14 Street W (Calgary)

14 Street W is the name of two major arterial roads and a short collector road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; separated by the Elbow River and the West Nose Creek valley.[1] Originally proposed as a continuous route and north-south freeway, plans were cancelled in favor of 24 Street W, which became Crowchild Trail.

Southern segment

14 Street W
(southern segment)
14 Street SW
Maintained by City of Calgary
Length 6.0 km[2] (3.7 mi)
Location Calgary
South end Canyon Meadows Drive
Major
junctions		 Anderson Road
North end Glenmore Trail
Neighborhoods

The south segment begins at Canyon Meadows Drive and is an expressway between Anderson Road and Glenmore Trail, passing by Heritage Park Historical Village and Rockyview General Hospital. 14 Street SW is part of bypass route which connects Highway 1 west and Highway 2 south, as well as part of a major north-south corridor which includes portions of Macleod Trail, Anderson Road, Glenmore Trail, and Crowchild Trail.

Major intersections

From north to south. The entire route is in Calgary.

km[2]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Canyon Meadows Drive – Canyon Meadows Golf & Country ClubRoadway turns east.
1.10.68Anderson Road – To Hwy 2 south
2.41.5Southland Drive
3.62.290 Avenue SW
4.42.7Heritage Drive – Heritage Park
5.33.3 75 Avenue SW – Rockyview General HospitalNo westbound to southbound access.
6.03.7Glenmore Trail – To Hwy 1 (TCH) westSemi-directional T interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Central segment

14 Street W
(central segment)
Maintained by City of Calgary
Length 15.0 km[3] (9.3 mi)
Location Calgary
South end 38 Avenue SW
Major
junctions
North end Hidden Valley Drive
Neighborhoods

The central portion of 14 Street W travels between the communities of Altadore and Elbow Park in the south and Hidden Valley in the north, passing through Calgary's inner city west of downtown. It starts at the intersection of 38 Avenue SW as 14 Street SW and travels north where it crosses the Bow River on the Mewata Bridge and becomes 14 Street NW. It continues north past SAIT and North Hill Centre, crossing 16 Avenue NW (Highway 1) and John Laurie Boulevard. It continues along the eastern edge of Nose Hill Park, ending in the community of Hidden Valley north of Country Hills Boulevard.

14 Street W used to be part of Highway 1A between 9 Avenue SW and 16 Avenue NW, but the designation was dropped in the 1970s.

Major intersections

From north to south. The entire route is in Calgary.

km[3]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.038 Avenue SW
0.50.3133 Avenue SW / Council Avenue
1.10.6826 Avenue SW
1.71.121 Avenue SW
2.01.217 Avenue SW
2.11.316 Avenue SW
2.31.414 Avenue SW
2.51.612 Avenue SWOne-way; eastbound
2.61.611 Avenue SWOne-way; westbound
2.71.7 10 Avenue SW – Sunalta (C-Train)
2.81.79 Avenue SW east / Bow Trail west – City CentreInterchange; exit to 9 Ave SW, entrance from Bow Trail (6 Ave SW) only
3.11.9Mewata Bridge across the Bow River
3.22.0Memorial DriveInterchange; northbound to westbound exit, eastbound to southbound entrance
3.62.2Kensington Road
4.22.65 Avenue NW / 6 Avenue NW
4.93.0 14 Avenue NW – SAIT, ACAD, Jubilee Auditorium, SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee (C-Train)Diamond interchange
5.23.2 Hwy 1 (16 Avenue NW)Diamond interchange
5.63.520 Avenue NW
6.03.724 Avenue NW
7.04.3Northmount Drive
7.74.8John Laurie BoulevardSingle-point urban interchange; traffic signals
8.05.0North Haven Drive
9.25.7Access road – Nose Hill Park
10.26.364 Avenue NW – Nose Hill Park
13.38.3MacEwan Glen Drive / Bershire Boulevard
13.78.5MacEwan Drive
14.38.9MacEwan Drive / Sandrac Drive
14.69.1Country Hills Boulevard
15.09.3Hidden Valley Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Northern segment

14 Street W
(northern segment)
14 Street NW
Maintained by City of Calgary
Length 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Location Calgary
South end Panatella Boulevard
Major
junctions		 Stoney Trail (Hwy 201)
North end Hwy 566
(Calgary city limits)
Neighborhoods

The extreme northern portion of 14 Street NW connects the communities of Panorama Hills and Evanston. The northern segment is split by Stoney Trail, where ramps allow for right-in/right-out access; however grading is in place for a future partial-cloverleaf interchange. North of Symons Valley Parkway, 14 Street NW becomes a rural road and ends at the Calgary city limits at the Highway 566 intersection; continuing as Range Road 14 in Rocky View County. The roadway will be expanded to a four lane, arterial road as the future community of Keystone Hills, located to the east, is developed.[4]

Major intersections

From north to south. The entire route is in Calgary.

kmmiDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Panatella Boulevard
0.60.37 Stoney Trail (Hwy 201)Right-in/right-out (Hwy 201 Exit 52); no through traffic; future partial cloverleaf interchange
1.10.68Symons Valley Parkway
4.52.8 Hwy 566 (146 Avenue NW)Calgary city limits
Continues north as Range Road 14
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sherlock Publishing (2014). Sherlock's Map of Calgary (16th ed.). Langdon, Alberta: Sherlock Publishing. pp. E, 4, 5, 10, 11, 18, 19, 26, 34, 40, and 46. ISBN 1-895229-80-4.
  2. 1 2 Google (December 18, 2016). "14 Street W (southern segment) in Calgary" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Google (December 18, 2016). "14 Street W (central segment) in Calgary" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Keystone Hills Area Structure Plan (PDF) (Report). The City of Calgary. July 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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