Fort Road, Edmonton

Fort Road
Old Fort Road
Former name(s) Fort Trail
Maintained by the City of Edmonton
Length 18.5 km[1] (11.5 mi)
Location Edmonton
South end 112 Avenue / Stadium Road, Edmonton
Major
junctions		 82 Street, 118 Avenue, Wayne Gretzky Drive, Yellowhead Trail, 66 Street, 137 Avenue, Manning Drive
North end Hwy 15 / Hwy 28A

Fort Road was a major route in connecting Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. It was formed on the west side of the CN Rail tracks that formerly connected the two cities, and crossed the North Saskatchewan River just south of the current Highway 15 bridge. As the city of Edmonton expanded its grid street system, and realigned the highway to Manning Drive, portions of Fort Road ceased to exist. At the intersection of Fort Road and 66th street stands the Transit Hotel, which opened in 1908.[2]

Fort Road is divided into three major sections: the southern section between 112 Avenue and Wayne Gretzky Drive is a collector road through established residential neighbourhoods; the central section between Yellowhead Trail and 137 Avenue is a 4-6 lane arterial road, where it is the northern continuation of Wayne Gretzky Drive and the southern continuation of Manning Drive; and the northern section north of 153 Avenue is a rural road segmented by Anthony Henday Drive. A former alignment of Fort Road exists in Sturgeon County known as Old Fort Trail and aligns to the former crossing of the North Saskatchewan River into Fort Saskatchewan.

Major intersections

This is a list of major intersecting streets, starting at the south end of Fort Road.[3] The entire route is in Edmonton.

km[1]miDestinationsNotes
−0.5−0.31 Stadium Road – Stadium station, Commonwealth Stadium
112 Avenue		Part of 86 Street; continues as Stadium Road
0.00.086 StreetRoadway turns northeast; no exit
0.10.062115 AvenueSouth end of one-way traffic (southbound);
northbound connection via 115 Avenue, 84 Street, and 116 Avenue
0.60.3782 StreetNorth end of one-way traffic (southbound)
200 m (660 ft) gap in Fort Road
0.80.50118 (Alberta) AvenueAs 80 Street
0.9–
1.0		0.56–
0.62		80 Street / 119 AvenueOne-way (eastbound); roadway turns northeast
1.20.75120 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights)
2.11.3Wayne Gretzky Drive / 124 AvenueFort Road branches north; south end of Wayne Gretzky Drive concurrency
2.31.4 Yellowhead Trail (Hwy 16)Single-point urban interchange, exit 392 on Hwy 16;
north end of Wayne Gretzky Drive concurrency
3.11.966 Street
127 AvenueSouthbound right-in/right-out
3.62.2 129 Avenue – Belvedere station
4.32.7132 Avenue
5.93.7137 AvenueSplit intersection; becomes Manning Drive
6.44.0 50 Street (Hwy 15 south)Hwy 15 north follows Manning Drive
2.8 km (1.7 mi) gap in Fort Road
8.75.4153 Avenue
10.36.4167 AvenueSouth of Anthony Henday Drive
400 m (1,300 ft) gap in Fort Road
10.76.6167 AvenueNorth of Anthony Henday Drive
11.6–
12.4		7.2–
7.7		18 StreetFollows 18 Street alignment, goes by Fort Road
18.511.5 Manning Drive (Hwy 15) – Fort Saskatchewan
Hwy 28A north (17 Street NE) – Gibbons		Continues as Hwy 28A (17 Street NE)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Route map:

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (March 23, 2018). "Fort Road in Edmonton, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Transit Hotel Turns 100". Edmonton Journal. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  3. ↑ "City of Edmonton - Maps". maps.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-12.


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