14 Street W
14 St NW along Nose Hill Park (2013).
LocationCalgary, Alberta
----Southern section
14 Street SW
Length6.0 km (3.7 mi)[1]
South endCanyon Meadows Drive
Major
junctions		Anderson Road
Southland Drive
North endGlenmore Trail
----Central section
14 Street SW, 14 Street NW
Length15.0 km (9.3 mi)[1]
South end38 Avenue SW
Major
junctions
North endHidden Valley Drive
----Northern section
14 Street NW
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)[1]
South endPanatella Boulevard
Major
junctions		Stoney Trail (Hwy 201)
North endHwy 566
(Calgary city limits)
Neighborhoods
Southern section

Central section

Northern section

14 Street W is the name of two major arterial roads and a short collector road in Calgary, Alberta, separated by the Elbow River and the West Nose Creek valley.[2] Originally proposed as a continuous route and north-south freeway, the plans were cancelled in favor of 24 Street W, which became Crowchild Trail.

Route description

Southern segment

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. Prior to the completion of Tssut'ina Trail, 14 Street SW was part of bypass route which connected Highway 1 west and Highway 2 south.

The City of Calgary opened a 3-kilometre (2 mi) long dedicated bus-only transitway on December 23, 2019 as part of the city's MAX BRT network.[3] The transitway, which carries MAX Yellow and MAX Teal, begins just west of 14 Street SW at the intersection of 75 Avenue SW and Eagle Ridge Drive near Rockyview General Hospital, and travels parallel to 14 Street SW, ending at the intersection Southland Drive and Bradbury Drive.[4]

Central segment

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. A short segment intersects 50 Avenue SW at the south end of River Park, providing access to the Emily Follensbee School. The arterial road starts at the north end of the park, 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.

Northern segment

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.[5]

Major intersections

From south to north.[2] The entire route is in Calgary.

km[1]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Canyon Meadows DriveRoadway turns east.
1.10.68Anderson Road
2.41.5Southland DriveSouth end of Southwest Transitway
3.62.290 Avenue SW 90 Avenue SW station
4.42.7Heritage Drive Heritage Park station; access to Heritage Park Historical Village
5.33.3 75 Avenue SW Rockyview station; north end of Southwest Transitway; no westbound to southbound access; access to Rockyview General Hospital
6.03.7Glenmore TrailSemi-directional T interchange
2.9 km (1.8 mi) gap in 14 Street SW
8.95.538 Avenue SW
9.45.833 Avenue SW / Council Way
10.96.817 Avenue SW
11.47.112 Avenue SWOne-way; eastbound
11.67.211 Avenue SWOne-way; westbound
11.67.210 Avenue SWAccess to Sunalta station
11.7–
11.9		7.3–
7.4		9 Avenue SW east / Bow Trail west – City CentreInterchange; exit to 9 Ave SW, entrance from Bow Trail (6 Ave SW) only
11.9–
12.2		7.4–
7.6		Mewata Bridge crosses the Bow River
12.27.6Memorial DriveInterchange; northbound to westbound exit, eastbound to southbound entrance
12.57.8Kensington Road
13.88.614 Avenue NWDiamond interchange; access to SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee station, SAIT, Alberta University of the Arts, Jubilee Auditorium
14.18.8 16 Avenue NW (Hwy 1)Diamond interchange
15.99.9Northmount Drive
16.610.3John Laurie BoulevardSingle-point urban interchange; traffic signals
19.111.964 Avenue NWAccess to Nose Hill Park
23.514.6Country Hills Boulevard
23.914.9Hidden Valley Drive
2.7 km (1.7 mi) gap in 14 Street NW
26.616.5Panatella Boulevard
27.216.9 Stoney Trail (Hwy 201)Partial cloverleaf interchange; Hwy 201 exit 52
27.717.2Symons Valley Parkway
31.119.3 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

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Google (December 18, 2016). "14 Street W in Calgary, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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 978-1-895229-80-6.
  3. ^ "MAX Yellow rapid transit starts serving southwest Calgary". CBC News. CBC. December 23, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southwest BRT - Project overview". City of Calgary. 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Keystone Hills Area Structure Plan (PDF) (Report). The City of Calgary. July 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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