50 Street is the designated name of two major
arterial road
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s in east
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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. Separated by the
North Saskatchewan River
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, it is mostly straight, and runs the entire south-north length of Edmonton as well as the
suburb
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of Beaumont. The
Yellowhead Trail and 50 Street junction is the start of
Highway 15, it then goes north to
Manning Drive
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Origin and meaning
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, 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
Anthony Henday Drive
Highway 216, better known by its official name of Anthony Henday Drive, is a Controlled-access highway, freeway that ring road, encircles Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a heavily travelled commuter and truck Bypass (road), bypass route with ...
; however, there is no timeline for construction.
Prior to
Whitemud Drive being extended to
Anthony Henday Drive
Highway 216, better known by its official name of Anthony Henday Drive, is a Controlled-access highway, freeway that ring road, encircles Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a heavily travelled commuter and truck Bypass (road), bypass route with ...
(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 it intersects 50 Street. It then curves slig ...
was designated as part of
Highway 14.
Neighbourhoods
List of neighbourhoods 50 Street runs through, in order from south to north.
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Major intersections
This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 50 Street.
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
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Roads in Edmonton