Fort Road, Edmonton
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Fort Road was a major route in connecting 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...

 and Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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. It was formed on the west side of the CN Rail
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

 tracks that still connects the two cities, and crosses the North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....

 just south of the current Highway 15 bridge. As the city of Edmonton expanded its grid street system, and realigned the highway to Manning Drive, portions of Fort Road ceased to exist. At the intersection of Fort Road and 66th street stands the Transit Hotel
Transit Hotel
The Transit Hotel is a hotel and tavern in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of 66th street and Fort Road, in the northeast part of the city....

, which opened in 1908.

Interchanges and intersections

This is a list of major intersecting streets, starting at the south end of Fort Road. All intersections were at grade, however to ease traffic at Yellowhead Trail a single-point urban interchange
Single-point urban interchange
A single-point urban interchange , also called a single-point interchange or single-point diamond interchange , is a type of highway interchange...

 was constructed, and when Anthony Henday Drive is extended to this point it will flyover
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...

 Fort Road.
Direction Intersecting road Coordinates
South-North 112 Avenue / Stadium Road 53°33′40"N 113°28′24"W
Southwest-Northeast 115 Avenue 53°33′57"N 113°28′20"W
118 (Alberta) 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...

 / 80 & 82 Street
53°34′13"N 113°27′56"W
121 Avenue / Mount Lawn Road 53°34′31"N 113°27′36"W
West-East Wayne Gretzky Drive
Wayne Gretzky Drive
Wayne Gretzky Drive is a freeway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally Capilano Drive, it was officially renamed October 1, 1999 after NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky, as a tribute to his years with the Edmonton Oilers...

 / 124 Avenue
53°34′45"N 113°27′16"W
Southwest-Northeast Yellowhead Trail 53°34′50"N 113°27′11"W
66 Street
66 Street, Edmonton
66 Street is the designated name of two major arterial roads in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, separated by the North Saskatchewan River. The two segments can be connected via the 75 Street-Wayne Gretzky Drive-Fort Road corridor.-North Edmonton:...

 / 127 Avenue
53°35′7"N 113°26′35"W
129 Avenue / 62 Street / Belvedere Transit Centre
Belvedere (ETS)
Belvedere Station is a station on the LRT system in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by the Edmonton Transit System, and was one of the original five stations when the line opened on April 22, 1978...

 Bus Entrance
53°35′16"N 113°26′13"W
132 Avenue 53°35′32"N 113°25′51"W
137 Avenue / Manning Drive 53°35′56"N 113°25′16"W
South-North 144 Avenue 53°36′25"N 113°24′24"W
Southwest-Northeast 34 Street / 151 Avenue 53°36′53"N 113°23′37"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...

53°36′58"N 113°23′26"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...

 / Anthony Henday Drive
53°37′43"N 113°22′42"W
South-North 18 Street NW 53°38′20"N 113°22′8"W
Southwest-Northeast Meridian (1) Street (formally Range Road 234) 53°39′9"N 113°20′40"W
195 Avenue NE (formally Township Road 542) 53°39′28"N 113°20′10"W
17 Street NE (formally Range Road 233) 53°41′1"N 113°19′12"W
33 Street NE (formally Range Road 232) 53°41′57"N 113°17′42"W
West-East Range Road 231 53°42′4"N 113°16′14"W
Northwest-Southeast North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....

Crossing
53°42′11"N 113°14′25"W
West-East 99 Avenue 53°42′2"N 113°13′47"W



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