Route 85 , also known as Portage Avenue , is a major arterial route in the city of Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada. It is one of the city's oldest and most important roads and is part of both the Trans-Canada and Yellowhead Highways .
41-579: Route 85 begins in the heart of downtown Winnipeg , at the corner of Portage and Main ( Route 52 ), and runs southwest through the downtown to Broadway . From Broadway to the west Perimeter Highway (PTH 100/101) , it runs concurrently with the Trans-Canada Highway (PTH 1) . Route 85 ends at the Perimeter Highway interchange; however, Portage Avenue and PTH 1 continue to the official city limit and into Headingley . Portage Avenue
82-414: A $ 3 million renovation of the station, composed largely of repairs to the roof and trainshed, as well as various improvements to increase the energy efficiency of the building. Renovations have included the installation of a new roof, the upgrade and insulation of the main roof from R0 to R25 and the replacement of low efficiency boilers with 3 high efficiency near condensing boilers. Due to renovations,
123-548: A new bicycle-pedestrian bridge to connect McFadyen Park with Fort Rouge Park over the Assiniboine River. The bridge would be partly financed by a grant from the Winnipeg Foundation. There are three designs vying for final approval. The Forks is a 99-acre (40 ha) national historic, recreational, cultural, and entertainment area site in downtown Winnipeg, deriving its name from being located where
164-469: A number of different streets, back lanes, and across properties. Generally speaking, the western boundaries are rarely much further west of Balmoral and Isabel Streets. In 2016, Canadian Geographic produced a map that generalize Winnipeg's downtown boundaries. Neighbourhoods in the downtown area include the Exchange District , Central Park , The Forks , and Chinatown . The downtown area
205-535: A numbering scheme to Winnipeg's streets. It is actually part of the old trail that led west to Portage la Prairie and then on to Edmonton. Major intersections for Route 85 starting from Westbrook Street and heading west to the Perimeter Highway. The entire route is in Winnipeg . Downtown Winnipeg Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It
246-536: A three-storey, 67-room boutique hotel on what is now a gravel parking lot, along with a new casual-dining restaurant in the one-storey brick former Harbourmaster's building. The plans also involve construction of a public plaza area at the south end of the property. The design of the Waterfront District also led to a new road system that included Winnipeg’s first roundabout , at the corner of Bannatyne Avenue and Waterfront Drive. Central Park
287-478: Is a National Historic Site of Canada . Just one block north is one of Canada's most famous intersections, Portage and Main , the Exchange District comprises 20 city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings , and it is known for its intact turn-of-the-century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta -clad skyscrapers. Winnipeg's theatre district is located on
328-558: Is a variation of Bush-type shed designed by Lincoln Bush . Union Station is one of two major inter-city railway station buildings in Downtown Winnipeg . However, unlike Union Station, the Canadian Pacific Railway Station ceased functioning as a railway station upon the creation of Via Rail Canada in 1978 and is now used for purposes unrelated to transportation. During 2011, Via Rail undertook
369-528: Is also the first leg of the Yellowhead Highway from Winnipeg to Edmonton , which branches off PTH 1 on to PTH 16 near Portage la Prairie . A six-lane road for its entire length, Route 85 passes by major destinations such as Winnipeg Square , Canada Life Centre , Portage Place , Polo Park Shopping Centre, and the University of Winnipeg . It is also the main link (via Route 90 ) between
410-638: Is home to the Winnipeg Jets . The area also has the Norquay Building, the Law Courts, Cityplace mall , and VJ's Drive Inn . There are numerous office buildings and hotels in this area, including some of Winnipeg's tallest buildings . A 42-storey apartment building, 300 Main , is currently being built by Artis REIT , owners of 360 Main St. and Winnipeg Square . When completed, it will be
451-464: Is one of Winnipeg's most densely-populated neighbourhoods with 13,755 people per square km according to the 2001 Census . Seventy per cent of all refugees coming to Winnipeg live downtown, in and around the Central Park area. Central Park includes many different ethnicities including Arabs, Vietnamese, Chinese, Ojibway, Filipinos, and African (more than half being African). With the increase in
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#1732801720709492-746: Is roughly 3 square kilometres (740 acres). Winnipeg Square , Canada Life Centre , Portage Place , and the flagship store of The Bay (closed 30 November 2020) are all located on the downtown section of Portage Avenue . On Main Street are Winnipeg's City Hall , Union Station , and the Manitoba Centennial Centre , which includes the Manitoba Museum , the Planetarium , the Centennial Concert Hall , and
533-562: Is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg , and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976. The station is also a Heritage Railway Station , so designated since 1989. Constructed between 1908 and 1911, the station was built as a joint venture between the Canadian Northern Railway , National Transcontinental , Grand Trunk Pacific Railway , and
574-715: Is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government , and a number of major attractions and institutions. The City of Winnipeg's official downtown boundaries are: the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline on the north, Gomez Street and the Red River on the east, and the Assiniboine River on the south; the western boundaries of downtown are irregular, following along
