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'''16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N''' is a major road in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada that forms a {{convert|26.5|km|mi|adj=on}} segment of [[Alberta Highway 1|Highway&nbsp;1]] ([[Trans-Canada Highway]]) and connects Calgary to [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]] and [[Medicine Hat]]. It is a four to six-lane principal arterial [[Limited-access road|expressway]] at its extremities, but is an urban [[arterial road]] between the [[Bow River]] and Bowness Road, and also between [[Crowchild Trail]] and [[Deerfoot Trail]]. Due to Calgary's [[Address (geography)#Quadrants|quadrant]] system, it is known as 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW west of [[Centre Street (Calgary)|Centre Street]] and 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NE to the east.<ref name=Sherlock>{{cite map |author = Sherlock Publishing |title = Sherlock's Map of Calgary |year = 2014 |publisher = Sherlock Publishing |location = Langdon, AB |isbn = 1-895229-80-4 |pages = 15–17, 25–30 |edition = 16th }}</ref>
'''16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N''' is a major road in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], that forms a {{convert|26.5|km|mi|adj=on}} segment of [[Alberta Highway 1|Highway&nbsp;1]] ([[Trans-Canada Highway]]) and connects Calgary to [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]] and [[Medicine Hat]]. It is a four to six-lane principal arterial [[Limited-access road|expressway]] at its extremities, but is an urban [[arterial road]] between the [[Bow River]] and Bowness Road, and also between [[Crowchild Trail]] and [[Deerfoot Trail]]. Due to Calgary's [[Address (geography)#Quadrants|quadrant]] system, it is known as 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW west of [[Centre Street (Calgary)|Centre Street]] and 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NE to the east.<ref name=Sherlock>{{cite map |author = Sherlock Publishing |title = Sherlock's Map of Calgary |year = 2014 |publisher = Sherlock Publishing |location = Langdon, AB |isbn = 1-895229-80-4 |pages = 15–17, 25–30 |edition = 16th }}</ref>


== Route description ==
== Route description ==


=== 16 Avenue NW ===
=== 16 Avenue NW ===
The Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta originates at the [[British Columbia]] border, where it proceeds east through [[Banff National Park]] to Calgary and becomes 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW. It first intersects [[Valley Ridge, Calgary|Valley Ridge]] Boulevard / [[Crestmont, Calgary|Crestmont]] Boulevard before a major interchange at [[Stoney Trail]] (Highway&nbsp;201), a partial ring road the borders Calgary to the north and east. Signage recommending that traffic en route to the [[Calgary International Airport|International Airport]], [[Edmonton]], and [[Medicine Hat]] use Stoney Trail as a bypass.<ref name="sign_w">{{cite web |title = Stoney Trail NW sign |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0884242,-114.2440762,3a,75y,92.5h,84.11t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snYamTA7tpNrDYouXoZhz2A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en |website = Google Street View |author = Google |publisher = Google |access-date = December 9, 2016 |date = June 2016}}</ref> It continues past [[Canada Olympic Park]] to an intersection at Bowfort Road, where construction of a [[single point urban interchange]] is expected to be completed in the summer of 2017.<ref name="Bowfort">{{cite web|title=Bowfort Road N.W. / Trans Canada Highway Interchange Project|url=http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TI/Documents/Road-projects/bowfort-TCH/TCH-Bowfort-site-plan-2015.pdf|publisher=City of Calgary|author=Stantec|accessdate=December 9, 2016|language=en-CAN|date=November 2014}}</ref> It passes along the southern boundary of the former town of [[Bowness, Calgary|Bowness]] and begins to descend into the Bow River valley where it intersects [[Sarcee Trail]], an expressway providing a bypass option to [[Highway 2]] south. 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW begins to transition to a four lane, arterial road and crosses the Bow River. Between the city limits and Sarcee Trail, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW separates the northwest and southwest quadrants of Calgary.<ref name="quad">{{cite web|title=Calgary City Quadrants (NE, SE, SW, NW)|url=http://www.calgarymapped.com/city-quadrants.html|website=www.calgarymapped.com|accessdate=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
The Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta originates at the [[British Columbia]] border, where it proceeds east through [[Banff National Park]] to Calgary and becomes 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW. It enters the city as a freeway and remains as such through the far western portions. It first intersects [[Valley Ridge, Calgary|Valley Ridge]] Boulevard / [[Crestmont, Calgary|Crestmont]] Boulevard before a major interchange at [[Stoney Trail]] (Highway&nbsp;201), a partial ring road the borders Calgary to the north and east. Signage recommending that traffic en route to the [[Calgary International Airport|International Airport]], [[Edmonton]], and [[Medicine Hat]] use Stoney Trail as a bypass.<ref name="sign_w">{{cite web |title = Stoney Trail NW sign |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0884242,-114.2440762,3a,75y,92.5h,84.11t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snYamTA7tpNrDYouXoZhz2A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en |website = Google Street View |publisher = Google |access-date = December 9, 2016 |date = June 2016}}</ref> It continues past [[Canada Olympic Park]] to an intersection at Bowfort Road, where construction of a [[single point urban interchange]] was completed on August 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=$72M interchange at Bowfort Road and Highway 1 a 'game-changer' for northwest Calgary, councillor says |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/72m-interchange-bowfort-road-highway-182514040.html |work=yahoo news |date=2017-08-31 |access-date=2021-07-15}}</ref> It passes along the southern boundary of the former town of [[Bowness, Calgary|Bowness]] and begins to descend into the Bow River valley where it intersects [[Sarcee Trail]], an expressway providing a bypass option to [[Highway 2]] south. 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW transitions from a freeway to a four-lane urban arterial road as it crosses the Bow River and the CPR mainline tracks. Between the city limits and Sarcee Trail, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW separates the northwest and southwest quadrants of Calgary.<ref name="quad">{{cite web|title=Calgary City Quadrants (NE, SE, SW, NW)|url=http://www.calgarymapped.com/city-quadrants.html|website=www.calgarymapped.com|accessdate=December 9, 2016}}</ref>


