118 Avenue

Road in Edmonton, Alberta 118 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta City of Edmonton Edmonton infobox 230 Edmonton 53.565833 -113.639722 Green pog.svg Edmonton 53.570000 -113.530000 Edmonton 53.570278 -113.507500 Green pog.svg Edmonton 53.575000 -113.383610 Start/End points of west and east segments of 118 Avenue. yes 118 Avenue (Westside) 7.6 West 184 Street 170 Street, 156 Street, 149 Street, 142 Street, St. Albert Trail, 127 Street, 124 Street East 121 Street / Kingsway yes 118 Avenue (Eastside) 8.5 West 109 Street Princess Elizabeth Avenue, 97 Street, 82 Street, Wayne Gretzky Drive, 66 Street, 50 Street East Yellowhead Trail / Victoria Trail thumb|Alberta Avenue welcome sign at 118 Avenue & 101 Street. thumb|Westbound view of 118 Avenue at Coliseum Station. 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.Mundy's Map of The Twin Cities Edmonton & Strathcona https://lostyeg.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/eam-92-mundys-map-1911.jpg The Mundy Blueprint Co. 1911 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.http://webdocs.edmonton.ca/InfraPlan/SmartChoices/Audit/maps/report1map02.pdf History of Annexations City of Edmonton, Planning and Development Department December 29, 2014 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. 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. Travel Alberta Government of Alberta 1978-79 Alberta Official Road Map Edmonton 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:City of Edmonton map utility http://maps.edmonton.ca https://web.archive.org/web/20060902191321/http://maps.edmonton.ca/ 2006-09-02 live 2009-06-23 Westside Dovercourt Woodcroft Inglewood Sherbrooke Prince Charles Prince Rupert Eastside Spruce Avenue Westwood Alberta Avenue Eastwood Parkdale Bellevue Montrose Highlands Newton Beacon Heights Beverly Heights Abbottsfield Major intersections This is a list of major intersections, starting at the west end of 118 Avenue. Edmonton 0.0 116 Avenue184 Street Continues west 1.2 178 Street 1.9 170 Street 3.6 156 Street 4.4 149 Street 5.2 142 Street 6.3 St. Albert Trail / Groat Road Traffic circle (traffic lights); to AB Hwy 2 north yes 6.9 127 Street 7.2 124 Street 7.6 121 StreetKingsway Roadway turns southeast and continues as Kingsway Gap in 118 Avenue (former City Centre Airport) 0.0 109 Street At-grade; roadway turns north 0.3 106 Street (NAIT Way) 0.8 0.9 Princess Elizabeth Avenue / 102 Street / 101 Street Six-exit traffic circle 1.0 97 Street To AB Hwy 28 north yes 2.6 82 Street To Fort Road south 2.9 80 Street To Fort Road north 3.2 Passes under edmonton capital Coliseum station 3.6 3.7 Wayne Gretzky Drive Split intersection; passes Northlands Coliseum and Edmonton Expo Centre 4.2 66 Street 4.9 50 Street To AB Hwy 15 north yes 7.5 34 Street 8.2 8.5 AB Hwy 16 Yellowhead TrailVictoria Trail Partial cloverleaf interchange; Highway 16 exit 397; continues north as Victoria Trail See also inline,title List of avenues in Edmonton Transportation in Edmonton References expand Category:Roads in Edmonton