Albert Street (Regina, Saskatchewan)

Albert Street is an arterial road in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is one of the main roads in and out of the downtown area of the city.[1] It is named in honour of Prince Albert, the husband and consort of Queen Victoria, and intersects Victoria Avenue (named after Queen Victoria) in centre of the city.[2]

Albert Street
Part of Highway 6
Maintained byCity of Regina
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi)[1]
LocationRegina
South endRing Road S
Major
junctions
Victoria Avenue
Saskatchewan Drive
Dewdney Avenue
Ring Road N
North end Highway 11A

Albert Street is considered synonymous with Saskatchewan Highway 6, although signage now points Highway 6 to follow Ring Road and bypass the downtown area;[3][4] however, some maps and remnant signage and still show Highway 6 as following Albert Street through Regina. An alternate route of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) through Regina, follows Albert Street between Highway 1 and Victoria Avenue.

Route description

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Albert Street begins at the Ring Road (formerly the Trans-Canada Highway Bypass),[5] where it continues as Highway 6 south, and travels north through southern Regina's main commercial area. North of 25th Avenue, it passes through Albert Street South, an upscale, historial residential neighbourhood of large mansions dating from the 1910s and 1920s. Albert Street also forms the eastern boundary of Wascana Centre, providing access to the MacKenzie Art Gallery and Saskatchewan Legislative Building. After crossing the Albert Memorial Bridge across Wascana Creek, it continues north through The Crescents, also an upscale, historic residential neighborhood, and passes by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum before passing through Regina's downtown core and intersects Victoria Avenue. North of downtown, Albert Street passes through North Central and more commercial development before reaching Ring Road. Albert Street is a short freeway between Ring Road and Highway 11A (formerly Highway 11),[5] before it leaves Regina, passes through the Sherwood Industrial Park, and continues north and Highway 6 north.

Major intersections

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From south to north.

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Sherwood No. 159−4.6−2.9Continues as     Highway 6 south (CanAm Highway) – Weyburn, U.S. border
  Highway 1 (TCH) (Regina Bypass) – Moose Jaw, WinnipegPartial cloverleaf interchange; exit 247 on Hwy 1
Regina0.00.0   Ring Road S (Highway 6 north) to Highway 1 – Moose Jaw, WinnipegCloverleaf interchange; Hwy 6 leaves Albert Street
0.90.56Gordon Road
2.11.3Parliament Avenue
2.41.525th Avenue
3.01.923rd Avenue – MacKenzie Art Gallery
3.52.2Hill Avenue, Hill Boulevard
4.12.520th Avenue, Legislative Drive – Saskatchewan Legislative Building
4.22.6  Regina Avenue – Regina International Airport
4.42.7Albert Memorial Bridge crosses Wascana Creek
4.93.0College Avenue – Royal Saskatchewan Museum
5.43.413th Avenue
5.63.5  Victoria Avenue to Highway 1 east – Winnipeg
6.03.7Saskatchewan Drive – Mosaic Stadium
6.54.0Dewdney Avenue – RCMP Academy (Depot Division)
6.84.27th Avenue
7.44.64th Avenue
8.25.1Avonhurst Drive, 1st Avenue N
9.15.76th Avenue N
9.76.09th Avenue NNorthbound access to Ring Road
10.06.2  Ring Road N (Highway 6 south)Cloverleaf interchange; Hwy 6 rejoins Albert Street; former Hwy 11 south
11.57.1   Highway 11A north (Louis Riel Trail) to Highway 11 – Lumsden, SaskatoonY-interchange; northbound exit, southbound entrance
Continues as     Highway 6 north (CanAm Highway) – Southey, Melfort
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Albert Street in Regina, Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Street Where You Live List" (XLS). City of Regina. February 4, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "SK 6 north at TCH 1". Google Street View. September 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "SK 6 south at Ring Road". Google Street View. September 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Highway Name Changes At The Regina Bypass". Government of Saskatchewan | News and Media. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.