After crossing the Bow River, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW passes through the former village of [[Montgomery, Calgary|Montgomery]] after which it becomes a short expressway that crosses Bowness Road (signed as Memorial Drive for eastbound traffic), [[Shaganappi Trail]], and exits the Bow River valley. It passes the [[Alberta Children's Hospital]] and [[Foothills Medical Centre]] before crossing University Drive, which provides access to the [[University of Calgary]], [[McMahon Stadium]], and access to southbound Crowchild Trail. After crossing Crowchild Trail, it becomes a six lane arterial road with numerous signalized intersections and extensive commercial development. It passes Motel Village, a cluster of motels which were constructed due to its proximity to the Trans-Canada Highway, which is accessible via a signalized service road and Banff Trail, which also doubles as the access road northbound Crowchild Trail. It passes by [[North Hill Centre]] (Calgary’s first shopping mall),<ref>{{cite web|title=Centre History|url=http://northhillcentre.com/contact-us/centre-history/|publisher=North Hill Centre|accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref> [[14 Street W (Calgary)|14 Street NW]], and [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)]] continuing east and intersects Centre Street, leaving the northwest quadrant.<ref name="quad"/>
After crossing the Bow River, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW passes through the former village of [[Montgomery, Calgary|Montgomery]] after which it becomes a short expressway that crosses Bowness Road (signed as Memorial Drive for eastbound traffic), [[Shaganappi Trail]], and exits the Bow River valley. It passes the [[Alberta Children's Hospital]] and [[Foothills Medical Centre]] before crossing University Drive, which provides access to the [[University of Calgary]], [[McMahon Stadium]], and access to southbound Crowchild Trail. After crossing Crowchild Trail, it becomes a six-lane urban arterial road with numerous signalized intersections and extensive, increasingly dense commercial development. It passes Motel Village, a cluster of motels which were constructed due to its proximity to the Trans-Canada Highway, which is accessible via a signalized service road and Banff Trail, which also doubles as the access road northbound Crowchild Trail. It passes by [[North Hill Centre]] (Calgary's first shopping mall),<ref>{{cite web|title=Centre History|url=http://northhillcentre.com/contact-us/centre-history/|publisher=North Hill Centre|accessdate=December 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220102134/http://northhillcentre.com/contact-us/centre-history/|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[14 Street W (Calgary)|14 Street NW]], and [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)]] continuing east and intersects Centre Street, leaving the northwest quadrant.<ref name="quad"/>


=== 16 Avenue NE ===
=== 16 Avenue NE ===
[[File:16 Avenue N Barlow Calgary.jpg|thumb|Looking east along 16&nbsp;Avenue in northeast Calgary]]
[[File:16 Avenue N Barlow Calgary.jpg|thumb|Looking east along 16&nbsp;Avenue in northeast Calgary]]
At Centre Street, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NE enters the northeast quadrant and continues east, and intersects [[Edmonton Trail]] before descending the Nose Creek valley and intersects Deerfoot Trail (Highway&nbsp;2) through a split-diamond interchange before it leaves the valley and intersects 19 Street NE. East of 19&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE, it becomes a short freeway, beginning with a [[cloverleaf interchange]] at [[Barlow Trail]]; the area is formerly known as ''Crossroads'' since it used to be the former alignment of Highway&nbsp;2 - while neighbourhood has since been renamed to [[Mayland Heights, Calgary|Mayland Heights]], some of the areas businesses still utilized the Crossroads name. 16&nbsp;Avenue continues east with interchanges at 36&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE and 52&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE before intersecting 68 Street NE. It again intersects Stoney Trail, where westbound signage recommends that traffic en route to Banff, Edmonton, and [[Lethbridge, Alberta|Lethbridge]] use Stoney Trail as a bypass,<ref name="sign_e">{{cite web|title=Stoney Trail NE sign |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0669871,-113.904073,3a,75y,294.85h,79.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6tlCeIZQo1JiqY4al3PUqw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en |website = Google Street View |author= Google |publisher=Google |access-date=December 9, 2016|date=August 2015}}</ref> before leaving Calgary and heading east towards [[Chestermere]], Medicine Hat, and the [[Saskatchewan]] border.
At Centre Street, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NE enters the northeast quadrant and continues east, and intersects [[Edmonton Trail]] before descending the Nose Creek valley and intersects Deerfoot Trail (Highway&nbsp;2) through a split-diamond interchange before it leaves the valley and intersects 19 Street NE. East of 19&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE, it becomes a short freeway, beginning with a [[cloverleaf interchange]] at [[Barlow Trail]]; the area is formerly known as ''Crossroads'' since it used to be the former alignment of Highway&nbsp;2 - while the neighbourhood has since been renamed to [[Mayland Heights, Calgary|Mayland Heights]], some of the areas businesses still utilized the Crossroads name. 16&nbsp;Avenue continues east with interchanges at [[36 Street E/Métis Trail|36&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE]] and 52&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE before intersecting 68 Street NE. It again intersects Stoney Trail, where westbound signage recommends that traffic en route to Banff, Edmonton, and [[Lethbridge, Alberta|Lethbridge]] use Stoney Trail as a bypass,<ref name="sign_e">{{cite web|title=Stoney Trail NE sign |url = https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0669871,-113.904073,3a,75y,294.85h,79.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6tlCeIZQo1JiqY4al3PUqw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en |website = Google Street View |publisher=Google |access-date=December 9, 2016|date=August 2015}}</ref> before leaving Calgary and heading east towards [[Chestermere]], Medicine Hat, and the [[Saskatchewan]] border.


