118 Avenue, Edmonton
Maintained by | the City of Edmonton |
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Length | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
Location | Edmonton |
West end | 184 Street |
Major junctions | 184 Street, 170 Street, 156 Street, 142 Street, St. Albert Trail, 127 Street |
East end | 121 Street / Kingsway (Avenue) |
Alberta Avenue, Avenue of Champions | |
Maintained by | the City of Edmonton |
Length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
Location |
Beverly Edmonton |
West end | 109 Street |
Major junctions | 106 Street, Princess Elizabeth Avenue, 97 Street, 82 Street, Fort Road, Wayne Gretzky Drive, 66 Street, 50 Street, Victoria Trail, Yellowhead Trail |
East end | Victoria Trail / Yellowhead Trail |
118 Avenue is the designated name of two major arterial roads in central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, separated by the Edmonton City Centre Airport. The west side services both an industrial area, and a residential area, while the east 118 Avenue, originally Alberta Avenue, is one of the oldest streets in Edmonton. The name was changed to 118 Avenue in 1914 with the adoption of the grid system. Historically, it was a route between the City of Edmonton in the west and the Town of Beverly in the east. It is also sometimes called the Avenue of Champions. When Beverly was still a separate community from Edmonton, the portion of Alberta Avenue in Beverly was the central business district. Beverly amalgamated with Edmonton on December 31, 1961. Following the amalgamation, Beverly's central business district went into a period of decline. The avenue boasts several major landmarks, including Northlands and Rexall Place, home of the Edmonton Oilers.
The Alberta Avenue name only applies for the portion from 109 Street to Wayne Gretzky Drive. Alberta Avenue is targeted for revitalization as part of the Alberta Avenue-Eastwood Business Revitalization Zone.
Neighbourhoods
List of neighbourhoods 118 Avenue runs through, in order from west to east:[1]
Westside
Eastside
- Spruce Avenue
- Westwood
- Alberta Avenue
- Eastwood
- Parkdale
- Bellevue
- Montrose
- Highlands
- Newton
- Beacon Heights
- Beverly Heights
- Abbottsfield
Interchanges and intersections
This is a list of major intersections, starting at the west end of 118 Avenue.[1]
Westside
Direction | Intersecting road | Current intersection type | Coordinates |
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West-East | 184 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°33′57″N 113°38′23″W / 53.56583°N 113.63972°W |
170 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′14″N 113°36′55″W / 53.57056°N 113.61528°W | |
156 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′14″N 113°35′25″W / 53.57056°N 113.59028°W | |
149 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′13″N 113°34′41″W / 53.57028°N 113.57806°W | |
142 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′13″N 113°33′57″W / 53.57028°N 113.56583°W | |
St. Albert Trail / Groat Road | Traffic light controlled traffic circle | 53°34′13″N 113°32′58″W / 53.57028°N 113.54944°W | |
127 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′13″N 113°32′28″W / 53.57028°N 113.54111°W | |
124 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′13″N 113°32′9″W / 53.57028°N 113.53583°W | |
121 Street | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′12″N 113°31′48″W / 53.57000°N 113.53000°W |
Eastside
References
- 1 2 "City of Edmonton map utility". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-23.