Highway 417 is one of the three major four lane highways in Greater Ottawa (the other ones are Highway 416 and Highway 174). Through parts of Central Ottawa, the 417 is called the Queensway. There is currently heavy traffic.
List of interchanges in the Greater Ottawa area[]
| Neighbourhood | Exit Number | Intersecting Roads |
|---|---|---|
| Continues as Highway 417 for 79 kilometres outside of the Greater Ottawa area before becoming Highway 40 in Quebec. | ||
| Embrun | 79 | Limoges Road |
| Embrun, Vars | 88 | St. Guillaume Road, Rockdale Road |
| Russell, Carlsbad Springs | 96 | Boundary Road. |
| Ramsayville | 104 | Anderson Road |
| Sheffield Glen | 110 | Walkley Road |
| Cyrville, Blackburn Hamlet | 112 | Innes Road |
| Highway 174 to Orleans, Cumberland, Rockland. | 113A | Highway 174 |
| Rockcliffe Park | 113B | Aviation Parkway |
| Vanier, Riverview | 115 | St. Laurent Boulevard |
| Vanier, Alta Vista. | 117 | Vanier Parkway, Riverside Drive |
| Downtown Core | 118 | Nicholas Street, Mann Avenue |
| Downtown Core, The Glebe. | 119 | Metcalfe Street |
| Downtown Core, The Glebe, | 121A | Bronson Avenue |
| The Glebe. | 121B | Rochester Street (eastbound only) |
| Westboro, Courtland Park | 122 | Parkdale Avenue |
| Westboro | 123 | Island Park Drive (westbound only) |
| Highland Park, Carlington | 124 | Carling Avenue/Kirkwood Avenue |
| Skyline, Highland Park | 126 | Maitland Avenue |
| Highland Park, Britannia | 127 | Woodroffe Avenue |
| Britannia | 129 | Pinecrest Road/Greenbank Road |
| Britannia, Bayshore | 130 | Richmond Road/Bayshore Drive (westbound)/Acres Road (eastbound) |
| Highway 416 to Lynwood Village, Barrhaven. | 131 | Highway 416 |
| Bells Corners | 134 | Moodie Drive |
| Glen Cairn, Hazeldean, Katimavik | 138 | Eagleson Road/March Road |
| Glen Cairn, Hazeldean, Katimavik | 139 | Kanata Avenue/Castlefrank Road (westbound only) |
| Glen Cairn, Hazeldean, Katimavik | 140 | Terry Fox Drive |
| None, serves the Scotiabank Place | 142 | Palladium Drive |
| Stittsville, Carp, Richmond. | 144 | Carp Road |
| Highway 7 to Carleton Place, Perth. | 145 | Highway 7 |
| Almonte, Carp. | 155 | March Road |
| Dunrobin | 163 | Panmure Road |
| Kinburn | 169 | Kinburn Sideroad |
| Galetta, Fitzroy, Constance Bay. | 176* | Galetta Side Road future interchange)' |
| Arnprior | 180 | Ottawa Road 29 |
Continues as Highway 17 for 88 kilometres before leaving the Greater Ottawa area.
| Highways in the Greater Ottawa Area | |
|---|---|
| 4-Lane | Highway 174 | Highway 416 | Highway 417 |
| Secondary | Highway 3 | Highway 6 | Highway 7 | Highway 8 | Highway 12 | Highway 15 (Lanark • Woodroffe Avenue) | Highway 16 | Highway 17 (East • West • Embrun) | Highway 31 | Highway 32 | Highway 34 | Highway 36 | Highway 38 | Highway 43 | Highway 44 | Highway 47 | Highway 52 | Highway 73 | Highway 85 | Highway 87 |