Groat Road is a major roadway in

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. 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. Groat Road is part of a continuous roadway that runs through Sherwood Park, Edmonton, and St. Albert that includes

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, portions of

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and Saskatchewan Drive, and St. Albert Trail. Groat Road functions as a grade-separated parkway between 87 Avenue and 111 Avenue. Groat Road begins at the roundabout west of the

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at 87 Avenue, where it continues south as Saskatchewan Drive. It continues north with a speed limit and descends into the North Saskatchewan River valley, crossing the

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along the

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. It winds through the Groat Ravine with a speed limit, becoming north of 107 Avenue where it leaves the river valley. The Groat Road designation ends at signalised

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at 118 Avenue, continuing north as St. Albert Trail. Heavy trucks are prohibited on Groat Road south of 107 Avenue. Because of their short lengths,

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and Groat Road are the only freeways in Edmonton not to have a highway designation.

Neighbourhoods

List of neighbourhoods Groat Road runs through, in order from south to north.City of Edmonton map utility
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* Glenora * Westmount * North Glenora * Inglewood * Woodcroft

Major intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of Groat Road.

References

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

Neighbourhoods

Major intersections

See also

References