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.
 14 St NW along Nose Hill Park (2013). | |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
|---|---|
| ----Southern section | |
| 14 Street SW | |
| Length | 6.0 km (3.7 mi)[1] |
| South end | Canyon Meadows Drive |
| Major junctions | Anderson Road Southland Drive |
| North end | Glenmore Trail |
| ----Central section | |
| 14 Street SW, 14 Street NW | |
| Length | 15.0 km (9.3 mi)[1] |
| South end | 38 Avenue SW |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Hidden Valley Drive |
| ----Northern section | |
| 14 Street NW | |
| Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi)[1] |
| South end | Panatella Boulevard |
| Major junctions | Stoney Trail (Highway 201) |
| North end | Hwy 566 (Calgary city limits) |
| Neighborhoods |
|---|
| Southern section
Central section
Northern section
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Route description
editSouthern segment
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editFrom south to north.[2] The entire route is in Calgary.
| km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Canyon Meadows Drive | Roadway turns east. | ||||
| 1.1 | 0.68 | Anderson Road | |||||
| 2.4 | 1.5 | Southland Drive | South end of Southwest Transitway | ||||
| 3.6 | 2.2 | 90 Avenue SW | |||||
| 4.4 | 2.7 | Heritage Drive | |||||
| 5.3 | 3.3 | ||||||
| 6.0 | 3.7 | Glenmore Trail | Semi-directional T interchange | ||||
| 2.9 km (1.8 mi) gap in 14 Street SW | |||||||
| 8.9 | 5.5 | 38 Avenue SW | |||||
| 9.4 | 5.8 | 33 Avenue SW / Council Way | |||||
| 10.9 | 6.8 | 17 Avenue SW | |||||
| 11.4 | 7.1 | 12 Avenue SW | One-way; eastbound | ||||
| 11.6 | 7.2 | 11 Avenue SW | One-way; westbound | ||||
| 11.6 | 7.2 | 10 Avenue SW | Access to | ||||
| 11.7– 11.9 | 7.3– 7.4 | 9 Avenue SW east / Bow Trail west – City Centre | Interchange; 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 | |||||
| 12.2 | 7.6 | Memorial Drive | Interchange; northbound to westbound exit, eastbound to southbound entrance | ||||
| 12.5 | 7.8 | Kensington Road | |||||
| 13.8 | 8.6 | 14 Avenue NW | Diamond interchange; access to | ||||
| 14.1 | 8.8 | Diamond interchange | |||||
| 15.9 | 9.9 | Northmount Drive | |||||
| 16.6 | 10.3 | John Laurie Boulevard | Single-point urban interchange; traffic signals | ||||
| 19.1 | 11.9 | 64 Avenue NW | Access to Nose Hill Park | ||||
| 23.5 | 14.6 | Country Hills Boulevard | |||||
| 23.9 | 14.9 | Hidden Valley Drive | |||||
| 2.7 km (1.7 mi) gap in 14 Street NW | |||||||
| 26.6 | 16.5 | Panatella Boulevard | |||||
| 27.2 | 16.9 | Partial cloverleaf interchange; Hwy 201 exit 52 | |||||
| 27.7 | 17.2 | Symons Valley Parkway | |||||
| 31.1 | 19.3 | Calgary city limits; continues north as Range Road 14 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "14 Street W in Calgary, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "MAX Yellow rapid transit starts serving southwest Calgary". CBC News. CBC. December 23, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Southwest BRT - Project overview". City of Calgary. 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Keystone Hills Area Structure Plan (PDF) (Report). The City of Calgary. July 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.