== History ==
== History ==
<blockquote>Sixteenth Avenue North was part of the village of [[Crescent Heights, Calgary|Crescent Heights]] until annexed by The City of Calgary in the early 1900s. An electric trolley ran down the artery connecting the area with downtown from 1911 to the mid-1900s. The electric trolley was slowly phased out and replaced with buses. In fact, Calgary’s first park and ride was on the Tuxedo bus loop in 1956 and one of three trial express buses started on October&nbsp;21, 1957—the Yellow Pennant Express from Capitol Hill.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Linn|first1=Brad|title=The new face of 16 Avenue North|url=http://www.calgarycitynews.com/2010/06/new-face-of-16-avenue-north.html|website=Calgary City News Blog|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=June 14, 2010}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>Sixteenth Avenue North was part of the village of [[Crescent Heights, Calgary|Crescent Heights]] until annexed by The City of Calgary in the early 1900s. An electric trolley ran down the artery connecting the area with downtown from 1911 to the mid-1900s. The electric trolley was slowly phased out and replaced with buses. In fact, Calgary's first park and ride was on the Tuxedo bus loop in 1956 and one of three trial express buses started on October&nbsp;21, 1957—the Yellow Pennant Express from Capitol Hill.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Linn|first1=Brad|title=The new face of 16 Avenue North|url=http://www.calgarycitynews.com/2010/06/new-face-of-16-avenue-north.html|website=Calgary City News Blog|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=June 14, 2010}}</ref></blockquote>


In the 1950s, Highway&nbsp;1 was rerouted from [[17 Avenue SE, Calgary|17&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;SE]] and a series of streets through downtown Calgary to follow 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N as part of the Trans-Canada Highway construction; however shortly afterwards the City of Calgary began to study alternate routes in an effort to relieve congestion.<ref name="Ring Road">{{cite web|last1=Salus|first1=Jesse|title=The Trans-Canada Highway and the Ring Road|url=https://calgaryringroad.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/the-trans-canada-highway-and-the-ring-road/|website=Calgary Ring Road|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=January 24, 2013}}{{sps|certain=y|date=December 2016}}</ref> In 1970, the City of Calgary a proposed freeway that would run north of 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N between 23 and 24&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N, but the plans were cancelled.<ref>{{cite book|title=Trans Canada Highway: Functional Planning Study|date=June 1970|publisher=City of Calgary}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alberta Roads|url=http://albertaroads.homestead.com/Calgary/plans/index.html|website=Calgary Historical Roadway Plans|accessdate=December 12, 2016}}{{sps|certain=yes|date=December 2016}}</ref> In the following years, different bypass options were studied in conjunction with plans for a Calgary [[ring road]], including the possibility of the Trans-Canada Highway following Sarcee Trail (including an extension through the [[Tsuu T'ina Nation Indian Reserve No. 145|Tsuu T'ina Nation]]), [[Alberta Highway 22X|Highway&nbsp;22X]], and [[Alberta Highway 901|Highway&nbsp;901]] before rejoining Highway 1 near [[Gleichen, Alberta|Gleichen]] that was proposed by Alberta Transportation in 1989;<ref name="Ring Road"/> this plan was rejected as Calgary is considered a major destination city and was opposed by business owners along the 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beaty|first1=Bob|title=Plan to move highway irks tourism operators|url=https://calgaryringroad.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/1989-03-08-herald.jpg|work=Calgary Herald|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=March 8, 1989}}</ref> On November&nbsp;2, 2009, the northeast section of Stoney Trail was opened, providing a {{cvt|41|km|mi}} bypass option for the Trans-Canada Highway around north Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Northeast Stoney Trail|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/P3eastgp.htm|website=Alberta Transportation|publisher=Government of Alberta|language=en|date=October 3, 2007}}</ref>
In the 1950s, Highway&nbsp;1 was rerouted from [[17 Avenue SE, Calgary|17&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;SE]] and a series of streets through downtown Calgary to follow 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N as part of the Trans-Canada Highway construction; however shortly afterwards the City of Calgary began to study alternate routes in an effort to relieve congestion. In 1970, the City of Calgary a proposed freeway that would run north of 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N between 23 and 24&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N, but the plans were cancelled.<ref>{{cite book|title=Trans Canada Highway: Functional Planning Study|date=June 1970|publisher=City of Calgary}}</ref> In the following years, different bypass options were studied in conjunction with plans for a Calgary [[ring road]], including the possibility of the Trans-Canada Highway following Sarcee Trail (including an extension through the [[Tsuu T'ina Nation Indian Reserve No. 145|Tsuu T'ina Nation]]), [[Alberta Highway 22X|Highway&nbsp;22X]], and [[Alberta Highway 901|Highway&nbsp;901]] before rejoining Highway 1 near [[Gleichen, Alberta|Gleichen]] that was proposed by Alberta Transportation in 1989; this plan was rejected as Calgary is considered a major destination city and was opposed by business owners along the 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beaty|first1=Bob|title=Plan to move highway irks tourism operators |work=Calgary Herald|date=1989-03-08|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On November&nbsp;2, 2009, the northeast section of Stoney Trail was opened, providing a {{cvt|41|km|mi}} bypass option for the Trans-Canada Highway around north Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Northeast Stoney Trail|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/P3eastgp.htm|website=Alberta Transportation|publisher=Government of Alberta|language=en|date=October 3, 2007}}</ref>