615-617: Is used by two trains - the Toronto-Vancouver Canadian , and the Winnipeg – Churchill train . Although it is still used as a passenger train terminal, the functions of Union Station have changed with time. For instance, the terminal building contains offices occupied by non-railway tenants. The trainshed, which includes a total of eight through tracks and four passenger platforms, houses the Winnipeg Railway Museum on two tracks and two platforms. It
656-537: The 2016 Census . The most common transportation method of the people in South Portage is walking, with 42.4%, more than five times higher than the overall 4.9% for Winnipeg. The average employment income for the area is just $ 52,267, which is lower than Winnipeg's average employment income of $ 61,164. South Portage is the location of the main branch of the Winnipeg Public Library system,
697-461: The Assiniboine and Red Rivers meet. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity. South Portage is the group of city blocks located between Portage Avenue , Main Street , Broadway , and Memorial Boulevard. The population of South Portage was 1,865 as of
738-750: The Canadian National Railway which inherited the building from its predecessors. There were once several trans-border trains to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota operating out of Winnipeg. The Great Northern Railway had its Winnipeg Limited , while the Northern Pacific Railway also had an unnamed day train. All of these services were discontinued prior to Amtrak and there are no present plans to reinstate any of them. Canadian National Railway turned over passenger rail services to Via Rail in 1978, which has operated out of Union Station ever since. At present, Union Station
779-490: The Exchange District . Where Winnipeg magazine features listings of things to do in Winnipeg and is also published from the Exchange District. Isbister School is an Adult Education Centre operated by the Winnipeg School Division in the north Portage Avenue area. Other private schools serve business needs, such as CDI and Booth University College . Union Station (Winnipeg) Union Station
820-715: The Jazz Winnipeg Festival , the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival , and the Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition . Renovations to Old Market Square completed in 2012 added "The Cube", a $ 1.5 million stage, with a skin made up of 20,000 aluminum links. The stage contains a built-in lighting system, green room and two performance levels. The district is home to Red River College 's Roblin Centre and
861-686: The Millennium Library . The area also has the Winnipeg Convention Centre with 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m ) of meeting, exhibition and banquet space. Lakeview Square , the largest mixed-use development downtown in the 1970s, was constructed at the same time as the Convention Centre and completed in 1974. Opened in 2004, the Bell MTS Place is located just south of Portage Avenue and
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#1732801720709902-595: The Paterson GlobalFoods Institute. Broadway-Assiniboine lies in the southern part of downtown on the north bank of the Assiniboine River . The neighbourhood is one of the more densely-populated in Winnipeg, with 15,452.2 people per square kilometre. It features many notable landmarks such as the historic Upper Fort Garry , Hotel Fort Garry , and the Manitoba Legislative Building . Broadway-Assiniboine features
943-488: The Winnipeg Railway Museum . Although over 60,000 people work downtown , only 17,190 people live in the area covered by the Downtown Zoning By-Law. There are several residential projects under construction on Waterfront Drive and in the Exchange District, and the residential population of the area is projected to increase substantially in the next few years. The Downtown Winnipeg Zoning By-Law defines
984-456: The "Assiniboine Riverwalk" and is home to many notable restaurants. The population of Broadway-Assiniboine was 5,270 as of the 2016 Census . The most common transportation method of the people in South Portage is walking, with 31.8%, more than 6.5 times higher than the overall 4.9% for Winnipeg. The average employment income for the area is just $ 47,268, which is lower than Winnipeg's average employment income of $ 61,164. Current plans are for
1025-589: The African population, Central Park has been transforming in recent years. It is now the home to the 'Central Market', with more markets planned to come. Many of the markets will sell handmade fashion and imported African crafts. During warm Saturday nights, live entertainment fills the air, residents enjoy free Sunday movie screenings to enjoy an evening outdoors. The Knox Centre at Knox United Church presents international films in various languages - with English subtitles - every Thursday evening. The Exchange District
1066-583: The BOMA BESt Level 2 designation. Since the environmental upgrades, the building has won the Building Owners and Managers Association of Manitoba (BOMA) 2012 Earth Award for Multi-Use Building. A further $ 6.5 million in renovations were completed in 2014, including renovations to the passenger waiting areas, accessible public washrooms, improvement of the East entrance, repair and repainting of
1107-482: The Chinese visible minority group. 40.5% of the area's residents speak neither English nor French (as compared to 1% of Winnipeg as a whole), while 71.1% of residents speak some variant of Chinese (including Cantonese , Mandarin and Chinese not otherwise specified). Downtown Winnipeg has four bridges that directly connect to other Winnipeg neighbourhoods or suburbs across the Red and Assiniboine Rivers . They are
1148-674: The Dominion government. The first train to enter the station did so on 7 August 1911, with the official opening the following year on 24 June 1912. Union Station was designed by Warren and Wetmore , the architects responsible for Grand Central Terminal in New York City . Designed in the Beaux-Arts style and constructed from local Tyndall limestone , Union Station was one of Western Canada's largest railway stations. The building extends for 110 metres along Main Street , with
