Aviation Parkway (Ottawa)

Aviation Parkway
Aviation Parkway highlighted in red
Looking south from Montreal Road
Route information
Maintained by National Capital Commission
Length	4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Highway 417
North end	Canadian Aviation Museum
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Major cities	Ottawa
Highway system
NCC parkways in Ottawa
(in alphabetical order) Aviation Parkway Colonel By Drive →

The Aviation Parkway is a scenic parkway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Route description

The parkway begins at Highway 417 and proceeds north, passing beside Ken Steele Park and Ottawa's only French college, Collège La Cité. It continues north, passing beside the national headquarters of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, crossing Montreal Road, and passing beside the Montfort Hospital. It ends at the Canadian Aviation Museum and Rockcliffe Airport.

The parkway is bordered on either side by significant woods and fields that are the property of the National Capital Commission.

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History

The Aviation Parkway is the youngest of the NCC's scenic parkways, having been built in 1988. Being a federal roadway, the Aviation Parkway is patrolled by the RCMP instead of the local police force.

The northern terminus of the parkway is a contentious candidate for the site of Ottawa's easternmost interprovincial bridge. The bridge would cross the Ottawa River via Kettle Island, connecting Ottawa to Gatineau, Quebec. A bridge has been proposed at this site dating back as far as 1888, and proposals have been put forward and shelved regularly in the modern era.