97 Street, Edmonton

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97 Street
Heroes Boulevard
97 Street, Edmonton is located in Edmonton
97 Street, Edmonton
97 Street, Edmonton
Start/End points of 97 Street
Former name(s) Namao Avenue[1]
Part of Hwy 28
Maintained by the City of Edmonton
Length 12.1 km[2] (7.5 mi)
Location Edmonton
South end Jasper Avenue
Major
junctions		 107A Avenue, 111 Avenue, 118 Avenue, Yellowhead Trail, 137 Avenue, 153 Avenue, 167 Avenue, Anthony Henday Drive
North end City Limits

97 Street is a major arterial road in north Edmonton, Alberta. It is used to take vehicles in and out of Downtown Edmonton to the city's northern suburban neighbourhoods and to the region's main military installation, CFB Edmonton. North of Yellowhead Trail (Highway 16), it is designated as part of Highway 28.

The road has existed in some form since Edmonton was a small agricultural community. At its southern terminus it connects with Jasper Avenue, early Edmonton's main street, at the location of the Edmonton Convention Centre and Canada Place the main federal government offices in Alberta since 1988 and the former site of the Alberta Hotel. Proceeding north, 97 Street passes the Francis Winspear Centre for Music, and the Law Courts, as well as the Chinatown gate in Chinatown and Little Italy. Like all early roads in eastern Edmonton, Namao Avenue as it was called, ran at a slight angle to a true north-south line, being more NNW-SSE. During later development (north of 110A Avenue) it switches to a straight north-south course.

The neighbourhood along the west side, between 137 and 153 Avenues, Griesbach, used to be designated for homes for the families of the base. This has since been redeveloped by the Canada Lands Company. 97 Street is still used as the Canadian Forces parade to the base upon return of duty of the troops. A portion of 97 street between 137 Avenue and Anthony Henday Drive has been given the honorary name, " Canadian Forces Trail" and was approved in 2018, the proposal submitted by Ward 3 City Councillor Jon Dziadyk. This has prompted the light standards being tied with yellow ribbons and the street nicknamed Heroes Boulevard. This honorary name was the idea of local dentist Randy Crowell as a tribute to all past and present members of Edmontons' military family. 10,000 names were gathered through radio media outlets and presented to City Hall in support of the Heroes Boulevard tribute.

Neighbourhoods[]

List of neighbourhoods 94 street in order from south to north.[3]

Major intersections[]

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 97 Street.[3] The entire route is in Edmonton.

km[2]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Jasper Avenue – Shaw Conference Centre, Canada PlaceAt-grade (traffic signals)
0.20.12102 Avenue – Winspear Centre, Citadel TheatreAt-grade (traffic signals)
0.30.19  102A Avenue – Art Gallery of Alberta, Churchill Square, Churchill station, Chinatown gateAt-grade (traffic signals)
0.50.31103A Avenue – City Hall, Royal Alberta MuseumAt-grade (traffic signals)
1.20.75107A Avenue (Avenue of Nations)At-grade (traffic lights)
1.50.93108A Avenue (to Kingsway)At-grade (traffic lights); restricted eastbound movement
1.91.2  111 Avenue (Norwood Boulevard) – Royal Alexandra Hospital, Commonwealth StadiumAt-grade (traffic lights)
3.22.0118 (Alberta) Avenue – NAITAt-grade (traffic lights)
South end of Lane control (3 reversible lanes)
4.42.7 Yellowhead Trail (Hwy 16)Single-point urban interchange (traffic lights); exit 389 on Hwy 16
4.83.0127 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights); quadrant roadway via 101 St & 128 Ave
North end of Lane control (3 reversible lanes)
5.63.5132 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights)
6.44.0137 Avenue – Northgate Centre, North Town CentreAt-grade (traffic lights)
7.24.5144 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights)
8.15.0153 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights)
8.85.5160 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights)
9.76.0Castle Downs Road / 167 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights)
10.86.7176 AvenueAt-grade (traffic lights)
11.77.3 Anthony Henday Drive (Hwy 216)Partial cloverleaf interchange (traffic lights); exit 39 on Hwy 216
12.17.5Continues as Hwy 28 north – Cold Lake, Fort McMurray
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Route transition

See also[]

Route map:

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References[]

  1. ^ Naming Edmonton: from Ada to Zoie, (ed.) Merrily K. Aubrey, University of Alberta Press, Edmonton (Alta.), 2004, Edmonton Historical Board, Heritage Sites Committee. p. 228
  2. ^ a b Google (November 8, 2017). "97 Street in Edmonton, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. ^ a b City of Edmonton map utility


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