Memorial Drive (Calgary) Totally Explained

Everything about Memorial Drive Calgary totally explained

Memorial Drive is a major road in Calgary, Alberta. Besides having an important role in city infrastructure, the tree lined sides of Memorial Drive serve as a living testament to the many soldiers who died during World War I and give it a parkway look on the western section. An active path system also runs along the south side of Memorial Drive, beside the banks of the Bow River.
Memorial Drive officially begins at an interchange with Crowchild Trail in the northwest, serving as an eastern extension of Parkdale Boulevard (which in turn is an extension of the arterial connector Bowness Road). The road continues east as a divided parkway until it passes the dual-intersection with 4th Street NE and Edmonton Trail at which point it becomes an freeway until Deerfoot Trail (at which point it downgrades to an at-grade expressway). (Westbound traffic is offered a flyover into downtown at the 4th/Edmonton intersection. After passing Barlow Trail, the road downgrades to a major arterial with traffic signalized intersections and continues east to 68th Street N.E., where it downgrades once again to a residential street for its last few blocks to its present terminus at Abbeydale Drive.
City planners have made provisions for Memorial Drive to eventually connect with the proposed East Freeway. East of 36th Street, Memorial Drive serves as the boundary between the Northeast and Southeast sectors of the city.

Major intersections

km	Intersection	Description
0	Crowchild Trail	Starts at the trumpet interchange with Crowchild Trail, as an east continuation of Parkdale Boulevard
1.5	14 Street W	Partial cloverleaf interchange, part of the traffic follows Kensington Road instead of direct ramps
2.2	10 Street W	At-grade intersection, 10th Street W to the north, 9th Street W bridge over Bow River to the south
4.2	Centre Street	Passes under Centre Street Bridge
5.1	Edmonton Trail	At-grade intersection, access to Edmonton Trail, 4th avenue flyover leading to/from Macleod Trail, becomes a freeway, speed limit changes to 70 km/h, C-Train tracks merge into the divider
6.2	Zoo Road	Crossed by Zoo Road bridge and access to Zoo C-Train station and Calgary Zoo, speed limit changes to 80 km/h
7.5	Deerfoot Trail	Partial cloverleaf interchange, controlled intersection, freeway downgrades to expressway
8.7	Barlow Trail	Partial cloverleaf interchange with Jughandle turn
9.6	28 Street E	Quadrant intersection, end of expressway, speed limit changes to 60 km/h
10.3	36 Street E	Quadrant intersection, C-Train tracks turn north at this point
12.2	52 Street E	Quadrant intersection
13.7	68 Street E	Quadrant intersection
14.0	Abbeydale Drive	Ends at Abbydale Drive and the CN tracks, 1.5 km west of the eastern city limits.

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