Tache_Avenue,_Winnipeg
Taché Avenue (French: Avenue Taché) is a street in the neighbourhood of St. Boniface in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The road forms a portion of the city's primary diking system to defend against flooding along the Red River.[1]
The street is adjoined by Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and Saint Boniface General Hospital. Other nearby landmarks include the Saint Boniface Cathedral, Provencher Bridge, St. Boniface Public Library,[2] St. Boniface Museum, and the Taché Dock. The street is also a connecting route for Winnipeg Route 52 (Main Street) and Winnipeg Route 115 (Marion Street). At the northern tip of Taché Avenue is the historic site of Fort Gibraltar.
The street is named after Alexandre-Antonin Taché, the first Archbishop of St. Boniface.[3]