50 Street is the designated name of two major

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s in east

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. Separated by the

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, it is mostly straight, and runs the entire south-north length of Edmonton as well as the

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of Beaumont. The

Yellowhead Trail Yellowhead Trail is a expressway segment of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) in northern Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It carries a significant amount of truck traffic to and from the industrial areas of north Edmonton and serves as a key co ...

and 50 Street junction is the start of Highway 15, it then goes north to

Manning Drive Alberta Provincial Highway No. 15, commonly referred to as Highway 15 or Manning Drive, is a highway in the Edmonton Capital Region, Edmonton Region of Alberta, connecting northeast Edmonton to the City of Fort Saskatchewan and c ...

, which it follows from there. Highway 814 used follow 50 Street between Edmonton and Beaumont, until the Beaumont government took control of the road. The northside section of 50 Street is presently segmented by the developing community of Cy Becker with grading in place for a future interchange at

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; however, there is no timeline for construction. Prior to

Whitemud Drive Whitemud Drive is a major east–west freeway in southern Edmonton, Alberta, that stretches from 231 Street at the western city limit to Anthony Henday Drive just east of Edmonton in Strathcona County. The portion in southeast Edmont ...

being extended to

(Highway 216), 50 Street between Whitemud Drive and

Sherwood Park Freeway Sherwood Park Freeway is a freeway that connects east Edmonton to Sherwood Park in Alberta, Canada. It begins in the Gainer Industrial area where Argyll Road and 82 (Whyte) Avenue merge before intersecting 50 Street. It then ...

was designated as part of Highway 14.

Neighbourhoods

List of neighbourhoods 50 Street runs through, in order from south to north.City of Edmonton map utility
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Major intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 50 Street.

References

{{Streets in Edmonton, state=expand Roads in Edmonton

Neighbourhoods

Major intersections

See also

References