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The driveway was one of the first projects of the NCC, then known as the Ottawa Improvement Agency. The two-lane road replaced the industrial buildings and private boathouses that had stood along the canal and were widely considered unsightly. The driveway was lined with trees and gardens, and a series of large houses were built along it. It was originally known as the Government Driveway but was soon renamed the Rideau Canal Driveway. Several decades later it was given its current name. The speed limit for most of its length is 60 km/h (35 mph). In the 1950s a similar route was created on the eastern edge of the canal, the Colonel By Drive . Along the entire length of the Driveway is a multi-use Trail . |
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