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Mansfield Street
Native namerue Mansfield (French)
Length1 km (0.62 mi)
LocationBetween Sherbrooke Street and Saint Antoine Street
Coordinates45°30′06″N 73°34′21″W / 45.501707°N 73.572384°W / 45.501707; -73.572384
North end R-138 Sherbrooke Street
South end R-136 Ville-Marie Expressway
Construction
Inauguration1845

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.

History

Constructed 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

Further reading

  • Ville de Montréal. Les rues de Montréal. Répertoire historique. Montréal,Méridien, 1995, p. 332-333
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