109 Street Explained

109 Street
Former Names:9th Street (Edmonton)
5th Street W (Strathcona)
Maint:City of Edmonton
Length Km:8.7
Direction A:South
Terminus A:52 Avenue
Junction:61 Avenue, Whyte Avenue, Saskatchewan Drive, 97 Avenue, Jasper Avenue, 111 Avenue, Kingsway Avenue
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Princess Elizabeth Avenue
(City Centre Airport)
Location:Edmonton

109 Street is an arterial road in central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It takes travelers out of Downtown to the south to Old Strathcona, and to the north to the Kingsway area. It passes several Edmonton landmarks including the Garneau Theatre, Alberta Legislature Building, MacEwan University, RCMP "K" Division Headquarters, and Kingsway Mall. It is a one-way street, southbound, from 97 Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive (88 Avenue), to cross the North Saskatchewan River on the narrow High Level Bridge. 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.[1] 109 Street between Whyte Avenue and Kingsway is part of the original alignment of Highway 2 through Edmonton, the designation was moved to Whitemud Drive in the 1980s.[2]

Neighbourhoods

List of neighbourhoods 109 Street runs through, in order from south to north:[3]

Major intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 109 Street.[3]

Sinkhole

On October 12, 2020, a 23 meter deep sinkhole opened up on the intersection of 61 Avenue and 109 St. [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Mundy's Map of The Twin Cities Edmonton & Strathcona. The Mundy Blueprint Co.. 1911.
  2. Government of the Province of Alberta. 1962. Alberta Official Road Map. Edmonton. https://web.archive.org/web/20170330015037/http://i.imgur.com/BjPzH1U.jpg. 2017-03-30. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: City of Edmonton map utility . https://web.archive.org/web/20060902191321/http://maps.edmonton.ca/ . 2006-09-02 . live . 2009-06-23 .
  4. Web site: Massive 23-metre hole discovered in south Edmonton, road repairs will take 'several months': EPCOR - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca.