Anderson Road (Calgary)

Last updated
Anderson Road
Former name(s)144 Avenue S
Maintained by City of Calgary
Length9.2 km (5.7 mi) [1]
Location Calgary
West end Tsuut'ina Trail
Major
junctions
14 Street SW
Macleod Trail
East end Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2) /
Bow Bottom Trail

Anderson Road is a major arterial road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It runs from the city limits at Tsuut'ina Trail in the west to Deerfoot Trail in the east. The road continues westwards into the Tsuu T'ina Nation as Buffalo Run Boulevard. It is one of the few entrances to the Tsuu T'ina Nation and the only entrance from Calgary that must remain open at all times.

Contents

History

Anderson Road is named for the Anderson family, specifically for Andrew Anderson and Archie Anderson, two brothers who served with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Armed Forces, respectively, in World War II. Archie was a radio operator/loader in the King's Own Calgary Tank Regiment, was part of the Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942, and had also spent time as a German prisoner of war, [2] The Anderson family home had been located on what is now Anderson Road, just west of 24 Street SW. [3] Descendants of the Anderson family continue to live in the Calgary area and other parts of Alberta.

Prior to the road being named in their honour, Anderson Road conformed to Calgary's street numbering convention, and was known as 114 Avenue S. Anderson Road was originally to be the south leg of the Calgary Ring Road; however as the city grew the proposed alignment was moved south to Highway 22X. [4] Prior to Deerfoot Trail being extended to Stoney Trail South, Anderson Road between Macleod Trail and Deerfoot Trail was designated as part of Highway 2 but is still part of bypass route which connects Highway 1 west and Highway 2 south. [5]

Major intersections

From west to east. The entire route is in Calgary.

km [1] miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Buffalo Run BoulevardContinues south
Alberta Highway 201.svg Tsuut'ina Trail (Hwy 201)Interchange, exit 17 on Hwy 201
1.60.9924 Street SW
2.21.4Woodpark Boulevard
3.22.0Alberta Highway 1.svg 14 Street SW to Hwy 1 west
3.92.4Elbow Drive
4.93.0Alberta Highway 2A.svg Macleod Trail south to Hwy 2A Partial cloverleaf interchange (traffic signals); passes CT Red.svg Anderson station
5.33.3 Southcentre Mall accessWestbound exit
5.63.5Bonaventure DriveAccess to Southcentre Mall
6.94.3Acadia Drive
7.7–
9.2
4.8–
5.7
Alberta Highway 2.svg Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2) / Bow Bottom TrailInterchange, exit 243 on Hwy 2
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Template:Attached KML/Anderson Road (Calgary)
KML is not from Wikidata

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tsuutʼina Nation</span> First Nation in Alberta, Canada

The Tsuutʼina Nation, also spelled Tsuu Tʼina or Tsu Tʼina, is a First Nation band government in Alberta, Canada. The Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 reserve is located directly west of Calgary, with its eastern edge directly adjacent to the southwest city limits. Their traditional territory spans a much larger area in southern Alberta. The land area of the current reserve is 283.14 km2, and it had a population of 1,982 in the 2001 Canadian census. The northeast portion of the reserve was used as part of CFB Calgary, a Canadian Army base, from 1910 to 1998. In 2006, the land was returned to the Nation by the Government of Canada.

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 2, commonly referred to as Highway 2 or the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, is a major highway in Alberta that stretches from the Canada–United States border through Calgary and Edmonton to Grande Prairie. Running primarily north to south for approximately 1,273 kilometres (791 mi), it is the longest and busiest highway in the province carrying more than 170,000 vehicles per day near Downtown Calgary. The Fort Macleod—Edmonton section forms a portion of the CANAMEX Corridor that links Alaska to Mexico. More than half of Alberta's 4 million residents live in the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor created by Highway 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deerfoot Trail</span> Freeway in Calgary