The inner city section of 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N was a four lane, undivided street. From 2002&ndash;2010, the City of Calgary widened it to a six lane [[urban boulevard]] between removing buildings along south side of 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N between 10&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NW and 6&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Linn|first1=Brad|title=16 Avenue North Urban Corridor: Wide Open|url=http://www.calgarycitynews.com/2009/12/16-avenue-north-urban-corridor-wide.html|website=Calgary City News Blog|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=December 10, 2009}}</ref>
The inner city section of 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N was a four lane, undivided street. From 2002&ndash;2010, the City of Calgary widened it to a six lane [[urban boulevard]] between removing buildings along south side of 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N between 10&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NW and 6&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Linn|first1=Brad|title=16 Avenue North Urban Corridor: Wide Open|url=http://www.calgarycitynews.com/2009/12/16-avenue-north-urban-corridor-wide.html|website=Calgary City News Blog|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=December 10, 2009}}</ref>

After the projected completion of the Bowfort Road interchange in summer 2017, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW became a freeway west of Sarcee Trail to its western terminus.


== Future ==
== Future ==
The City of Calgary considers 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N as part of the skeletal road network,<ref>{{cite web|title=Calgary Transportation Plan |url=http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/Documents/CTP2009/calgary_transportation_plan.pdf |publisher=City of Calgary |accessdate=December 12, 2016 |page=95 |language=en-CAN |date=September 2009}}</ref> however the sections through Montgomery (between the Bow River and Bowness Road)<ref>{{cite web|title=Key findings by Main Street: 16 Avenue NW (Montgomery)|url=http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documents/main-streets/what-weve-learned/montgomery16.pdf|website=YYC's Main Streets|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|page=4|language=en-CAN}}</ref> and between Banff Trail and Deerfoot Trail as ''Main Streets'' - streets that would be mixed use residential and commercial corridors.<ref>{{cite web|title=16 Avenue North Urban Corridor Area Redevelopment Plan|url=http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documents/arp-asp/land-use-study/sixteen-avenue-north-study.pdf|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=May 2016}}</ref> The City of Calgary have long-term plans in converting 16 Avenue N to a freeway in the outlying areas, which includes converting the Deerfoot Trail interchange into a [[three-level diamond interchange]], and interchanges at 19 Street NE<ref name="16-19">{{cite map|map=Recommended Option|map-url=http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/PublishingImages/16ave-recommended-option.png|title=16 Avenue N.E. Functional Planning Study: Deerfoot Trail to Barlow Trail|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=November 2014}}</ref> and 68&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE. With the projected completion of the Bowfort Road interchange in summer 2017, 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;NW will be a freeway west of Sarcee Trail to its western terminus.
The City of Calgary considers 16&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;N as part of the skeletal road network,<ref>{{cite web|title=Calgary Transportation Plan |url=http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/Documents/CTP2009/calgary_transportation_plan.pdf |publisher=City of Calgary |accessdate=December 12, 2016 |page=95 |language=en-CAN |date=September 2009}}</ref> however the sections through Montgomery (between the Bow River and Bowness Road)<ref>{{cite web|title=Key findings by Main Street: 16 Avenue NW (Montgomery)|url=http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documents/main-streets/what-weve-learned/montgomery16.pdf|website=YYC's Main Streets|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|page=4|language=en-CAN}}</ref> and between Banff Trail and Deerfoot Trail as ''Main Streets'' - streets that would be mixed use residential and commercial corridors.<ref>{{cite web|title=16 Avenue North Urban Corridor Area Redevelopment Plan|url=http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documents/arp-asp/land-use-study/sixteen-avenue-north-study.pdf|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=May 2016}}</ref> The City of Calgary have long-term plans in converting 16 Avenue N to a freeway in the outlying areas, which includes converting the Deerfoot Trail interchange into a [[three-level diamond interchange]], and interchanges at 19 Street NE<ref name="16-19">{{cite map|map=Recommended Option|map-url=http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/PublishingImages/16ave-recommended-option.png|title=16 Avenue N.E. Functional Planning Study: Deerfoot Trail to Barlow Trail|publisher=City of Calgary|accessdate=December 12, 2016|date=November 2014}}</ref> and 68&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE.


