Grant McConachie Way is a three-to-six lane

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and

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. Named for aviator

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, it is the primary access road into

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on Sea Island. It is also one of the three roads entering Vancouver from the south, along with Knight Street and Oak Street. Upon entering Vancouver, the road becomes Southwest Marine Drive. The road crosses the

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over the

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. Its east-west alignment on Sea Island between the Arthur Laing Bridge and the airport is closely paralleled by SkyTrain's

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Major intersections

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