16 Avenue N

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16 Avenue N

Route Transcanadienne
Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
16 Avenue N highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by City of Calgary
Length26.5 km[1] (16.5 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 1 (TCH) west
Major intersections
East end Hwy 1 (TCH) east
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Major citiesCalgary
Highway system
Neighbourhoods
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16 Avenue N is a major road in

quadrant system, it is known as 16 Avenue NW west of Centre Street and 16 Avenue NE to the east.[2]

Route description

16 Avenue NW

The Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta originates at the

Highway 2 south. 16 Avenue NW transitions from a freeway to a four-lane urban arterial road as it crosses the Bow River and the CPR mainline tracks. Between the city limits and Sarcee Trail, 16 Avenue NW separates the northwest and southwest quadrants of Calgary.[5]

After crossing the Bow River, 16 Avenue NW passes through the former village of Montgomery after which it becomes a short expressway that crosses Bowness Road (signed as Memorial Drive for eastbound traffic), Shaganappi Trail, and exits the Bow River valley. It passes the Alberta Children's Hospital and Foothills Medical Centre before crossing University Drive, which provides access to the University of Calgary, McMahon Stadium, and access to southbound Crowchild Trail. After crossing Crowchild Trail, it becomes a six-lane urban arterial road with numerous signalized intersections and extensive, increasingly dense commercial development. It passes Motel Village, a cluster of motels which were constructed due to its proximity to the Trans-Canada Highway, which is accessible via a signalized service road and Banff Trail, which also doubles as the access road northbound Crowchild Trail. It passes by North Hill Centre (Calgary's first shopping mall),[6] 14 Street NW, and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) continuing east and intersects Centre Street, leaving the northwest quadrant.[5]

16 Avenue NE

Looking east along 16 Avenue in northeast Calgary

At Centre Street, 16 Avenue NE enters the northeast quadrant and continues east, and intersects

Lethbridge use Stoney Trail as a bypass,[7] before leaving Calgary and heading east towards Chestermere, Medicine Hat, and the Saskatchewan
border.

History

Sixteenth Avenue North was part of the village of Crescent Heights until annexed by The City of Calgary in the early 1900s. An electric trolley ran down the artery connecting the area with downtown from 1911 to the mid-1900s. The electric trolley was slowly phased out and replaced with buses. In fact, Calgary's first park and ride was on the Tuxedo bus loop in 1956 and one of three trial express buses started on October 21, 1957—the Yellow Pennant Express from Capitol Hill.[8]

In the 1950s, Highway 1 was rerouted from

Tsuu T'ina Nation), Highway 22X, and Highway 901 before rejoining Highway 1 near Gleichen that was proposed by Alberta Transportation in 1989; this plan was rejected as Calgary is considered a major destination city and was opposed by business owners along the 16 Avenue N.[10] On November 2, 2009, the northeast section of Stoney Trail was opened, providing a 41 km (25 mi) bypass option for the Trans-Canada Highway around north Calgary.[11]

The inner city section of 16 Avenue N was a four lane, undivided street. From 2002–2010, the City of Calgary widened it to a six lane

urban boulevard between removing buildings along south side of 16 Avenue N between 10 Street NW and 6 Street NE.[12]

After the projected completion of the Bowfort Road interchange in summer 2017, 16 Avenue NW became a freeway west of Sarcee Trail to its western terminus.

Future

The City of Calgary considers 16 Avenue N as part of the skeletal road network,[13] however the sections through Montgomery (between the Bow River and Bowness Road)[14] and between Banff Trail and Deerfoot Trail as Main Streets - streets that would be mixed use residential and commercial corridors.[15] The City of Calgary have long-term plans in converting 16 Avenue N to a freeway in the outlying areas, which includes converting the Deerfoot Trail interchange into a three-level diamond interchange, and interchanges at 19 Street NE[16] and 68 Street NE.

