Stony Plain Road

Highway 16A
Parkland Highway
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation, the City of Spruce Grove, and the City of Edmonton
Length: 35 km (22 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Highway 16 east of Carvel
  Hwy 16
Hwy 60
Hwy 216
East end: Highway 216 in Edmonton
Location
Counties: Parkland County
Major cities: Spruce Grove, Edmonton
Towns: Stony Plain
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta

Stony Plain Road is a major arterial road in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Parkland Highway is an alternative route to the corresponding section of Alberta Highway 16 in Parkland County.

Overview

Parkland Highway

The road starts west of Stony Plain, Alberta near the hamlet of Carvel, where it is known as Parkland Highway given the provincial highway number 16A. Parkland Highway goes through the bedroom communities of Stony Plain, where it is a central thoroughfare, and Spruce Grove where it is the southern boundary. At Acheson it intersects with Highway 60. The Parkland Highway then becomes known as Stony Plain Road on the outskirts of Edmonton.

Stony Plain Road

Stony Plain Road
Location: Edmonton
Length: 16.0 km (9.9 mi)
Start/End points of Stony Plain Road
Downtown and Stony Plain Road looking east from Winterburn Road.
Stony Plain Road looking east from west of downtown.

Stony Plain Road enters Edmonton city limits at 231 Street. Soon after entering the city limits, the westbound and eastbound traffic lanes separate into two separate one-way streets. Stony Plain Road at this time refers only to the westbound street (101 Avenue), while eastbound traffic becomes 100 Avenue. Both sections cross Edmonton's ring road, Anthony Henday Drive. After Anthony Henday Northbound, there are a few eastbound lanes, to better serve Place LaRue, a commercial area with big-box stores, hotels, restaurants, and other commercial activity catering to travellers and commuters. This is especially true near the intersection with 170 Street; however, Stony Plain Road is primarily a westbound road, and the eastbound lanes end at 175 Street. After 170 Street the road again carries both directions of traffic, but 100 Avenue remains a one-way street until 163 Street. East of 170 Street the road passes by the Mayfield Common strip mall, and through some mixed residential-commercial areas (Glenwood) and a low-income neighbourhood (Britannia Youngstown). At 142 Street, Stony Plain Road becomes 102 Avenue, and continues through downtown.

103A / 104 Avenue

Oliver Square is located along 104 Avenue in the neighbourhood of Oliver.

Stony Plain Road begins again as an outshoot of 102 Avenue into the quiet, upscale residential neighbourhoods of Glenora and, after passing over Groat Road, Westmount. After crossing 121 Street, the road's name changes to 104 Avenue. 104 Avenue passes in front of the old Molson's brewery.

Prior to 1989, 104 Avenue formed the south boundary of the Old Canadian National rail yard. After the railway yard's closure, 104 Avenue became a major site of redevelopment. Here the road passes a block south of the boundary between Oliver and Downtown and the neighbourhoods of Queen Mary Park and Central McDougall, the so-called "North Edge" of downtown. In the area to either side of 116 Street, 104 Avenue is lined to north by the Oliver Square West and East strip malls and condo developments, and to the south by the Longstreet Mall and several other smaller strip malls. From 112 Street to 104 Street, 104 Avenue runs along the south side of MacEwan University City Centre Campus. Continuing east, 104 Avenue passes the 104 Street Promenade in Edmonton's warehouse district, the Bacarat Casino, and the Greyhound Bus terminal.

At 101 Street, the road again changes names to 103A Avenue, it then passes on the south side of the CN Tower, the north side of Edmonton City Hall, the south side of Edmonton Police Headquarters, and the north side of Chinatown. Eventually it merges into Jasper Avenue.

102 Avenue

102 Avenue is a short arterial road west of downtown Edmonton. The 102 Avenue is first occupied by Stony Plain Road at 149 Street. It then changes name to 102 Avenue at 142 Street. Before flying over Groat Road it passes by the Royal Alberta Museum and Government House (Alberta). Then it sees the start of Jasper Avenue at 125 Street. At 124 Street it goes from being an arterial to a collector road, as it enters the neighbourhood of Oliver. 102 Avenue comes to an end at 111 Street. 102 Avenue begins again after 110 Street as a local road, and continues through Downtown Edmonton.

Neighbourhoods

List of neighbourhoods Stony Plain Road runs through, in order from west to east:[1]

Interchanges and intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the west end of Highway 16A.[1][2]

As Parkland Highway 16A

County km Intersecting road Notes Coordinates
Parkland County 0 Hwy 16(Exit 344), Township Road 522 Y interchange
West to Wabamun Lake
53°34′10″N 114°9′34″W / 53.56944°N 114.15944°W / 53.56944; -114.15944 (16A km 00)
5 Parkland Drive, Township Road 520 West to Carvel 53°32′30″N 114°5′26″W / 53.54167°N 114.09056°W / 53.54167; -114.09056 (16A km 05)
11 Hwy 779, 48 Street, Range Road 10
(Fifth Meridian, 114° Longitude)
Stony Plain
Partial cloverleaf interchange
53°32′29″N 114°0′7″W / 53.54139°N 114.00194°W / 53.54139; -114.00194 (16A km 11)
City of Spruce Grove 16 Campsite Road, Range Road 274 Traffic lights 53°32′29″N 113°56′4″W / 53.54139°N 113.93444°W / 53.54139; -113.93444 (16A km 16)
17 Calahoo Road/Golden Spike Road, Range Road 273 Traffic lights 53°32′28″N 113°54′36″W / 53.54111°N 113.91000°W / 53.54111; -113.91000 (16A km 17)
19 Century Road, Range Road 272 Traffic lights 53°32′29″N 113°53′7″W / 53.54139°N 113.88528°W / 53.54139; -113.88528 (16A km 19)
Parkland County 27 Hwy 60, Range Road 263 Acheson
Partial cloverleaf interchange
53°32′29″N 113°45′46″W / 53.54139°N 113.76278°W / 53.54139; -113.76278 (16A km 27)
City of Edmonton 31 231 Street, Range Road 261 Edmonton City Limits 53°32′29″N 113°42′49″W / 53.54139°N 113.71361°W / 53.54139; -113.71361 (16A km 31)
35 Hwy 216 Grade separated, no access 53°32′28″N 113°39′32″W / 53.54111°N 113.65889°W / 53.54111; -113.65889 (16A km 35)

