Upper Wellington Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
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Upper Wellington Street is an Upper City (mountain) arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
. It starts at the Jolley Cut, a mountain-access road to the north, beside Sam Lawrence Park and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery. It is a two-way street throughout.
in the Lower City Hamilton. Originally Wellington Street was called Lovers' Lane.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
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. It starts at the Jolley Cut, a mountain-access road to the north, beside Sam Lawrence Park and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery. It is a two-way street throughout.
History
Named Upper Wellington Street because it is in alignment with Wellington StreetWellington Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Wellington Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Charlton Avenue East as a two-way street for only one block where it's then blocked off by the Corktown Park and a couple of Canadian National Railway lines that cut through it...
in the Lower City Hamilton. Originally Wellington Street was called Lovers' Lane.
Landmarks
Note: Listing of Landmarks from North to South.- Jolley Cut, mountain-access road
- Sam Lawrence Park
- Bruce Park, (off of Queensdale Avenue East)
- YMCAYMCAThe Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
building - St. Michael's Elementary School, (off of Hester Street)
- Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayThe Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
, "The LINC" - Crerar Park 2, (off of Sirente Drive)
- Jerome Park
- Senior Citizen's Home
- Mount Hamilton Cemetery
- Turner Park, (next to Cemetery on Rymal Road)
- The Wellington
- The Wellington Stone
- The Wellington Hospice
Communities
Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from North to South.- Centremount/ Inch Park, Upper Wellington cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Balfour/ Hill Park, Upper Wellington cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Greeningdon/ Bruleville, Upper Wellington cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Jerome/ Crerar, Upper Wellington cuts through these two neighbourhoods
- Barnstown
Roads that are parallel with Upper Wellington Street
Note: Listing of Roads from West to East.- Wilson Street (Ancaster)
- Highway 403Highway 403 (Ontario)King's Highway 403, also known as Highway 403, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that travels between Woodstock and Mississauga, branching off from and reuniting with Highway 401 at both ends and travelling south of it through Hamilton and Mississauga. It is concurrent...
- Upper Paradise RoadUpper Paradise Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Paradise Road is an Upper City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just north of Scenic Drive by Cliffview Park and extends southward where it ends just south of Rymal Road beside Carpenter Park...
- Garth StreetGarth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Garth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward where it ends at Twenty Road just east of the Glancaster Golf and Country Club...
- West 5th StreetWest 5th Street (Hamilton, Ontario)West 5th Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off in the north at James Mountain Road, a mountain-access road, and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends just south of Christopher Drive...
- Upper James StreetUpper James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper James Street, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Claremont Access, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward towards the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport where it then changes its name to the Hamilton Port Dover Plain...
- Upper Wellington Street
- Upper Wentworth StreetUpper Wentworth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Wentworth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Concession Street in the north and extends southward past Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
- Upper Sherman AvenueUpper Sherman Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Sherman Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off north of Concession Street at Mountain Brow Avenue and extends southward where it ends at Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
- Upper Gage AvenueUpper Gage Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Gage Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Concession Street in front of Mountain Drive Park and works its way southward and ends just past Rymal Road beside Broughton West Park 2...
- Upper Ottawa StreetUpper Ottawa Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Ottawa Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Mountain Brow Boulevard in the north and extends southward where it ends just past Rymal Road at the South Hamilton Industrial Park...
- Nebo RoadNebo Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Nebo Road is an Upper City road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Stone Church Road East and extends southward where it ends at Chippewa Road East, just north of Lake Niapenco at the Binbrook Conservation Area....
- Upper Kenilworth AvenueUpper Kenilworth Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Kenilworth Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Fennell Avenue in the north and extends southward just past Limeridge Road where it ends north of the Lincoln M...
- Mountain Brow Boulevard
- Upper Centennial ParkwayUpper Centennial Parkway (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Centennial Parkway is a mountain-access road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Hamilton Highway 20, the road starts off at Centennial Parkway in the Lower City beside Battlefield Park and extends south up the Niagara Escarpment and southward across the mountain where it ends at...
Roads that cross Upper Wellington Street
Note: Listing of streets from North to South.- Concession StreetConcession Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Concession Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Belvidere Avenue, just West of Sam Lawrence Park, and extends eastward past Mountain Drive Park on Upper Gage Avenue and ends shortly thereafter at East 43rd Street.Note: East of East 43rd Street the road...
- Queensdale Avenue East
- Fennell AvenueFennell Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Fennell Avenue, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts of just West Garth Street on the West mountain and is a two-way street throughout that extends eastward and ends at Mountain Brow Boulevard, a road that wraps around the edge of the Niagara Escarpment on...
East - Mohawk RoadMohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Mohawk Road, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street throughout that starts just West of Highway 403 & Meadowlands and travels eastward linking up with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. Mohawk Road east of Highway 403 resumes again in front of Iroquoia...
East - Limeridge RoadLimeridge Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Limeridge Road is a two-way Upper City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just West of Garth Street/William McCulloch Park as Limeridge Court and cuts across the Hamilton mountain eastward running parallel with the Lincoln M...
East - Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayThe Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
- Stone Church RoadStone Church Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Stone Church Road, is a two-way Upper City east-west arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Golf Links Road, just east of Meadowlands, and goes across the Escarpment and ends at Upper Mount Albion Road....
East - ; Rymal Road East