Starting at its easternmost point, Wellington forms the northern edge of
Confederation Square, south of which runs
Elgin Street. West of Confederation Square,
Parliament Hill can be found on its north side, while the
Langevin Block, home of the
Prime Minister's Office and of the
Privy Council Office, the former American embassy and the
Wellington Building can be found to the south. West of the intersection with
Bank Street, are located the
Confederation Building and the
Justice Building (still considered within the Parliamentary Precinct), while the
headquarters of the Bank of Canada can be found opposite the Hill. Beyond Parliament Hill, the
Supreme Court of Canada is situated west of the Justice building, and opposite
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The
East and West Memorial Buildings are located east and west of Lyon Street, respectively, and linked by the Memorial Arch. West of the Supreme Court is the
National Library and Archives of Canada main building, with the
Garden of the Provinces across the street. Between the Supreme Court and the National Library is a large open area that is today a mix of parkland and large parking lots. Until the 1970s, this was home to a cluster of temporary buildings that had been erected in the Second World War to provide much-needed office space. In the 1970s, there was a plan to build both a home for the
Federal Court and the
National Gallery. A design competition was even held for the National Gallery, but in the end, the government cancelled both projects. Wellington Street continues west past the
Portage Bridge, north of the eastern half of the
LeBreton Flats, and becomes the
Kichi Zībī Mīkan after crossing Vimy Place at LeBreton Flats Park near the
Canadian War Museum. West of the
O-Train Bayview station, a separate segment (originally an extension of the same street) is known as
Wellington Street West, and passes through the
Hintonburg and
Island Park neighbourhoods before becoming
Richmond Road at
Island Park Drive. Prior to the 1980s, Wellington Street extended southwest to meet with Richmond Road at Broad Street, and Richmond Road continued over the C.P.R. tracks on a bridge to what is now Wellington street West. The easternmost portion of this section remains as part of Commissioner Street and feeds into the eastbound lanes of Wellington Street east of the Portage Bridge interchange. Both sections of Wellington are four-lane historic urban arterial roads with a speed limit of 50 km/h (30 mph), although the flow is generally slower than that due to high pedestrian traffic. ==Street naming==