23 Avenue NW is a major

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in south

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. It runs through several

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including

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and The Meadows, and commercial areas including

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, and

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. In September 2011, construction completed of an interchange at the intersection with Calgary Trail & Gateway Boulevard ( Highway 2); considered Edmonton's busiest

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. Because Edmonton has adapted a quadrant system, the suffix NW is sometimes added to addresses, to avoid confusion with addresses south of Quadrant (1) Avenue. The

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of the

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ends at Century Park station in the median of 111 Street just north of its intersection with 23 Avenue. There was a proposal to extend the line east along 23 Avenue to Mill Woods Town Centre; however, it was not adopted in favour of the Valley Line, which runs north from Mill Woods Town Centre, and a possible

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between the two LRT stations.

History

23 Avenue used extend east from south Edmonton into

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. It was part of a western segment of '' Secondary Highway 629'' between Edmonton city limits and Highway 14, but it was decommissioned as part of the 1982 general annexation. The intersection with Highway 14 was signalised until it was removed as part of the southeast

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construction; part of the project included construction of a flyover over Anthony Henday Drive, presently considered part of 34 Avenue. As part of the

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Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan, 23 Avenue will be realigned east of 17 Street and link with the flyover; which currently ends at Tamarack Boulevard. A western segment of 23 Avenue existed west of the

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and became Highway 627 when it left Edmonton. It was renamed '' Maskêkosihk Trail'' in February 2016 to honour Cree heritage.

Neighbourhoods

List of neighbourhoods 23 Avenue NW runs through, in order from west to east:City of Edmonton map utility
/ref> * Haddow * Terwillegar Towne * Leger * Magrath Heights Area *

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* Blue Quill Estates * Blue Quill * Skyrattler * Ermineskin * Keheewin * Satoo * Meyonohk * Ekota * Meyokumin *

* Weinlos * Pollard Meadows *

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* Daly Grove * Silver Berry *

Major intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the west end of 23 Avenue NW.

References

Roads in Edmonton {{Edmonton-stub

History

Neighbourhoods

Major intersections

See also

References