Gateway Boulevard
Maintained by | the City of Edmonton and Alberta Transportation |
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Length | 14.5 km (9.0 mi) |
Location | Edmonton |
South end | City Limits (41 Avenue SW) |
Major junctions |
Ellerslie Road, Anthony Henday Drive, 23 Avenue, 34 Avenue, Whitemud Drive, 51 Avenue, 63 Avenue, Whyte Avenue |
North end | Saskatchewan Drive |
Gateway Boulevard is a one-way major arterial in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a major commuter route for communities south of Edmonton, such as Leduc.
Gateway Boulevard runs in a northbound direction, beginning at the City of Edmonton limits as Alberta Highway 2. It continues past South Edmonton Common as a two-way freeway separated by a median; for this portion, the roadway actually has two names, the southbound Calgary Trail, and northbound Gateway Boulevard. Near 31 Avenue, Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard separate and become one-way arterials. Highway 2 continues along Whitemud Drive west, while Gateway Boulevard continues towards the city centre. Calgary Trail (104 Street) and Gateway Boulevard continue to run parallel through Old Strathcona to Saskatchewan Drive, where they end.
History
Gateway Boulevard was formerly known as Calgary Trail Northbound (south of 55 Avenue) and 103 Street (between 55 Avenue and Saskatchewan Drive), but in 2001, the entire stretch was renamed. Initially, the name change met with some controversy.[1][2] The name Calgary Trail stood for many years, as this was Alberta's primary highway to Calgary following the rail lines. The rails once crossed Gateway Boulevard to use the High Level Bridge to enter downtown Edmonton, but now end just north of Whyte Avenue. The CPR still has a rail yard serving the industrial district along the east side of Gateway Boulevard.
Neighbourhoods
List of neighbourhoods Gateway Boulevard runs through, in order from south to north.[3]
- Blackmud Creek
- Blackburne
- Bearspaw
- Keheewin
- Ermineskin
- Steinhauer
- Duggan
- Rideau Park
- Empire Park
- Pleasantview
- Allendale
- Queen Alexandra
- Strathcona
Interchanges and intersections
This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of Gateway Boulevard.[3]
Direction | Intersecting road | Current intersection type | Coordinates |
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Continues as Hwy 2 south – Edmonton International Airport, Leduc, Red Deer, Calgary | |||
South-North | 41 Avenue SW | Partial cloverleaf interchange A-4 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Ellerslie Road (9 Avenue SW) | Diamond interchange | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Hwy 216 / Anthony Henday Drive (Exit 39) | Stack interchange | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
19 Avenue NW / 102 Street | Right-in/right-out | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
23 Avenue NW | Diamond interchange | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Freeway ends, splits into one-way pair | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
34 Avenue NW | At-grade (traffic lights) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
G.A. MacDonald Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Hwy 2 north / Hwy 14 east / Whitemud Drive | Diamond interchange (traffic lights) Hwy 2 turns west. |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
51 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
54 Avenue (to Calgary Trail) | At-grade | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
61 Avenue | At-grade | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Allendale Road / 63 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
University Avenue | At-grade | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Whyte (82) Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Saskatchewan Drive – City Centre | At-grade | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
References
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/08/25/ctrll000825.html 'Gateway Boulevard' idea may lead nowhere. CBC News, 2000-08-25.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Edmonton map utility
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