17 Avenue SE (Calgary)
| International Avenue, Chestermere Boulevard | |
Aerial view of 17 Avenue SE looking east
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| Maintained by | City of Calgary, City of Chestermere |
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| Length | 15.5 km (9.6 mi) 11.2 km (7.0 mi) in Calgary 3.8 km (2.4 mi) in Chestermere |
| Location | Calgary, Chestermere |
| West end | 9 Avenue SE |
| Major junctions |
Blackfoot Trail Deerfoot Trail Stoney Trail
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| East end |
 Hwy 1 (TCH)
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17 Avenue SE is a major arterial road in east Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 17 Avenue SE focal point of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) and is the main roadway through the former town of Forest Lawn. Chestermere Boulevard is a major arterial road and the eastern extension of 17 Avenue SE through Chestermere, Alberta, Canada. The roadway is a former alignment of Highway 1A.
The west end of 17 Avenue SE begins with a small segment at a 5-way intersection with 9 Avenue SE and 15 Street SE (due to traffic calming, access to northbound 15 Street SE is closed), crossing the Canadian Pacific Railway, and ending at 17A Street SE. It begins again just to the south at the Blackfoot Trail / 19 Street SE intersection and crosses the Bow River via the Cushing Bridge before intersecting Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2). Prior to the construction of Blackfoot Trail, 17 Avenue SE was a continuous roadway and the section between 19 Street SE and Deerfoot Trail is now generally referred to as part of Blackfoot Trail. 19 Street SE serves as the main access between 9 Avenue SE and Blackfoot Trail / 17 Avenue SE.
East of Deerfoot Trail, 17 Avenue SE leaves the Bow River valley and intersects Barlow Trail, though it is only accessible for westbound traffic. It passes through the communities of Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Southview, and Forest Lawn, and continues east past Elliston Park before intersecting Stoney Trail. It transitions into rural farmland and at 116 Street SE (also known as Range Road 284 or Conrich Road), crosses enters into the city of Chestermere, where it becomes Chestermere Boulevard. It ends at the Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) interchange, where it continues east as Range Road 243.
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