== Major intersections ==
== Major intersections ==
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|km=7.9
|road=49 Street NW
|road=49 Street NW
|notes=At grade
|notes=At grade
}}
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{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=8.1
|km=8.1
|road=Home Road
|road=Home Road
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
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|km=8.3
|km=8.3
|road=46 Street NW
|road=46 Street NW
|notes=At grade
|notes=At grade
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|km=9.4
|km=9.4
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|km2=9.6
|type=incomplete
|road=[[Memorial Drive (Calgary)|Memorial Drive]] / Bowness Road
|road=[[Memorial Drive (Calgary)|Memorial Drive]] / Bowness Road / [[Shaganappi Trail]]
|notes=Interchange
|notes=Partial cloverleaf interchange; eastbound access to Memorial Drive and Shaganappi Trail; westbound access to Bowness Road
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|km=9.6
|type=incomplete
|road=[[Shaganappi Trail]]
|notes=Half-diamond interchange; westbound access to Memorial Drive
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|km=11.0
|km=11.0
|road={{jct|state=AB|extra=hospital}} 29 Street NW / Uxbridge Drive&nbsp;– [[Foothills Medical Centre]]
|road={{jct|state=AB|extra=hospital}} 29 Street NW / Uxbridge Drive&nbsp;– [[Foothills Medical Centre]]
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
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|notes=[[Cloverleaf interchange]]
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|type=unbuilt
|km=11.8
|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|1A|dir1=west|name1=[[Crowchild Trail]]}}
|notes=Westbound to northbound ramp under construction<ref>{{cite map |title=Banff Trail Area Improvements: WB 16th Avenue NW Off-ramp to NB Crowchild Trail NW |url=https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/transportation/ti/documents/road-projects/btai-wb-16-ave-nw-high-res-map.pdf |website=City of Calgary |accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref>
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|km=12.0
|km=12.0
|road=''Access road''
|road=''Access road''
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
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|km=12.2
|km=12.2
|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|1A|extra=light-rail|dir1=west|name1=Banff Trail to [[Crowchild Trail]] north|location1=[[Banff Trail (C-Train)]]}}
|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|1A|dir1=west|name1=Banff Trail to [[Crowchild Trail]] north}}
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals; access [[Banff Trail station|Banff Trail CTrain station]]
}}
}}
{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=12.6
|km=12.6
|road={{Jct|state=AB|extra=light-rail}} 19 Street NW&nbsp;– [[Lions Park (C-Train)]]
|road=19 Street NW
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals; access [[Lions Park station|Lions Park CTrain station]]
}}
}}
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{{ABint|exit
|km=12.9
|km=12.9
|road=17 Street NW&nbsp;– [[North Hill Centre]]
|road=17 Street NW&nbsp;– [[North Hill Centre]]
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
}}
{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=13.2
|km=13.2
|road=''Access road''&nbsp;– [[North Hill Centre]]
|road=''Access road''&nbsp;– [[North Hill Centre]]
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
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{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=13.4
|km=13.4
|road=[[14 Street W (Calgary)|14 Street NW]]&nbsp;– [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|SAIT]], [[ACAD]], [[Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium|Jubilee Auditorium]], [[Downtown Calgary|City Centre]]
|road=[[14 Street W (Calgary)|14 Street NW]]&nbsp;– [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|SAIT]], [[ACAD]], [[Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium|Jubilee Auditorium]], [[Downtown Calgary|City Centre]]
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]; traffic signals
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]], traffic signals; passes [[North Hill Centre]]
}}
}}
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{{ABint|exit
|km=13.7
|km=13.7
|road=12 Street NW&nbsp;– [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|SAIT]]
|road=12 Street NW&nbsp;– [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|SAIT]]
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
}}-->
{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=14.1
|km=14.1
|road=10 Street NW
|road=10 Street NW
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
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{{ABint|exit
|km=14.3
|km=14.3
|road=8 Street NW
|road=8 Street NW
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
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{{ABint|exit
|km=14.7
|km=14.7
|road=6 Street NW
|road=6 Street NW
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
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|km=15.0
|km=15.0
|road=4 Street NW
|road=4 Street NW
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
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|km=15.3
|km=15.3
|road=2 Street NW
|road=2 Street NW
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
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{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=15.7
|km=15.7
|road=[[Centre Street (Calgary)|Centre Street N]]&nbsp;– [[Downtown Calgary|City Centre]]
|road=[[Centre Street (Calgary)|Centre Street N]]&nbsp;– [[Downtown Calgary|City Centre]]
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
}}
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|km=15.8
|km=15.8
|road=1 Street NE
|road=1 Street NE
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
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{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=16.1
|km=16.1
|road= [[Edmonton Trail]]
|road=[[Edmonton Trail]]
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
