Groat Road is a major roadway in Edmonton, Alberta. It is named after Malcolm Groat, a former Hudson's Bay Company employee who settled in the present-day Groat Estates area in the 1880s.[2] Groat Road is part of a 40-kilometre-long (25 mi) continuous roadway that runs through Sherwood Park, Edmonton, and St. Albert that includes Wye Road, Sherwood Park Freeway, Whyte Avenue, portions of University Avenue and Saskatchewan Drive, and St. Albert Trail. Groat Road functions as a grade-separated parkway between 87 Avenue and 111 Avenue.[1]
 Groat Road, looking south from 102 Avenue in the Groat Ravine. | |
   Start/End points of Groat Road | |
| Namesake | Malcolm Groat |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | City of Edmonton |
| Length | 6.4 km (4.0 mi)[1] |
| Location | Edmonton |
| South end | 87 Avenue / Saskatchewan Drive |
| Major junctions | Emily Murphy Park Road, Victoria Park Road, 107 Avenue, 111 Avenue |
| North end | 118 Avenue / St. Albert Trail |
Groat Road begins at the roundabout west of the University of Alberta at 87 Avenue, where it continues south as Saskatchewan Drive. It continues north with a 60 km/h (37 mph) speed limit and descends into the North Saskatchewan River valley, crossing the North Saskatchewan River along the Groat Bridge. It winds through the Groat Ravine with a 50 km/h (31 mph) speed limit, becoming 60 km/h (37 mph) north of 107 Avenue where it leaves the river valley. The Groat Road designation ends at signalised traffic circle at 118 Avenue, continuing north as St. Albert Trail.[1] Heavy trucks are prohibited on Groat Road south of 107 Avenue.[3]
Because of their short lengths, Wayne Gretzky Drive and Groat Road are the only freeways in Edmonton not to have a highway designation.
Neighbourhoods
editList of neighbourhoods Groat Road runs through, in order from south to north.[4]
Major intersections
editThis is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of Groat Road.[4] The entire route is in Edmonton.
| km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −0.6 | −0.37 | University Avenue / Saskatchewan Drive | At-grade; part of Saskatchewan Drive; roadway turns east and follows University Avenue to Whyte (82) Avenue | ||
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 87 Avenue / Saskatchewan Drive | Roundabout; becomes Groat Road; access to University of Alberta | ||
| 1.1 | 0.68 | Emily Murphy Park Road | Diamond T interchange; access to William Hawrelak Park and Emily Murphy Park | ||
| 1.6– 1.8 | 0.99– 1.1 | Groat Bridge crosses the North Saskatchewan River | |||
| 1.8– 2.1 | 1.1– 1.3 | River Valley Road / Victoria Park Road | Interchange; access to Victoria Park and City Centre | ||
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 107 Avenue | Diamond interchange | ||
| 4.5 | 2.8 | 111 Avenue | Passes Westmount Centre | ||
| 5.8 | 3.6 | 118 Avenue / St. Albert Trail | Traffic circle (traffic lights); continues north as St. Albert Trail to Highway 2 north | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Groat Road in Edmonton, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ City of Edmonton (2004). Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie. Edmonton: The University of Alberta Press. pp. 125–126.
- ^ "City of Edmonton Truck Route" (PDF) (Map). City of Edmonton. April 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ a b City of Edmonton map utility