127 Street, Edmonton
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127 Street is a major arterial road
in north Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
. It takes commuters from central Edmonton to the north neighbourhoods and Sturgeon
Valley Subdivisions. It is a one-way street, northbound, from Stony Plain Road (105 Avenue) to 118 Avenue, with a southbound bike lane.
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
in north Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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. It takes commuters from central Edmonton to the north neighbourhoods and Sturgeon
Sturgeon County, Alberta
Sturgeon County is a municipal district in Alberta's Edmonton Capital Region, Canada.It begins at the north end of Edmonton, with 97th street turning into Highway 28. It extends east to Fort Saskatchewan and west to Calahoo. It is located in Division No. 11....
Valley Subdivisions. It is a one-way street, northbound, from Stony Plain Road (105 Avenue) to 118 Avenue, with a southbound bike lane.
Neighbourhoods
List of neighbourhoods 127 Street runs through, in order from south to north.- WestmountWestmount, EdmontonWestmount is an established central-west residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Westmount is wedge shaped with the point in the wedge overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley, and is geographically close to the downtown core...
- InglewoodInglewood, EdmontonInglewood is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Between 1946 and 1996, Edmonton's Charles Camsell Hospital was located in the neighbourhood...
- Prince CharlesPrince Charles, EdmontonPrince Charles is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta. The area was named in honour of the Prince of Wales.The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the Yellowhead Trail, on the west by 127 Street, on the east by 121 Street, and on the south by 118 Avenue...
- SherbrookeSherbrooke, EdmontonSherbrooke is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.It is bounded on the north by the Yellowhead Trail, on the east by 127 Street, on the south by 118 Avenue, and on the west by St. Albert Trail...
- AthloneAthlone, EdmontonAthlone is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is named for the Earl of Athlone, Canada's Governor-General from 1940-46...
- CalderCalder, EdmontonCalder is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The area was originally part of the Hudson's Bay Company reserve and was settled by employees of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway....
- KensingtonKensington, EdmontonKensington is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While the land was annexed by Edmonton in 1913, development of the neighbourhood didn't occur until much later....
- WellingtonWellington, EdmontonWellington is a residential neighbourhood located in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The neighbourhood was developed after World War II with approximately two out of three of residences built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in four residences were built during the 1960s...
- PembinaPembina, EdmontonPembina is a largely commercial neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with a small number of residences in walk up apartment buildings....
- BaranowBaranow, EdmontonBaranow is a neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There is some commercial development at the south end of the neighbourhood along 137 Avenue. Development of the neighbourhood occurred in two periods. The first period occurred between the end of World War II...
- CumberlandCumberland, EdmontonCumberland is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2001 federal census, substantially all residential construction in Cumberland occurred during the 1990s. Single family dwellings account for approximately nine out of ten of...
- OxfordOxford, EdmontonOxford is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began in the second half of the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. Nine out of ten of residences in the...
- DunluceDunluce, EdmontonDunluce is a residential neighbourhood located in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for a castle in Northern Ireland. The Castledowns Recreation Centre is located at the south east corner of the neighborhood....
- RapperswillRapperswill, EdmontonRapperswill is a new neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the west by 127 Street and on the south by 167 Avenue. The eastern boundary is one half block west of 119 Street. To the north is Edmonton's Rural North West.As of September 23,...
Interchanges and intersections
This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 127 Street.Direction | Intersecting road | Current intersection type | Planned intersection | Coordinates |
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South-North | Villa (103) Avenue | At-grade | 53°32′43"N 113°32′28"W | |
Stony Plain Road Stony Plain Road Stony Plain Road is a major arterial road in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Parkland Highway is an alternative route to the corresponding section of Alberta Highway 16 in Parkland County.-Parkland Highway:... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°32′51"N 113°32′28"W | ||
107 Avenue 107 Avenue, Edmonton 107 Avenue is a major arterial road in west-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves Edmonton's west side industrial distract, the old town of Jasper Place, the multicultural area north of Downtown Edmonton, Commonwealth Stadium, and adjacent park & ride transit centre... |
At-grade | 53°33′3"N 113°32′28"W | ||
St. Albert Trail St. Albert Trail St. Albert Trail is a major arterial road connecting the cities of Edmonton and St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.The route begins as Groat Road, and becomes St. Albert Trail at 118 Avenue . At the interchange with Yellowhead Trail, the road becomes part of Alberta Highway 2... |
At-grade | 53°33′30"N 113°32′29"W | ||
111 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°33′32"N 113°32′28"W | ||
115 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°33′55"N 113°32′28"W | ||
118 Avenue 118 Avenue, Edmonton 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... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′13"N 113°32′28"W | ||
122 Avenue | At-grade | 53°34′36"N 113°32′29"W | ||
Yellowhead Trail | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°34′50"N 113°32′29"W | ||
127 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°35′6"N 113°32′28"W | ||
132 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°35′32"N 113°32′28"W | ||
137 Avenue 137 Avenue, Edmonton 137 Avenue is a major arterial road in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This road travels through residential, industrial and commercial areas, including shopping and entertainment centres and districts.... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°35′58"N 113°32′28"W | ||
Cumberland Road / 142 Avenue | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°36′15"N 113°32′29"W | ||
153 Avenue 153 Avenue, Edmonton 153 Avenue is a major arterial road in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is currently separated between by an industrial subdivision that has been rezoned for residential, at Manning Drive and Fort Road... |
At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°37′1"N 113°32′28"W | ||
167 Avenue 167 Avenue, Edmonton 167 Avenue is the designated name of two major arterial roads in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, separated by the Castle Downs neighbourhood. It used to be a rural grid road, and as the city expanded the road has been widened where traffic volume has increased... |
At-grade | At-grade (traffic lights) | 53°37′43"N 113°32′28"W | |
Palisades Gate / Rapperswill Rapperswill, Edmonton Rapperswill is a new neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the west by 127 Street and on the south by 167 Avenue. The eastern boundary is one half block west of 119 Street. To the north is Edmonton's Rural North West.As of September 23,... Gate |
none | At-grade | 53°37′59"N 113°32′37"W | |
Anthony Henday Drive | none | Partial cloverleaf interchange | 53°38′17"N 113°32′49"W | |
186 Avenue (City Limits) | none | At-grade | 53°39′1"N 113°32′28"W |