Editing Ottawa (section)

===Streets and highways===
The City of Ottawa has over {{cvt|12200|km|mi}} lane-kilometres of road and a series of freeways. The primary freeways are the east–west provincial [[Ontario Highway 417|Highway 417]] (designated as the Queensway and part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]), Ottawa-Carleton [[Regional Road 174|Highway 174]] (formerly Provincial Highway 17), [[Ontario Highway 7|Highway 7]], and the north–south provincial [[Ontario Highway 416|Highway 416]] (designated as Veterans' Memorial Highway), which connects to other [[400-series highways (Ontario)|400-Series highways]] via the 401.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Highway |first=Trans-Canada |title=Ontario Trans-Canada Highway itineraries and towns |url=https://transcanadahighway.com/ontario/ |access-date=13 July 2022 |website=Trans-Canada Highway |language=en-CA |archive-date=19 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119121351/https://www.transcanadahighway.com/ontario/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ontario Highway 416 History - The King's Highways of Ontario |url=http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Highway416.htm |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.thekingshighway.ca |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725035305/http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Highway416.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> From downtown there are also freeway connections to [[Quebec Autoroute 5|Autoroute 5]] and [[Quebec Autoroute 50|Autoroute 50]], in neighbouring Gatineau.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Story Map Series |url=https://ncc-ccn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e4ace0d0442c4d35b9a3e90f0c632450 |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=ncc-ccn.maps.arcgis.com |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523111942/https://ncc-ccn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e4ace0d0442c4d35b9a3e90f0c632450 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The city also has several scenic parkways and promenades, such as the [[Kichi Zibi Mikan]] (formerly the Macdonald Parkway), [[Colonel By Drive]], [[Queen Elizabeth Driveway]], the [[Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway]] (formerly the Rockcliffe Parkway), and the [[Aviation Parkway (Ottawa)|Aviation Parkway]]. The National Capital Commission manages ceremonial routes linking key attractions on both sides of the Ottawa River, including [[Confederation Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16300-20444-20505&lang=1 |title=Confederation Boulevard, National Capital Commission Web site |access-date=11 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209090858/http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16300-20444-20505&lang=1 |archive-date=9 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>