Carp Road (Ottawa)
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Carp Road is a rural road that runs between Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
and Stittsville, Ontario
, through the village of Carp, Ontario
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Carp Road is also known as Ottawa Road #5. In Stittsville the Carp Road ends at Stittsville Main Street. Ottawa Regional Road 5 then becomes Stittsville Main Street for about 5 km through Stittsville, and then continues south of Stittsville as Huntley Road (Ottawa) toward the town of Richmond
.
A curious artifact of pre-amalgamation Ottawa is the inconsistent numbering of addresses on Carp Road, divided at the intersection of Rothbourne Road, the boundary of the former townships of Goulbourn and West Carleton: Addresses begin at 1000 and run south toward Stittsville in Goulbourn, but begin at 2000 and run north toward Fitzroy Harbour in West Carleton.
Among the more famous landmarks along the road are the Carp Road Landfill run by Waste Management and the Diefenbunker
Cold War museum.
Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Fitzroy Harbour is a small village within the city of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River at the mouth of the Carp River. A branch of the Mississippi River, known as the Snye, also empties into the Ottawa to the west of the village.The town was founded by Charles...
and Stittsville, Ontario
Stittsville, Ontario
Stittsville is a suburban community in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A part of the National Capital Region, Stittsville is located immediately to the south-west of Kanata, and about from downtown Ottawa.-History:...
, through the village of Carp, Ontario
Carp, Ontario
Carp is a large village west of urban Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through the village.The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa...
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Carp Road is also known as Ottawa Road #5. In Stittsville the Carp Road ends at Stittsville Main Street. Ottawa Regional Road 5 then becomes Stittsville Main Street for about 5 km through Stittsville, and then continues south of Stittsville as Huntley Road (Ottawa) toward the town of Richmond
Richmond, Ontario
Richmond is a Canadian village. Founded in 1818, it spans the Jock River, a tributary of the Rideau River. Like many communities in eastern Ontario, Richmond houses several unique populations. Some residents have historic and economic roots in the immediate area. Richmond operates as a small core...
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A curious artifact of pre-amalgamation Ottawa is the inconsistent numbering of addresses on Carp Road, divided at the intersection of Rothbourne Road, the boundary of the former townships of Goulbourn and West Carleton: Addresses begin at 1000 and run south toward Stittsville in Goulbourn, but begin at 2000 and run north toward Fitzroy Harbour in West Carleton.
Among the more famous landmarks along the road are the Carp Road Landfill run by Waste Management and the Diefenbunker
Diefenbunker
Emergency Government Headquarters are nuclear fallout bunkers built by the Government of Canada at the height of the Cold War during the infancy of the ICBM threat...
Cold War museum.