Alberta Highway 216
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| Highway 216 | ||||
The Edmonton Capital Region with Anthony Henday Drive highlighted in red
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| Maintained by Volker Stevin, Carmacks, Lafarge | ||||
| Length: | 77.23 km (47.99 mi) | |||
| History: | 1990 (construction begins) 1992 (first segment open) 2016 (ring completed) |
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 Highway 216 |
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| Ring road around Edmonton | ||||
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| Specialized and rural municipalities: |
Strathcona County | |||
| Major cities: | Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park | |||
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Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) is a 77-kilometre (48 mi) freeway that encircles Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a heavily travelled commuter and truck bypass route with the southwest quadrant serving as a portion of the CANAMEX Corridor that links Canada to the United States and Mexico. Henday is one of the busiest highways in Western Canada, carrying over 105,000 vehicles per day near West Edmonton Mall. Rush hour congestion is common in southwest Edmonton where traffic levels have doubled Alberta Transportation estimates due to rapid suburban development.
Calgary Trail in south Edmonton is designated as the starting point of the ring, with exit numbers increasing clockwise as the freeway proceeds across the North Saskatchewan River to the Cameron Heights neighbourhood, then north past Whitemud Drive, Stony Plain Road and Yellowhead Trail to St. Albert. It continues east past 97 Street to Manning Drive, then south across the North Saskatchewan River a second time. Entering Strathcona County, it again crosses Yellowhead Trail before passing Whitemud Drive and the community of Sherwood Park. Continuing south to Highway 14, the road re-enters southeast Edmonton and turns west to complete the ring.
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