint-Antoine Street in the south.
| Native name | rue Mansfield (French) |
|---|---|
| Length | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Location | Between Sherbrooke Street and Saint Antoine Street |
| Coordinates | 45°30′06″N 73°34′21″W / 45.501707°N 73.572384°W |
| North end |  R-138 Sherbrooke Street |
| South end |  R-136 Ville-Marie Expressway |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1845 |
History
editConstructed around 1845 by James Smith and Duncan Fisher, Mansfield Street was named for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), a Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
Points of interest
editFurther reading
edit- Ville de Montréal. Les rues de Montréal. Répertoire historique. Montréal,Méridien, 1995, p. 332-333
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