Albert Street (Regina, Saskatchewan)

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Albert Street
Part ofSaskatchewan Highway 6 (jct).svg Highway 6
Maintained byCity of Regina
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi) [1]
Location Regina
South end Ring Road S
Major
junctions
Victoria Avenue
Saskatchewan Drive
Dewdney Avenue
Ring Road N
North endSaskatchewan Highway 11A (jct).svg Highway 11A

Albert Street is an arterial road in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is one of the main roads in and out of the downtown area of the city. [1] It is named in honour of Prince Albert, the husband and consort of Queen Victoria, and intersects Victoria Avenue (named after Queen Victoria) in centre of the city. [2]

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Albert Street is considered synonymous with Saskatchewan Highway 6, although signage now points Highway 6 to follow Ring Road and bypass the downtown area; [3] [4] however, some maps and remnant signage and still show Highway 6 as following Albert Street through Regina. An alternate route of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) through Regina, follows Albert Street between Highway 1 and Victoria Avenue.

Route description

Albert Street begins at the Ring Road (formerly the Trans-Canada Highway Bypass), [5] where it continues as Highway 6 south, and travels north through southern Regina's main commercial area. North of 25th Avenue, it passes through Albert Street South, an upscale, historial residential neighbourhood of large mansions dating from the 1910s and 1920s. Albert Street also forms the eastern boundary of Wascana Centre, providing access to the MacKenzie Art Gallery and Saskatchewan Legislative Building. After crossing the Albert Memorial Bridge across Wascana Creek, it continues north through The Crescents, also an upscale, historic residential neighborhood, and passes by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum before passing through Regina's downtown core and intersects Victoria Avenue. North of downtown, Albert Street passes through North Central and more commercial development before reaching Ring Road. Albert Street is a short freeway between Ring Road and Highway 11A (formerly Highway 11), [5] before it leaves Regina, passes through the Sherwood Industrial Park, and continues north and Highway 6 north.

Major intersections

From south to north.

Locationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
Sherwood No. 159 −4.6−2.9Saskatchewan Highway 6 (jct).svgCanAm Highway.svg Highway 6  / CanAm Highway south Weyburn, U.S. border Continues south
Saskatchewan Highway 1.svg Highway 1 (TCH) (Regina Bypass) Moose Jaw, Winnipeg Partial cloverleaf interchange; Highway 1 exit 247
Regina 0.00.0Saskatchewan Highway 6 (jct).svgSaskatchewan Highway 1.svg Ring Road S (Highway 6 north) to Highway 1  Moose Jaw, Winnipeg Cloverleaf interchange; Highway 6 leaves Albert Street
0.90.56Gordon Road
2.11.3Parliament Avenue
3.01.923rd AvenueTo MacKenzie Art Gallery
3.52.2Hill Avenue, Hill BoulevardTo Wascana Centre
4.12.520th Avenue, Legislative DriveTo Saskatchewan Legislative Building
4.22.6Ontario M502.svg Regina AvenueTo Regina International Airport
4.42.7 Albert Memorial Bridge crosses Wascana Creek
4.93.0College AvenueTo Royal Saskatchewan Museum
5.43.413th Avenue
5.63.5Saskatchewan Highway 1.svg Victoria Avenue to Highway 1 east Winnipeg
6.03.7Saskatchewan DriveTo Brandt Centre, Mosaic Stadium, and Casino Regina
6.54.0 Dewdney Avenue To RCMP Academy (Depot Division)
7.44.64th Avenue
9.76.09th Avenue NNorthbound access to Ring Road
10.06.2Saskatchewan Highway 6 (jct).svgSaskatchewan Highway 1.svg Ring Road N (Highway 6 south) to Highway 1 Cloverleaf interchange; Highway 6 rejoins Albert Street; former Highway 11 south
11.57.1Saskatchewan Highway 11 (jct).svg Highway 11A north to Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) Lumsden, Saskatoon Y-interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Saskatchewan Highway 6 (jct).svgCanAm Highway.svg Highway 6  / CanAm Highway north Southey, Melfort Continues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Albert Street in Regina, Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. "Street Where You Live List" (XLS). City of Regina. February 4, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. "SK 6 north at TCH 1". Google Street View . September 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. "SK 6 south at Ring Road". Google Street View . September 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Highway Name Changes At The Regina Bypass". Government of Saskatchewan | News and Media. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.