Tache Avenue, Winnipeg

Taché Avenue, or Avenue Taché, is a street in the neighborhood of St. Boniface in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Part of the road lies along the Red River. Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and Saint Boniface General Hospital both adjoin Taché Avenue. Other nearby landmarks include the Saint Boniface Cathedral, Provencher Bridge, St. Boniface Public Library,[1] St. Boniface Museum, and the Tache Dock. The street is also a connecting route for Winnipeg Route 52 (Main Street) and Winnipeg Route 115 (Marion Street).

Taché Avenue
Length3 km (2 mi)
LocationSaint Boniface (Winnipeg), Manitoba
Coordinates49.8789°N 97.1232°W / 49.8789; -97.1232
North endMessager St
Major
junctions		Route 57 (Provencher Blvd)
Route 115 west (Goulet St)
Route 115 east (Marion St)
PTH 1 / Route 52 (St. Mary's Rd)
South endLyndale Dr

The street is named after Alexandre-Antonin Taché, the first Archbishop of St. Boniface.[2]

Promenade Taché Dock

In 1984 Promenade Taché Dock was constructed so that small personal boats and water taxis could dock there.[3] It was upgraded in 1987-89. In the 2010s a further $4 million expansion of Taché Dock, complete with a "lookout tower" oriented towards downtown Winnipeg. It has been proposed but has not been constructed, pending funding.[4]

Fort Gibraltar
Fort Gibraltar, St. Joseph St, St. Boniface, Winnipeg (500135) (12607227495)

At the northern tip of Taché Avenue is the historic site of Fort Gibraltar.

References
  1. "St. Boniface Public Library". wpl.winnipeg.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. "History in Winnipeg Streets". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. Roberts, David (October 9, 1984). "Voyageurs provide Queen with taste of old frontier". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 38.
  4. "The Rivers: Part 3 The Final Frontier". Winnipeg Free Press. October 31, 2015. p. D3.


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