107 Avenue

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107 Avenue
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Avenue of Nations, 107A Avenue, Stadium Road
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Start/End points of 107 Avenue and 107A Avenue/Stadium Road.
Maintained by City of Edmonton
Length 12.2 km [1] (7.6 mi)
Location Edmonton
West end Poundmaker Industrial
(400 m (1,300 ft) west of 186 Street)
Major
junctions
184 Street, 170 Street, Mayfield Road, 156 Street, 142 Street, Groat Road, 124 Street, 109 Street, 97 Street
East end 112 Avenue / 86 Street

107 Avenue is a major arterial road in west-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves Edmonton's west side industrial district, neighbourhoods of the former Town of Jasper Place (amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964), the multicultural area north of Downtown Edmonton, Commonwealth Stadium, and adjacent park & ride transit centre. The portion between 95 and 116 Streets has been dubbed "Avenue of Nations", as immigrants from around the world live in this area, including African Nations, Arabic Nations, Cambodia, China, First Nations, Italy, Japan, Latin American, Poland, Ukraine, and Vietnam. [2] Also, Chinatown lies just south of Avenue of Nations. 107 Avenue changes names at 101 Street to 107A Avenue. 107A Avenue changes names at 92 Street to Stadium Road. Stadium Road changes names at 112 Avenue to 86 Street (Fort Road).

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Neighbourhoods

107 Avenue in the neighbourhood of Queen Mary Park (May 2008). 107 Avenue, Edmonton 2008-05-24 QMP 001.jpg
107 Avenue in the neighbourhood of Queen Mary Park (May 2008).

List of neighbourhoods 107 Avenue runs through, in order from west to east. [3]

Major intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the west end of 107 Avenue. [3] The entire route is in Edmonton.

km [1] miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0dead end
0.40.25186 StreetAt-grade
0.60.37 184 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
1.40.87178 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
2.21.4 170 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
2.71.7 Mayfield Road At-grade (traffic lights)
3.11.9163 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
3.92.4156 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
4.83.0149 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
5.53.4142 Street Telus World of Science Roundabout
6.64.1 Groat Road Diamond interchange (traffic lights)
7.64.7 124 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
8.45.2117 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights); one-way (southbound)
8.55.3116 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights); one-way (northbound)
9.45.8 109 Street  NAIT, MacEwan University At-grade; roadway turns north
9.96.2 105 Street  Rogers Place At-grade (traffic lights); at-grade LRT crossing
10.46.5Quebec I-280-1.svg 101 Street Royal Alexandra Hospital At-grade (traffic lights)
East end of 107 Avenue • West end of 107A Avenue
10.76.6 97 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
11.16.995 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
11.47.192 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
East end of 107A Avenue • South end of Stadium Road
11.7–
12.2
7.3–
7.6
Passes Commonwealth Stadium
12.27.6Light Rail Sign.svg 112 Avenue  Stadium station At-grade (traffic lights)
Continues north as 86 Street (to Fort Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (November 29, 2017). "107 Avenue in Edmonton, AB" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. The Edmonton Journal. "Avenue of Nations a crossroad of many cultures". Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. 1 2 "City of Edmonton map utility". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-23.