}}
<!--Minor intersections
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{{ABint|exit
|km=16.5
|km=16.5
|road=5 Street NE
|road=5 Street NE
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
}}
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{{ABint|exit
|km=16.6
|km=16.6
|road=6 Street NE
|road=6 Street NE
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
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}}
{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=17.1
|km=17.1
|road=Moncton Road / Russet Road
|road=Moncton Road / Russet Road
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
}}
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|km=18.1
|km=18.1
|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|2|name1=[[Deerfoot Trail]]|location1=[[Calgary International Airport|Airport]]|city2=Red Deer|city3=Fort Macleod|extra=airport}}
|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|2|name1=[[Deerfoot Trail]]|location1=[[Calgary International Airport|Airport]]|city2=Red Deer|city3=Fort Macleod|extra=airport}}
|notes=[[Split diamond interchange]] (Hwy&nbsp;2 Exit&nbsp;225); traffic signals
|notes=[[Split diamond interchange]], traffic signals; Hwy&nbsp;2 exit&nbsp;225
}}
}}
{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=19.1
|km=19.1
|road=19 Street NE
|road=19 Street NE
|notes=At grade; traffic signals
|notes=At grade, traffic signals
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|km=21.3
|km=21.3
|road={{jct|state=AB|extra=hospital}} 36 Street NE&nbsp;– [[Peter Lougheed Centre]]
|road={{jct|state=AB|extra=hospital}} [[36 Street E/Métis Trail|36&nbsp;Street&nbsp;NE]]&nbsp;– [[Peter Lougheed Centre]]
|notes=Partial cloverleaf interchange; eastbound access to Sunridge Way
|notes=Partial cloverleaf interchange; eastbound access to Sunridge Way
}}
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|km=24.6
|km=24.6
|road=68 Street NE
|road=68 Street NE
|notes=At grade; traffic signals; no southbound access from Stoney Trail
|notes=At grade, traffic signals; no southbound access from Stoney Trail
}}
}}
{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|km=25.6
|km=25.6
|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|201|name1=[[Stoney Trail]]|nolink1=yes|location1=[[Edmonton]]|location2=[[Lethbridge]]|city3=Banff}}
|road={{jctname|state=AB|Hwy|201|name1=[[Stoney Trail]]|nolink1=yes|location1=[[Edmonton]]|location2=[[Lethbridge]]|city3=Banff}}
|notes=[[Interchange (road)#Cloverstack interchange|Cloverstack interchange]] (Hwy&nbsp;201 Exit&nbsp;78)
|notes=[[Interchange (road)#Combination interchange|Cloverstack interchange]]; Hwy&nbsp;201 exit&nbsp;78
}}
}}
{{ABint|exit
{{ABint|exit
|exit=—
|km=26.5
|km=26.5
|road={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|1|name1=[[Trans-Canada Highway]]|dir1=east|city1=Chestermere|city2=Strathmore|city3=Medicine Hat}}
|road={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|1|name1=[[Trans-Canada Highway]]|dir1=east|city1=Medicine Hat}}
|notes=Continuation east of Calgary
|notes=City limits; continuation east of Calgary
}}
}}
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Transportation in Calgary]]
* [[Transportation in Calgary]]
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*[http://albertaroads.homestead.com/Calgary/plans/index.html Trans Canada Highway Freeway Plan (1970)]
*[http://albertaroads.homestead.com/Calgary/plans/index.html Trans Canada Highway Freeway Plan (1970)]
*[http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TI/Pages/Road-projects/Bowfort-Rd-Trans-Canada-Hwy-interchange.aspx Trans Canada Highway / Bowfort Road N.W. Interchange Project and related roadworks]
*[http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TI/Pages/Road-projects/Bowfort-Rd-Trans-Canada-Hwy-interchange.aspx Trans Canada Highway / Bowfort Road N.W. Interchange Project and related roadworks]
*[http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Current-studies-and-ongoing-activities/16-Avenue-North-Corridor.aspx 16 Avenue North Corridor Area Redevelopment Plan Review]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161220124216/http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Current-studies-and-ongoing-activities/16-Avenue-North-Corridor.aspx 16 Avenue North Corridor Area Redevelopment Plan Review]
*[http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Main-Streets/Default.aspx?redirect=/mainstreets Main Streets - Planning the future of Calgary's thriving main streets]
*[http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Main-Streets/Default.aspx?redirect=/mainstreets Main Streets - Planning the future of Calgary's thriving main streets]
*[http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/Pages/Planning/Transportation-Planning-Studies/16-Avenue-NE-Functional-Planning-Study.aspx 16 Avenue N.E. Functional Planning Study: Deerfoot Trail to Barlow Trail]
*[http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/Pages/Planning/Transportation-Planning-Studies/16-Avenue-NE-Functional-Planning-Study.aspx 16 Avenue N.E. Functional Planning Study: Deerfoot Trail to Barlow Trail]
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Highway 1 marker
16 Avenue N
Route Transcanadienne
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16 Avenue N highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by City of Calgary
Length26.5 km[1] (16.5 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 1 (TCH) west
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East end Highway 1 (TCH) east
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
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16 Avenue N is a major road in Calgary, Alberta, that forms a 26.5-kilometre (16.5 mi) segment of Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and connects Calgary to Banff and Medicine Hat. It is a four to six-lane principal arterial expressway at its extremities, but is an urban arterial road between the Bow River and Bowness Road, and also between Crowchild Trail and Deerfoot Trail. Due to Calgary's quadrant system, it is known as 16 Avenue NW west of Centre Street and 16 Avenue NE to the east.[2]