1189-645: The Main Street Bridge, Midtown Bridge, Osborne Street Bridge, and the Provencher Bridge . One of the first bridges in Winnipeg was the Main-Norwood Bridge. It carries traffic between St. Boniface , St. Vital , and points east from Marion Street. Originally a toll bridge, it carried Winnipeg's first horse-drawn streetcars between downtown and River Avenue in the early 1880s. Osborne Street Bridge connects Osborne Village to
1230-618: The NHL's Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose have played since 2004; and Blue Cross Park , where the American Association 's Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball team have played since 1999. The Winnipeg Walkway system, popularly known as the Winnipeg Skywalk, is a network of pedestrian skyways and tunnels connecting a significant portion of the city centre. Several media organizations have broadcasting studio located in
1271-501: The boundaries of the Downtown planning area, and several sectors within it. The downtown census area is slightly smaller, omitting a three-block extension at the north edge. There is also a significantly larger Downtown community area, used for Community Social Data Strategy for Winnipeg. The Waterfront District is a newly emerging mixed-use development located in the northeast corner of downtown Winnipeg. The district runs along
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1312-459: The city's downtown and airport . Portage Avenue East, which extends approximately 200 meters southeast from the Portage and Main intersection to Westbrook Street near Shaw Park , is not part of Route 85 or the Yellowhead Highway. The origin of the route stems from its use as a part of an old Red River ox cart trail. The (red river) carts left deep ruts in the soft prairie turf, so deep that
1353-548: The downtown area, including television stations CTV , Global , Citytv , and Canadian specialty channel APTN ; and radio stations QX-104 , and 93.7 Nostalgia FM. The television broadcast antennas for CBC Manitoba and ICI Radio-Canada Manitoba are located on the Richardson Building , while Global TV Winnipeg is located on top of 201 Portage Avenue . Border Crossings , an internationally known arts magazine featuring Canadian art, publishes from offices in
1394-526: The downtown core. The first iteration was built in the late 1880s. In the 2010s the bridge was upgraded with a lit wall using LED technology. The Midtown Bridge carries traffic to and from south Winnipeg. It was first opened in September 1955. The Bridge sees upwards of 59,300 vehicles average weekdays. The Provencher Bridge is the third one built. The first version, called the Broadway Bridge,
1435-816: The east side of the Exchange District, home to the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre , and Centennial Concert Hall which houses the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra , the Royal Winnipeg Ballet , and the Manitoba Opera . The west side of the Exchange is home to Cinematheque, a small movie theatre located in the Artspace building on Albert Street. The Exchange District's Old Market Square annually hosts
1476-401: The entrance close to the intersection of Main Street and Broadway . The building's entrance doors are located under a decorative iron canopy that projects from the austere white limestone. Atop the building is a large dome. Union Station was for many years an important transportation hub in the region. Thousands of immigrants passed through its halls, and it was home to the regional office of
1517-514: The gas consumption in the building has been reduced by 82%, electrical consumption has been reduced by 25%, and water consumption has been reduced by 2 million gallons per year since 1990. The heating costs for the 248,000 square feet (23,000 m ) building have been reduced to 67 cents per square foot / year, which is well below the requirement of $ 1 per square foot / year for the Manitoba eco-efficiency rating. The renovated building has received
1558-515: The tallest apartment block in the city. Winnipeg's public transit hub is located on the Graham Avenue Transit Mall , as many bus routes converge there. Formed in 1909, the area is home to many shops and restaurants including Asian grocery stores and an herbal products store. Winnipeg's Chinatown covers 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi) northwest of City Hall and is home to about 600 people, of whom 90% are in
1599-463: The wagons tended to spread out, the right wheel of one cart travelling in the wake of the left wheel of the cart ahead; thus, the prairie trails could be as much as twenty carts wide, a phenomenon that helps explain the many broad streets in Winnipeg. Portage Avenue is the widest thoroughfare in Canada and was known as Queen Street during the period from 1891 to 1893 as part of a failed scheme to introduce
1640-506: The west bank of the Red River along Waterfront Drive and features Stephen Juba Park . The Waterfront District has seen a number of residential construction projects since 2005. Moreover, there have been plans to extend Waterfront Drive further north, to connect it with the Disraeli Fwy . Developer Leon A. Brown has offered up to 12 properties for redevelopment in the area. Sunstone Boutique Hotels had an $ 11-million plan to build
1681-699: Was not engineered correctly and fell into the Red River four days after opening due to ice jams colliding with it. The second version outlived its usefulness and was replaced in the 2000s. The new Provencher Bridge opened to vehicular traffic in December 2003. Located adjacent to the Provencher Bridge is the cable-stayed pedestrian and cycling bridge, Esplanade Riel , opened in 2004. It features space for an indoor restaurant. There are two major sports venues located downtown, Canada Life Centre where