As Stony Plain Road (101 Avenue)

Direction Intersecting road Current intersection type Coordinates
West-East 231 Street (Edmonton City Limits) At-grade 53°32′29″N 113°42′49″W / 53.54139°N 113.71361°W / 53.54139; -113.71361 (SPR km 00)
Winterburn Road (215 Street) Partial cloverleaf interchange 53°32′28″N 113°41′19″W / 53.54111°N 113.68861°W / 53.54111; -113.68861 (SPR km 01)
100 Avenue (West end of diamond) 53°32′28″N 113°40′12″W / 53.54111°N 113.67000°W / 53.54111; -113.67000 (SPR km 03)
Anthony Henday Grade separated, no access 53°32′28″N 113°39′32″W / 53.54111°N 113.65889°W / 53.54111; -113.65889 (SPR km 04)
184 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′28″N 113°38′23″W / 53.54111°N 113.63972°W / 53.54111; -113.63972 (SPR km 05.0)
178 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′29″N 113°37′39″W / 53.54139°N 113.62750°W / 53.54139; -113.62750 (SPR km 05.7)
170 Street (to Mayfield Road) Diamond interchange at-grade 53°32′29″N 113°36′57″W / 53.54139°N 113.61583°W / 53.54139; -113.61583 (SPR km 06)
163 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′29″N 113°36′10″W / 53.54139°N 113.60278°W / 53.54139; -113.60278 (SPR km 07)
156 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′29″N 113°35′25″W / 53.54139°N 113.59028°W / 53.54139; -113.59028 (SPR km 08)
149 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′30″N 113°34′41″W / 53.54167°N 113.57806°W / 53.54167; -113.57806 (SPR km 09.0)

As only Stony Plain Road

Direction Intersecting road Current intersection type Coordinates
West-East 142 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′34″N 113°33′57″W / 53.54278°N 113.56583°W / 53.54278; -113.56583 (SPR km 09.8)
Southwest-Northeast 102 Avenue At-grade Y interchange 53°32′35″N 113°33′44″W / 53.54306°N 113.56222°W / 53.54306; -113.56222 (SPR km 10.0)
136 Street At-grade 53°32′41″N 113°33′23″W / 53.54472°N 113.55639°W / 53.54472; -113.55639 (SPR km 10.5)
Groat Road Flyover 53°32′52″N 113°32′45″W / 53.54778°N 113.54583°W / 53.54778; -113.54583 (SPR km 11)
West-East 124 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′49″N 113°32′9″W / 53.54694°N 113.53583°W / 53.54694; -113.53583 (SPR km 12.0)

As 102 Avenue

Direction Intersecting road Current intersection type Coordinates
West-East 142 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′34″N 113°33′57″W / 53.54278°N 113.56583°W / 53.54278; -113.56583 (102 km 0.8)
Stony Plain Road At-grade Y interchange 53°32′35″N 113°33′44″W / 53.54306°N 113.56222°W / 53.54306; -113.56222 (102 km 1.1)
Groat Road Flyover 53°32′35″N 113°32′25″W / 53.54306°N 113.54028°W / 53.54306; -113.54028 (102 km 2.5)
125 Street / Jasper Avenue At-grade 53°32′35″N 113°32′16″W / 53.54306°N 113.53778°W / 53.54306; -113.53778 (102 km 2.7)
124 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′35″N 113°32′9″W / 53.54306°N 113.53583°W / 53.54306; -113.53583 (102 km 2.8)
116 Street At-grade 53°32′35″N 113°31′17″W / 53.54306°N 113.52139°W / 53.54306; -113.52139 (102 km 3.8)
111 Street At-grade 53°32′35″N 113°30′44″W / 53.54306°N 113.51222°W / 53.54306; -113.51222 (102 km 4.4)

As 103A / 104 Avenues

Direction Intersecting road Current intersection type Coordinates
West-East 121 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′46″N 113°31′51″W / 53.54611°N 113.53083°W / 53.54611; -113.53083 (SPR km 12.3)
116 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′46″N 113°31′17″W / 53.54611°N 113.52139°W / 53.54611; -113.52139 (SPR km 12.9)
109 Street (formerly
the "rathole" underpass)
At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′46″N 113°30′30″W / 53.54611°N 113.50833°W / 53.54611; -113.50833 (SPR km 13)
105 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′46″N 113°30′4″W / 53.54611°N 113.50111°W / 53.54611; -113.50111 (SPR km 14.2)
101 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′46″N 113°29′37″W / 53.54611°N 113.49361°W / 53.54611; -113.49361 (SPR km 14.7)
100 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′46″N 113°29′28″W / 53.54611°N 113.49111°W / 53.54611; -113.49111 (SPR km 14.9)
97 Street At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′48″N 113°29′14″W / 53.54667°N 113.48722°W / 53.54667; -113.48722 (SPR km 15)
92 Street / Jasper Avenue At-grade 53°32′56″N 113°28′31″W / 53.54889°N 113.47528°W / 53.54889; -113.47528 (SPR km 16)

References

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