Route description

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16 Avenue NW

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The Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta originates at the British Columbia border, where it proceeds east through Banff National Park to Calgary and becomes 16 Avenue NW. It enters the city as a freeway and remains as such through the far western portions. It first intersects Valley Ridge Boulevard / Crestmont Boulevard before a major interchange at Stoney Trail (Highway 201), a partial ring road the borders Calgary to the north and east. Signage recommending that traffic en route to the International Airport, Edmonton, and Medicine Hat use Stoney Trail as a bypass.[3] It continues past Canada Olympic Park to an intersection at Bowfort Road, where construction of a single point urban interchange was completed on August 31, 2017.[4] It passes along the southern boundary of the former town of Bowness and begins to descend into the Bow River valley where it intersects Sarcee Trail, an expressway providing a bypass option to Highway 2 south. 16 Avenue NW transitions from a freeway to a four-lane urban arterial road as it crosses the Bow River and the CPR mainline tracks. Between the city limits and Sarcee Trail, 16 Avenue NW separates the northwest and southwest quadrants of Calgary.[5]

After crossing the Bow River, 16 Avenue NW passes through the former village of Montgomery after which it becomes a short expressway that crosses Bowness Road (signed as Memorial Drive for eastbound traffic), Shaganappi Trail, and exits the Bow River valley. It passes the Alberta Children's Hospital and Foothills Medical Centre before crossing University Drive, which provides access to the University of Calgary, McMahon Stadium, and access to southbound Crowchild Trail. After crossing Crowchild Trail, it becomes a six-lane urban arterial road with numerous signalized intersections and extensive, increasingly dense commercial development. It passes Motel Village, a cluster of motels which were constructed due to its proximity to the Trans-Canada Highway, which is accessible via a signalized service road and Banff Trail, which also doubles as the access road northbound Crowchild Trail. It passes by North Hill Centre (Calgary's first shopping mall),[6] 14 Street NW, and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) continuing east and intersects Centre Street, leaving the northwest quadrant.[5]

16 Avenue NE

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Looking east along 16 Avenue in northeast Calgary

At Centre Street, 16 Avenue NE enters the northeast quadrant and continues east, and intersects Edmonton Trail before descending the Nose Creek valley and intersects Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) through a split-diamond interchange before it leaves the valley and intersects 19 Street NE. East of 19 Street NE, it becomes a short freeway, beginning with a cloverleaf interchange at Barlow Trail; the area is formerly known as Crossroads since it used to be the former alignment of Highway 2 - while the neighbourhood has since been renamed to Mayland Heights, some of the areas businesses still utilized the Crossroads name. 16 Avenue continues east with interchanges at 36 Street NE and 52 Street NE before intersecting 68 Street NE. It again intersects Stoney Trail, where westbound signage recommends that traffic en route to Banff, Edmonton, and Lethbridge use Stoney Trail as a bypass,[7] before leaving Calgary and heading east towards Chestermere, Medicine Hat, and the Saskatchewan border.

History

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Sixteenth Avenue North was part of the village of Crescent Heights until annexed by The City of Calgary in the early 1900s. An electric trolley ran down the artery connecting the area with downtown from 1911 to the mid-1900s. The electric trolley was slowly phased out and replaced with buses. In fact, Calgary's first park and ride was on the Tuxedo bus loop in 1956 and one of three trial express buses started on October 21, 1957—the Yellow Pennant Express from Capitol Hill.[8]

In the 1950s, Highway 1 was rerouted from 17 Avenue SE and a series of streets through downtown Calgary to follow 16 Avenue N as part of the Trans-Canada Highway construction; however shortly afterwards the City of Calgary began to study alternate routes in an effort to relieve congestion. In 1970, the City of Calgary a proposed freeway that would run north of 16 Avenue N between 23 and 24 Avenue N, but the plans were cancelled.[9] In the following years, different bypass options were studied in conjunction with plans for a Calgary ring road, including the possibility of the Trans-Canada Highway following Sarcee Trail (including an extension through the Tsuu T'ina Nation), Highway 22X, and Highway 901 before rejoining Highway 1 near Gleichen that was proposed by Alberta Transportation in 1989; this plan was rejected as Calgary is considered a major destination city and was opposed by business owners along the 16 Avenue N.[10] On November 2, 2009, the northeast section of Stoney Trail was opened, providing a 41 km (25 mi) bypass option for the Trans-Canada Highway around north Calgary.[11]

The inner city section of 16 Avenue N was a four lane, undivided street. From 2002–2010, the City of Calgary widened it to a six lane urban boulevard between removing buildings along south side of 16 Avenue N between 10 Street NW and 6 Street NE.[12]

After the projected completion of the Bowfort Road interchange in summer 2017, 16 Avenue NW became a freeway west of Sarcee Trail to its western terminus.

