109 Street is an
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highway
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in central
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
,
Alberta
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, Canada. It takes travelers out of Downtown to the south to
Old Strathcona
Old Strathcona is a historic district in south-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Once the commercial core of the separate city of Strathcona, the area is now home to many of Edmonton's arts and entertainment facilities, as well as a local s ...
, and to the north to the Kingsway area. It passes several Edmonton landmarks including the
Garneau Theatre
The Garneau Theatre is a historic movie theatre located on 109 Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The theatre originally operated independently until it joined with Famous Players in 1941. It closed in late 1990, and reopened in December 1991 u ...
,
Alberta Legislature Building
The Alberta Legislature Building, located in Edmonton, is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Executive Council of Alberta. It is often shortened to "the Ledge".
The Alberta Legislature Building is at 10801 97 Ave ...
,
MacEwan University
Grant MacEwan University, commonly known as MacEwan University, is a public university located in Downtown Edmonton, Alberta. Originally established as a community college which was named in honor of Dr. Grant MacEwan, 9th Lieutenant Governor of ...
,
RCMP
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"K" Division Headquarters, and
Kingsway Mall
Kingsway Mall is a shopping centre located in central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Bordered by three major commuter roads ( 109 Street, Princess Elizabeth Avenue, and Kingsway), Kingsway Mall is situated near NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of ...
. It is a one-way street, southbound, from
97 Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive (88 Avenue), to cross the
North Saskatchewan River
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on the narrow
High Level Bridge High Level Bridge may refer to:
* Detroit–Superior High Level Bridge, road and former tramway bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.
* High Level Bridge, River Tyne, road and railway bridge between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead ...
. Before Edmonton's amalgamation with
Strathcona in 1912, the Edmonton portion was known as 9th Street while the Strathcona portion was known as 5th Street W.
109 Street between
Whyte Avenue
Whyte (82) Avenue is an arterial road in south-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It became the main street of the City of Strathcona as it formed, and now runs through Old Strathcona. It was named in 1891 after Sir William Whyte, the supe ...
and
Kingsway is part of the original alignment of
Highway 2 through Edmonton, the designation was moved 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 Edmon ...
in the 1980s.
Neighbourhoods
List of neighbourhoods 109 Street runs through, in order from south to north:
*
Pleasantview
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Parkallen
*
Allendale
*
McKernan
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Queen Alexandra
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*
Garneau
*
Downtown
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*
Oliver
Oliver may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and literature
Books
* ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry
* ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens
Fictional characters
* Ariadne Oliver ...
*
Queen Mary Park
*
Central McDougall
Central McDougall is a largely residential neighbourhood in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located immediately north of the downtown core.
Located within the neighbourhood are the Royal Alexandra Hospital, the Prince of Wales Armouries He ...
Major intersections
This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 109 Street.
Sinkhole
On October 12, 2020, a 23 meter deep
sinkhole
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opened up on the intersection of 61 Avenue and 109 St.
Photos
Image:Garneau, Edmonton.JPG, 109 Street at 87 Avenue near the Garneau Theatre
The Garneau Theatre is a historic movie theatre located on 109 Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The theatre originally operated independently until it joined with Famous Players in 1941. It closed in late 1990, and reopened in December 1991 u ...
.
Image:Garneau 109 Street 023 Compressed.jpg, 109 Street, (Garneau Theatre
The Garneau Theatre is a historic movie theatre located on 109 Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The theatre originally operated independently until it joined with Famous Players in 1941. It closed in late 1990, and reopened in December 1991 u ...
in center).
Image:High-level-bridge4557.JPG, 109 Street leaving the High Level Bridge High Level Bridge may refer to:
* Detroit–Superior High Level Bridge, road and former tramway bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.
* High Level Bridge, River Tyne, road and railway bridge between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead ...
.
Image:HighLevelWaterfallatNight.JPG, The High Level Bridge High Level Bridge may refer to:
* Detroit–Superior High Level Bridge, road and former tramway bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.
* High Level Bridge, River Tyne, road and railway bridge between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead ...
Waterfall.
See also
*
List of streets in Edmonton
The following is a list of the north–south arterial thoroughfares in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Numbered streets run north–south with street numbers increasing to the west. In 1982 a quadrant system was adopted. Meridian Street (1 S ...
*
Transportation in Edmonton Transport in Edmonton is fairly typical for a Canadian city of its size, involving air, rail, road and public transit.
With very few natural barriers to growth and largely flat to gently rolling terrain bisected by a deep river valley, the city of E ...
References
Roads in Edmonton
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