Deerfoot Trail is a 46.4-kilometre (28.8 mi) freeway segment of Highway 2 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It stretches the entire length of the city from south to north and links suburbs to downtown via Memorial Drive and 17 Avenue SE. The freeway begins south of Calgary where it splits from Macleod Trail, crosses the Bow River into city limits, and reaches the Stoney Trail ring road. Crisscrossing twice more with the river, it intersects Glenmore Trail and Memorial Drive; the former is a major east–west expressway while the latter is a freeway spur into downtown. In north Calgary, it crosses Highway 1 and passes Calgary International Airport before ending at a second interchange with Stoney Trail. Highway 2 becomes the Queen Elizabeth II Highway as it continues north into Rocky View County towards Red Deer and Edmonton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberta Highway 2A</span> Highway in Alberta, Canada

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 2A is the designation of six alternate routes off Highway 2 in Alberta, Canada. In general, these are original sections of Highway 2, such as the southern portion of Macleod Trail in Calgary. They passed through communities before limited-access freeways were built to shorten driving distance, accommodate heavier volumes and to bypass city traffic. Portions of the alignment of Highway 2A follow the route of the former Calgary and Edmonton Trail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stoney Trail</span> Freeway in Calgary, Alberta

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 201, officially named Stoney Trail and Tsuut'ina Trail, is a 101-kilometre (63 mi) freeway that encircles the city of Calgary, Alberta. It serves as a bypass for the congested routes of 16 Avenue N and Deerfoot Trail through Calgary. At its busiest point near Beddington Trail in north Calgary, the six-lane freeway carried nearly 60,000 vehicles per day in 2022, and forms part of the CANAMEX Corridor which connects Calgary to Edmonton and Interstate 15 in the United States via Highways 2, 3, and 4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tsuu T'ina 145</span> Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada

Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 is an Indian reserve of the Tsuut'ina Nation in southern Alberta, Canada, created by Treaty 7.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberta Highway 22X</span> Highway in Alberta

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 22X, commonly referred to as Highway 22X, is a highway in and around Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta, extending 54 kilometres (34 mi) to the east from Highway 22. It is concurrent with Stoney Trail (Highway 201) between 53 Street SW and 88 Street SE in Calgary, becoming a freeway and forming the southernmost portion of a ring road around Calgary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberta Highway 1A</span> Designation for two disconnected sections of provincial highway in Alberta, Canada

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 1A is the designation of two alternate routes off the Alberta portion of Trans-Canada Highway 1. However, it is not the only name used for spurs off Highway 1 - Highway 1X is another such designation. Despite these highways being suffixed routes of Highway 1, they are not part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, and are signed with Alberta's provincial primary highway shields instead of the Trans-Canada shields used for Highway 1.

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 8, commonly referred to as Highway 8, is a highway in Southern Alberta that connects Highway 22 in Rocky View County, just north of Redwood Meadows, to Calgary.

Glenmore Trail is a 22-kilometre (14 mi) expressway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, named after the reservoir which it crosses. It is a freeway between Sarcee Trail in southwest Calgary to Ogden Road in the southeast, carrying nearly 160,000 vehicles per weekday at its busiest point placing it second only to Deerfoot Trail as the busiest road in Alberta. East of Calgary, Glenmore Trail becomes Highway 560 en route to Langdon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macleod Trail</span> Road in Calgary

Macleod Trail is a major road in Calgary, Alberta. It is a six- to eight-lane principal arterial road extending from downtown Calgary to the south of the city, where it merges into Highway 2. South of Anderson Road, Macleod Trail is an expressway and is slated to be upgraded to a freeway in the future. It is named for its destination to the south, Fort Macleod.

