Kingsway (Edmonton)

Arterial road in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

For the neighbourhood in Edmonton, surrounding Kingsway Mall, sometimes erroneously referred to as Kingsway, see Spruce Avenue, Edmonton.

KingswayKingsway Avenue, 108A Avenue

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Start/End points of Kingsway

Maintained by| the City of Edmonton
Length| 3.2 km (2.0 mi)[1]
Location| Edmonton
West end| 121 Street / 118 Avenue
Major
junctions| Princess Elizabeth Avenue, 109 Street, 111 Avenue, 101 Street
East end| 97 Street

Kingsway, sometimes called Kingsway Avenue, is an arterial road in central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that runs on a northwest to southeast path, cutting through the city's normal grid pattern. It skirts just to the south of the former Edmonton City Centre Airport, and connects 118 Avenue, Kingsway Mall and the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Until 1939, the road was called Portage Avenue and represented the northern boundary of development. During the 1939 royal tour of Canada, 70,000 people lined the specially constructed grandstands to see the royal motorcade with King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Prime Minister King, the street was renamed in honour of King George VI.[2] In 1951, their daughter, the then Princess Elizabeth, visited Edmonton, prompting the naming of the adjacent Princess Elizabeth Avenue. It starts as 118 Avenue and turns southeast by 121 Street (where the CN rail line used to be), continues straight to 97 Street and turns east again as it becomes 108A Avenue.

## History

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Before the completion of Yellowhead Trail, Kingsway would stretch from 118 Avenue to St. Albert Trail, as Highway 2 would follow 109 Street to Kingsway, turn northwest, and continue to St. Albert Trail.[3]

## Neighbourhoods

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List of neighbourhoods Kingsway runs through, in order from west to east.[4]

* Prince Charles
* Inglewood
* Prince Rupert
* Queen Mary Park
* Central McDougall
* Spruce Avenue
* McCauley

## Major intersections

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

km[1]| mi| Destinations| Notes

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0.0| 0.0| Continues west as 118 Avenue
121 Street – Via Rail Station| At-grade (traffic lights)
0.3| 0.19| Airport Road / 119 Street| At-grade (traffic lights)
0.9| 0.56| Airport Road| At-grade (traffic lights)
1.4| 0.87| Princess Elizabeth Avenue – NAIT| At-grade (traffic lights)
1.7| 1.1| 109 Street – NAIT, City Centre| At-grade (traffic lights)
1.9| 1.2| 108 Street – Kingsway Mall| At-grade (traffic lights)
2.1| 1.3| 111 Avenue| At-grade (traffic lights); at-grade LRT crossing on 111 Ave
2.2| 1.4| 106 Street| Westbound exit only
2.2–
2.5| 1.4–
1.6| Passes  Kingsway/Royal Alex station
2.8| 1.7|  102 Street – Royal Alexandra Hospital| At-grade
2.9| 1.8| 101 Street| At-grade (traffic lights)
East end of Kingsway • West end of 108A Avenue
3.2| 2.0| 97 Street| At-grade (traffic lights)
108A Avenue continues east (no eastbound cross traffic)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Incomplete access
* Route transition

## See also

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KML file (edit • help)

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* Transportation in Edmonton
* Royal eponyms in Canada

## References

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1. ^ a b "Kingsway in Edmonton, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
2. ^ Aubrey, Merrily K (2004), Naming Edmonton : from Ada to Zoie, (Edmonton Historical Board. Heritage Sites Committee) University of Alberta Press, p. 181, ISBN 0-88864-423-X
3. ^ "Edmonton Area - 1926". University of Calgary. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
4. ^ a b City of Edmonton map utility

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North–south streets|

* 17 Street
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* 34 Street
* 50 Street
* 66 Street
* 66/75 Street
* 82 Street
* 83 Street
* 91 Street
* 97 Street
* 99 Street
* 101 Street
* Calgary Trail & Gateway Boulevard
* 105 Street
* 109 Street
* 111 Street
* 113/114 Street
* 119/122 Street
* 124 Street
* 127 Street
* 149 Street
* 156 Street
* 170 Street
* 178 Street
* 184 Street
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* 41 Avenue SW
* Ellerslie Road (9 Avenue SW)
* 23 Avenue NW
* 34 Avenue NW
* 51 Avenue
* 61/63 Avenue
* Fox Drive
* University Avenue
* Whyte (82) Avenue
* 87 Avenue
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* 97/98/101 Avenue (Baseline Road)
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* 167 Avenue

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* Argyll Road
* Belgravia Road
* Campbell Road
* Castle Downs Road
* Connors Road
* Fort Road
* Hebert Road
* Kingsway (Avenue)
* Lessard Road
* Mayfield Road
* Mill Woods Road
* Parsons Road
* Princess Elizabeth Avenue
* Queen Elizabeth Park Road
* Rowland Road
* St. Albert Trail
* Saskatchewan Drive
* Scona Road
* Walterdale Hill

Freeways and highways|

* 2 (QE2 Highway)
* 14
* 15 (Manning Drive)
* 16 (Yellowhead Trail)
* 16A
* 19 (105 Avenue SW)
* 21
* 28
* 28A
* 37 (259 Avenue)
* Sherwood Park Freeway (100)
* Anthony Henday Drive (216)
* Maskêkosihk Trail (627)
* Whitemud Drive (628)
* Wye Road (630)
* Villeneuve Road (633)
* 814
* 825
* Groat Road
* Ray Gibbon Drive
* Terwillegar Drive
* Wayne Gretzky Drive

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