118 Avenue

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118 Avenue
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Start/End points of west and east segments of 118 Avenue.
Maintained by City of Edmonton
Location Edmonton, Alberta

118 Avenue (Westside)
Length7.6 km (4.7 mi)
West end 184 Street
Major
junctions
170 Street, 156 Street, 149 Street, 142 Street, St. Albert Trail, 127 Street, 124 Street
East end121 Street / Kingsway

118 Avenue (Eastside)
Length8.5 km (5.3 mi)
West end109 Street
Major
junctions
Princess Elizabeth Avenue, 97 Street, 82 Street, Wayne Gretzky Drive, 66 Street, 50 Street
East end Yellowhead Trail / Victoria Trail
Alberta Avenue welcome sign at 118 Avenue & 101 Street. Alberta Avenue.jpg
Alberta Avenue welcome sign at 118 Avenue & 101 Street.

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 outside the downtown core. [1] 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. [2] Following the amalgamation, Beverly's central business district went into a period of decline. The avenue boasts several major landmarks, including Northlands and the Coliseum.

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Prior to the opening of Yellowhead Trail in the early 1980s, Highway 16 followed 118 Avenue between Edmonton's eastern city limit and Princess Elizabeth Avenue before continuing west on 111 Avenue. [3]

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: [4]

Westside

Eastside

Major intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the west end of 118 Avenue. [4] The entire route is in Edmonton.

kmmiDestinationsNotes
0.00.0116 Avenue
184 Street
At-grade (traffic lights); continues west
1.20.75 178 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
1.91.2 170 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
3.62.2 156 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
4.42.7 149 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
5.23.2142 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
6.33.9 St. Albert Trail / Groat Road Traffic circle (traffic lights); to Hwy 2 north
6.94.3 127 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
7.24.5 124 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
7.64.7121 Street
Kingsway
At-grade (traffic lights); roadway turns southeast and continues as Kingsway
Gap in 118 Avenue (former City Centre Airport)
0.00.0109 StreetAt-grade; roadway turns north
0.30.19106 Street (NAIT Way)At-grade (traffic lights)
0.8–
0.9
0.50–
0.56
Princess Elizabeth Avenue / 102 Street / 101 Street Six-exit traffic circle
1.00.62 97 Street At-grade (traffic lights); to Hwy 28 north
1.30.8195 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
2.61.6 82 Street (to Fort Road south)At-grade (traffic lights)
2.91.880 Street (to Fort Road north)At-grade (traffic lights)
3.22.0Passes under Light Rail Sign.svg Coliseum station
3.6–
3.7
2.2–
2.3
Wayne Gretzky Drive  Northlands Coliseum, Northlands Split intersection (traffic lights)
4.22.6 66 Street At-grade (traffic lights)
4.93.0 50 Street At-grade (traffic lights); to Hwy 15 north
7.54.734 StreetAt-grade (traffic lights)
8.2–
8.5
5.1–
5.3
Alberta Highway 16.svg Yellowhead Trail (Hwy 16)
Victoria Trail
Partial cloverleaf interchange (traffic lights); exit 397 on Hwy 16; continues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

See also

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