Moodie Drive is a road

Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

 in Ottawa's

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 west end. It runs approximately 18.4 km (11.4 mi) south from Carling Avenue in Crystal Beach through Bells Corners, to Brophy Drive (Ottawa Road #8) south of the Ottawa urban area. It is a four-lane route from Crystal Beach through Bells Corners but becomes a two-lane road at the intersection with Richmond Road

Richmond Road (Ottawa)

Richmond Road is a major road in Eastern Ontario, Canada.Richmond Road begins as a western continuation of Wellington Street West in Ottawa, beyond the intersection at Island Park Drive, a division point moved west a few blocks from Western Avenue, the historical township boundary, in 2005. It...

. Here it also changes route numbers from 59 on its northern section to 11 on its southern section.

Moodie Drive is also a major interchange with the Queensway

Queensway (Ottawa)

The Queensway is a major controlled-access freeway running through Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from Kanata in the west to Orleans in the east. It is the primary east-west transportation artery in the Ottawa-Gatineau area....

 between Crystal Beach and Bells Corners. The speed limit ranges from 40 km/h (24.9 mph) in school zones, to 60 km/h (37.3 mph) in urban areas and 80 km/h (49.7 mph) through greenbelt, industrial, and rural areas.

It was named for D. Aubrey Moodie

D. Aubrey Moodie

Douglas Aubrey Moodie was reeve of Nepean Township, Ontario from 1954 to 1969 and was known as the "Father of Nepean". He was born in Bells Corners, Nepean Township, Ontario ....

 who was Reeve of Nepean Township

Nepean Township, Ontario

Nepean Township is a historical township in Eastern Ontario, Canada.Originally known as Township D, it was established in 1792. In 1800, it became part of Carleton County and was incorporated as a township in 1850. The first settler in the township was Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, who settled in...

 from 1954 to 1969 and was known as the "Father of Nepean

Nepean, Ontario

- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...

". He was also a descendant of Robert Moodie who first settled in the Bells Corners area in the 1850s. D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School

D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School

D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School is a dual-track middle school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that is part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board....

on Moodie Drive is named for the same person.