Sarcee Trail is a major limited-access road in Calgary, Alberta. It is divided into two portions, one in the south end of the city, and one in the north end of the city. Originally planned as one continuous route, plans to connect the two halves have been shelved as it would involve the demolition of homes in Bowness and the disruption of the Bowmont Natural Area park. The urban arterial road is named for the Tsuu T'ina, who were also known as the Sarcee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberta Highway 772</span> Highway in Alberta, Canada

Symons Valley Road is a major arterial road and rural highway that links Calgary from Stoney Trail to Madden in Alberta, Canada. It is preceded by Beddington Trail, a major expressway along West Nose Creek linking Deerfoot Trail to Stoney Trail within Calgary, and is succeeded by Range Road 30. The portion of Symons Valley Road within Rocky View County from the Calgary city limit to Highway 574 south of Madden is designated as Alberta Provincial Highway No. 772.

John Laurie Boulevard / McKnight Boulevard is a major east-west arterial road and expressway in north Calgary, Alberta. The two roadways function together as a major crosstown route between the northwest and northeast quadrants and are part of Calgary's Skeletal Road Network.

Barlow Trail is a major arterial road in Calgary, Alberta, that is composed of three parts: the southern section which runs from Deerfoot Trail near 130 Avenue SE to Deerfoot Trail at the intersection with Peigan Trail. The afore mentioned section is the central section which runs from 17 Avenue SE to McCall Way; and the northern section which runs from Airport Road to 128 Avenue NE.

Blackfoot Trail is a super-4 expressway in Calgary, Alberta. It is named for the Blackfoot Confederacy, and more specifically the Siksika Nation, located east of Calgary. The road runs from 17 Avenue SE in the north, where Blackfoot Trail meets Deerfoot Trail, to Southland Drive in the south. It is the historical alignment of Highway 2 in south Calgary. The section of Blackfoot Trail between 19 Street SE and Deerfoot Trail is a former alignment, and still technically part of, 17 Avenue SE; however, it is generally referred to as being part of Blackfoot Trail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">16 Avenue N</span> Road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

16 Avenue N is a major road in Calgary, Alberta, that forms a 26.5-kilometre (16.5 mi) segment of Highway 1 and connects Calgary to Banff and Medicine Hat. It is a four to six-lane principal arterial expressway at its extremities, but is an urban arterial road between the Bow River and Bowness Road, and also between Crowchild Trail and Deerfoot Trail. Due to Calgary's quadrant system, it is known as 16 Avenue NW west of Centre Street and 16 Avenue NE to the east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">17 Avenue SE (Calgary)</span> Road in Calgary, Alberta

17 Avenue SE is a major arterial road in east Calgary, Alberta. 17 Avenue SE is the focal point of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) and the main roadway through the former town of Forest Lawn. Chestermere Boulevard is a major arterial road and the eastern extension of 17 Avenue SE through Chestermere, Alberta, Canada. The roadway is a former alignment of Highway 1A.

Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard are a pair of major arterial roadways in Edmonton, Alberta. Gateway Boulevard carries northbound traffic while Calgary Trail carries southbound traffic. From south of 31 Avenue, they form a two-way freeway separated by a median; for this portion, the roadway maintains the separate names for northbound and southbound traffic. Near 31 Avenue, Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard separate and become parallel one-way arterial roadways to Saskatchewan Drive, at the edge of the North Saskatchewan River valley. Designated as part of Highway 2 south of Whitemud Drive, it is Edmonton's main southern entrance and is both a major commuter route, connecting to the Edmonton International Airport and Leduc, as well as a regional connection to Red Deer and Calgary.

Airport Trail and 96 Avenue NE is an arterial road and developing expressway in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is an important east-west roadway and is the main access route to the Calgary International Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 Google (December 19, 2016). "Anderson Road in Calgary, Alberta" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. "Remembering Our Veterans". Issuu. Stettler Independent. November 5, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. "Road Names". The Deep South. November 2, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2018. Anderson Road for example, commemorates the Anderson family which homesteaded in the area...
  4. "A Brief History of the Southeast Calgary Ring Road". Calgary Ring Road. December 16, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. "To Hwy 1 / Hwy 2 signage". Google Streetview . Google. April 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.