Winnipeg Route 47 Explained

Province:MB
Type:Winnipeg
Route:47
Alternate Name:Logan Avenue
Maint:City of Winnipeg
Length Km:5.9
Established:1966
Direction A:West
Junction:
    Direction B:East
    Previous Type:Winnipeg
    Previous Route:42
    Next Type:Winnipeg
    Next Route:52

    Route 47, locally known as Logan Avenue, is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It runs from Route 90 (King Edward Street) to Route 42 (the Disraeli Freeway). It is primarily a collector road through industrial and older residential areas of north-central Winnipeg.[1]

    Route 47 runs just south of and parallel to Canadian Pacific Railway's Winnipeg Yard.

    Logan Avenue is named after Robert Logan, a prominent administrator who worked for the North West Company at the Red River Settlement.[2]

    Route Description

    Logan Avenue is an undivided four lane collector road, with a speed limit of 50 km/h (30 mph) for its entire length.

    Major Intersections

    From west to east; all intersections are at-grade unless otherwise indicated.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: A history of 646 Logan Avenue at Sherbrook . West End Dumplings. 6 November 2014.
    2. Web site: Robert Logan (1773-1866). Manitoba Historical Society. 6 November 2014.