Former name(s) | 112 Avenue N |
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Length | 25.4 km (15.8 mi) |
Location | Calgary, Alberta |
West end | 12 Mile Coulee Road (Calgary city limit) |
Major junctions |
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East end | Hwy 564 (Calgary city limit) |
Country Hills Boulevard is a major expressway in Calgary, Alberta. It is notably one of the longest east-west routes in Calgary and one few routes north of 16 Avenue N that is mostly continuous from the west end of the city to the east end. East of Calgary, Country Hills Boulevard continues as Alberta Highway 564. West of Calgary, it continues as Hamilton Drive as it passes through the Bearspaw Country Club. [1] Country Hills Boulevard was originally named 112 Avenue N, and was a rural road in northeastern Calgary, but was renamed in the early 1990s when its namesake community of Country Hills, as well as Harvest Hills and Coventry Hills, were constructed. Throughout the 1990s, [2] the roadway was constructed in segments in northwest Calgary, departing from the original road allowance to follow the area's hilly topography.
A small segment of Country Hills Boulevard between Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) and Barlow Trail was once designated as part of Highway 2A, but was decommissioned in the 1980s. [3]
From west to east. [1] The entire route is in Calgary.
km [4] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | Continues as Hamilton Drive (Township Road 254) | |||
Twelve Mile Coulee Road | Calgary city limits | ||||
1.6 | 0.99 | Rocky Ridge Road | |||
3.3 | 2.1 | Royal Birch Boulevard, 112 Avenue NW | |||
3.8– 4.6 | 2.4– 2.9 | Stoney Trail (Hwy 201) | Partial cloverleaf interchange (traffic signals), exit 43 on Hwy 201 | ||
4.8 | 3.0 | Citadel Way | |||
5.8 | 3.6 | Citadel Gate, Nose Hill Drive | |||
6.7 | 4.2 | Citadel Link, Hawkstone Gate | |||
7.2 | 4.5 | Sarcee Trail | |||
7.8 | 4.8 | Hamptons Boulevard, Edgepark Boulevard | |||
8.3 | 5.2 | Hamptons Boulevard | |||
9.5 | 5.9 | Hamptons Drive, Edgebrook Boulevard | |||
10.2 | 6.3 | Shaganappi Trail | |||
11.3 | 7.0 | 14 Street NW | |||
12.2– 12.7 | 7.6– 7.9 | Beddington Trail | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
13.6 | 8.5 | Country Hills Drive | |||
13.8 | 8.6 | Panorama Hills Boulevard | |||
14.3 | 8.9 | Panorama Hills Way, Country Hills Drive | |||
14.6 | 9.1 | Harvest Hills Boulevard | Boundary between NW and NE quadrants | ||
15.0 | 9.3 | Country Village Way | |||
15.6 | 9.7 | Coventry Hills Boulevard | |||
15.9 | 9.9 | Harvest Hills Gate | |||
16.3 | 10.1 | Coventry Boulevard | |||
17.3 | 10.7 | 14 Street NE | |||
18.2– 18.6 | 11.3– 11.6 | Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2) | Partial cloverleaf interchange (traffic signals), exit 268 on Hwy 2 | ||
18.8 | 11.7 | Freeport Drive | |||
19.1 | 11.9 | Barlow Trail – Calgary International Airport | |||
20.5 | 12.7 | 36 Street NE | |||
21.3 | 13.2 | Métis Trail | |||
22.1 | 13.7 | 52 Street NE, Cityscape Gate | |||
23.8 | 14.8 | 68 Street NE | |||
24.5– 25.0 | 15.2– 15.5 | Stoney Trail (Hwy 201) | Partial cloverleaf interchange, exit 68 on Hwy 201 | ||
25.4 | 15.8 | Continues as Hwy 564 east – Delacour | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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