111 Streetis a majorarterial roadin southEdmonton,Alberta,Canada. The south leg of theLRTruns between the northbound and southbound lanes north of23 Avenue.It passes bySouthgate Centreand the former location ofHeritage Mall,[2]now the location of theCentury Parktransit-oriented development.
| 111 Street SW | |
   Start/End points of 111 Street | |
| Maintained by | theCity of Edmonton |
|---|---|
| Length | 8.2 km (5.1 mi)[1] |
| Location | Edmonton |
| South end | 41 Avenue, SW / 127 Street, SW |
| Major junctions | Ellerslie Road,Anthony Henday Drive,23 Avenue,34 Avenue,Whitemud Drive,51 Avenue |
| North end | 61 Avenue |
111 Street was originally part of the 1963 Metro Edmonton Transportation Study (METS), which proposed a downtown freeway loop and feeder routes, including three southern approaches fromHighway 2via 111 Street,Calgary Trail,and91 Street/Mill Creek Ravine.[3]As 111 Street was constructed, a wideright-of-waywas integrated; however the freeway plan was ultimately cancelled. In the 2000s, the LRTCapital Linewas expanded and constructed along the median and opened in 2010.[4]
Neighbourhoods
editList of neighbourhoods 111 Street runs through, in order from south to north:[5]
Allard
Desroches
Callaghan
Southbrook
Major intersections
editThis is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 111 Street.[5] The entire route is inEdmonton.
| km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Continues as127 Street | |||
| Ellerslie Road (9 Avenue SW) | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||||
| 1.2 | 0.75 |  Anthony Henday Drive(Highway 216) | Partial cloverleaf interchange(traffic lights); exit 2 on Hwy 216 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 12 Avenue NW | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 2.4 | 1.5 | CrossesBlackmud Creek | |||
| 3.3 | 2.1 | 23 Avenue NW | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 3.7 | 2.3 | Passes Century Park station(LRTsouthern terminus; travels in median) | |||
| 4.1 | 2.5 | Saddleback Road / 29A Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 4.6 | 2.9 | 34 Avenue NW | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 5.7 | 3.5 | 40 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 6.5 | 4.0 |  Whitemud Drive(Highway 2) | Split diamond interchange(traffic lights) | ||
| 6.8 | 4.2 | PassesSouthgate station | |||
| 7.0 | 4.3 | Southgate Centreaccess | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 7.1 | 4.4 | 51 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 8.2 | 5.1 | 61 Avenue(to109 Street) | At-grade (traffic lights) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"111 Street and James Mowatt Trail in Edmonton, AB"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedApril 3,2018.
- ^"Hertiage[sic] Mall: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada".DeadMalls.March 29, 2006.RetrievedApril 3,2018.
- ^Edmonton District Planning Commission (1963)."Exhibit 1: Phase 1 Development Key Plan"(Map).Metropolitan Edmonton transportation study: Plan and program.Vol. 2.RetrievedOctober 26,2017.
- ^"The Way We Move LRT for Everyone"(PDF).Edmonton Transit System and City of Edmonton. pp. 4–5. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 10, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 8,2015.
- ^ab"City of Edmonton map utility".Archivedfrom the original on 2006-09-02.Retrieved2009-06-23.
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