Future

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The City of Calgary considers 16 Avenue N as part of the skeletal road network,[13] however the sections through Montgomery (between the Bow River and Bowness Road)[14] and between Banff Trail and Deerfoot Trail as Main Streets - streets that would be mixed use residential and commercial corridors.[15] The City of Calgary have long-term plans in converting 16 Avenue N to a freeway in the outlying areas, which includes converting the Deerfoot Trail interchange into a three-level diamond interchange, and interchanges at 19 Street NE[16] and 68 Street NE.

Major intersections

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From west to east.[2] The entire route is in Calgary.

km[1]miExitDestinationsNotes
0.00.0— Highway 1 west (Trans-Canada Highway) – Canmore, BanffCity limits; continuation west of Calgary
1.91.2176Valley Ridge Boulevard / Crestmont BoulevardPartial cloverleaf interchange with added ramps to and from Stoney Trail (AB 201)
3.11.9177 Stoney Trail (Highway 201 north) – Edmonton, Medicine Hat, LethbridgeSemi-directional T interchange; Hwy 201 exit 36
4.72.9179Canada Olympic Drive / Bowfort Road – Canada Olympic ParkSingle-point urban interchange[17]
6.23.9Sarcee Trail / 34 Avenue NWPartial cloverleaf interchange
6.54.029 Avenue NWWestbound right-in/right-out
7.14.4Crosses the Bow River
8.15.0Home RoadAt grade, traffic signals
9.4–
9.6		5.8–
6.0		Memorial Drive / Bowness Road / Shaganappi TrailInterchange
10.06.2 West Campus Boulevard – Alberta Children's HospitalPartial cloverleaf interchange
11.06.8 29 Street NW / Uxbridge Drive – Foothills Medical CentreAt grade, traffic signals
11.57.1University Drive to Crowchild Trail south – McMahon Stadium, University of CalgaryCloverleaf interchange
11.87.3 Crowchild Trail (Highway 1A west)Westbound to northbound ramp under construction[18]
12.27.6 Banff Trail to Crowchild Trail north (Highway 1A west)At grade, traffic signals; access Banff Trail CTrain station
12.67.819 Street NWAt grade, traffic signals; access Lions Park CTrain station
13.48.314 Street NW – SAIT, ACAD, Jubilee Auditorium, City CentreDiamond interchange, traffic signals; passes North Hill Centre
14.18.810 Street NWAt grade, traffic signals
15.09.34 Street NWAt grade, traffic signals
15.79.8Centre Street N – City CentreAt grade, traffic signals
16.110.0Edmonton TrailAt grade, traffic signals
18.111.2 Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) – Airport, Red Deer, Fort MacleodSplit diamond interchange, traffic signals; Hwy 2 exit 225
19.111.919 Street NEAt grade, traffic signals
19.912.4Barlow TrailCloverleaf interchange
21.313.2 36 Street NE – Peter Lougheed CentrePartial cloverleaf interchange; eastbound access to Sunridge Way
22.914.252 Street NEPartial cloverleaf interchange.
24.615.368 Street NEAt grade, traffic signals; no southbound access from Stoney Trail
25.615.9 Stoney Trail (Highway 201) – Edmonton, Lethbridge, BanffCloverstack interchange; Hwy 201 exit 78
26.516.5— Highway 1 east (Trans-Canada Highway) – Medicine HatCity limits; continuation east of Calgary
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "16 Avenue N in Calgary, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Sherlock Publishing (2014). Sherlock's Map of Calgary (Map) (16th ed.). Langdon, AB: Sherlock Publishing. pp. 15–17, 25–30. ISBN 1-895229-80-4.
  3. ^ "Stoney Trail NW sign". Google Street View. Google. June 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "$72M interchange at Bowfort Road and Highway 1 a 'game-changer' for northwest Calgary, councillor says". yahoo news. August 31, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Calgary City Quadrants (NE, SE, SW, NW)". www.calgarymapped.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Centre History". North Hill Centre. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "Stoney Trail NE sign". Google Street View. Google. August 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Linn, Brad (June 14, 2010). "The new face of 16 Avenue North". Calgary City News Blog. City of Calgary. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  9. ^ Trans Canada Highway: Functional Planning Study. City of Calgary. June 1970.
  10. ^ Beaty, Bob (March 8, 1989). "Plan to move highway irks tourism operators". Calgary Herald.
  11. ^ "Northeast Stoney Trail". Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. October 3, 2007.
  12. ^ Linn, Brad (December 10, 2009). "16 Avenue North Urban Corridor: Wide Open". Calgary City News Blog. City of Calgary. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  13. ^ "Calgary Transportation Plan" (PDF). City of Calgary. September 2009. p. 95. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  14. ^ "Key findings by Main Street: 16 Avenue NW (Montgomery)" (PDF). YYC's Main Streets. City of Calgary. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  15. ^ "16 Avenue North Urban Corridor Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). City of Calgary. May 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "Recommended Option" (Map). 16 Avenue N.E. Functional Planning Study: Deerfoot Trail to Barlow Trail. City of Calgary. November 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  17. ^ Stantec (November 2014). "Bowfort Road N.W. / Trans Canada Highway Interchange Project" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  18. ^ "Banff Trail Area Improvements: WB 16th Avenue NW Off-ramp to NB Crowchild Trail NW" (PDF) (Map). City of Calgary. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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