Major intersections

From west to east.[2] The entire route is in

Calgary
.

km[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
0.00.0— Hwy 1 west (Trans-Canada Highway) – Canmore, BanffCity limits; continuation west of Calgary
1.91.2176Valley Ridge Boulevard / Crestmont BoulevardPartial cloverleaf interchange with added ramps to and from Stoney Trail (AB 201)
3.11.9177 Stoney Trail (Hwy 201 north) – Edmonton, Medicine Hat, LethbridgeSemi-directional T interchange; Hwy 201 exit 36
4.72.9179Canada Olympic Drive / Bowfort Road – Canada Olympic ParkSingle-point urban interchange[17]
6.23.9Sarcee Trail / 34 Avenue NWPartial cloverleaf interchange
6.54.029 Avenue NWWestbound right-in/right-out
7.14.4Crosses the Bow River
8.15.0Home RoadAt grade, traffic signals
9.4–
9.6		5.8–
6.0		Memorial Drive / Bowness Road / Shaganappi TrailInterchange
10.06.2 West Campus Boulevard – Alberta Children's HospitalPartial cloverleaf interchange
11.06.8 29 Street NW / Uxbridge Drive – Foothills Medical CentreAt grade, traffic signals
11.57.1University Drive to Crowchild Trail south – McMahon Stadium, University of CalgaryCloverleaf interchange
11.87.3 Crowchild Trail (Hwy 1A west)Westbound to northbound ramp under construction[18]
12.27.6 Banff Trail to Crowchild Trail north (Hwy 1A west)At grade, traffic signals; access Banff Trail CTrain station
12.67.819 Street NWAt grade, traffic signals; access Lions Park CTrain station
13.48.3
ACAD, Jubilee Auditorium, City Centre
Diamond interchange, traffic signals; passes North Hill Centre
14.18.810 Street NWAt grade, traffic signals
15.09.34 Street NWAt grade, traffic signals
15.79.8Centre Street N – City CentreAt grade, traffic signals
16.110.0Edmonton TrailAt grade, traffic signals
18.111.2
Split diamond interchange
, traffic signals; Hwy 2 exit 225
19.111.919 Street NEAt grade, traffic signals
19.912.4Barlow TrailCloverleaf interchange
21.313.2 36 Street NE – Peter Lougheed CentrePartial cloverleaf interchange; eastbound access to Sunridge Way
22.914.252 Street NEPartial cloverleaf interchange.
24.615.368 Street NEAt grade, traffic signals; no southbound access from Stoney Trail
25.615.9 Stoney Trail (Hwy 201) – Edmonton, Lethbridge, BanffCloverstack interchange; Hwy 201 exit 78
26.516.5—
Medicine Hat
City limits; continuation east of Calgary
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google (December 9, 2016). "16 Avenue N in Calgary, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-895229-80-4
    .
  3. ^ "Stoney Trail NW sign". Google Street View. Google. June 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "$72M interchange at Bowfort Road and Highway 1 a 'game-changer' for northwest Calgary, councillor says". yahoo news. August 31, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Calgary City Quadrants (NE, SE, SW, NW)". www.calgarymapped.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Centre History". North Hill Centre. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "Stoney Trail NE sign". Google Street View. Google. August 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Linn, Brad (June 14, 2010). "The new face of 16 Avenue North". Calgary City News Blog. City of Calgary. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  9. ^ Trans Canada Highway: Functional Planning Study. City of Calgary. June 1970.
  10. ^ Beaty, Bob (March 8, 1989). "Plan to move highway irks tourism operators". Calgary Herald.
  11. ^ "Northeast Stoney Trail". Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. October 3, 2007.
  12. ^ Linn, Brad (December 10, 2009). "16 Avenue North Urban Corridor: Wide Open". Calgary City News Blog. City of Calgary. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  13. ^ "Calgary Transportation Plan" (PDF). City of Calgary. September 2009. p. 95. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  14. ^ "Key findings by Main Street: 16 Avenue NW (Montgomery)" (PDF). YYC's Main Streets. City of Calgary. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  15. ^ "16 Avenue North Urban Corridor Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). City of Calgary. May 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "Recommended Option" (Map). 16 Avenue N.E. Functional Planning Study: Deerfoot Trail to Barlow Trail. City of Calgary. November 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  17. ^ Stantec (November 2014). "Bowfort Road N.W. / Trans Canada Highway Interchange Project" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  18. ^ "Banff Trail Area Improvements: WB 16th Avenue NW Off-ramp to NB Crowchild Trail NW" (PDF) (Map). City of Calgary. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

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