Barlow Trail
| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
|---|---|
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Southern section |
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| Length | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
| South end |
 Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2) |
| Major junctions |
Glenmore Trail |
| North end |
Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2) / Peigan Trail |
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Central section |
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| Length | 11.6 km (7.2 mi) |
| South end | 17 Avenue SE |
| Major junctions |
Memorial Drive 16 Avenue NE (Hwy 1)McKnight Boulevard |
| North end | McCall Way |
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Northern section |
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| Length | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| South end | Airport Road |
| Major junctions |
Airport Trail Country Hills Boulevard |
| North end | 128 Avenue NE |
Southern section
Central section
Northern section
Barlow Trail is a major arterial road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that is composed of three parts: the southern section which runs from Deerfoot Trail near 130 Avenue SE to Deerfoot Trail at the intersection with Peigan Trail; the central section which runs from 17 Avenue SE to McCall Way; and the northern section which runs from Airport Road (the main entrance into the Calgary International Airport) to 128 Avenue NE.
The central and northern sections of Barlow Trail is run roughly where the fifth meridian lies in the Dominion Land Survey. The road is named for Noel Barlow, a Carseland, Alberta resident who served as the ground crewman to Douglas Bader, a Royal Air Force flying ace in World War II.
Barlow Trail used to be the main northern entrance into the city of Calgary and was a continuous roadway. It served as a portion of Alberta Highway 2 from the northern city limits to Blackfoot Trail, near the present location of the Max Bell Centre. At that point, Highway 2 followed Blackfoot Trail to 66 Avenue SE (present-day Glenmore Trail) before turning south on Macleod Trail, while Barlow Trail continued south along 26 Street SE. In the early 1970s, as part of the Blackfoot Trail Freeway (present-day Deerfoot Trail) construction, Highway 2 was diverted to the new freeway, resulting in Barlow Trail becoming a rural road north of 112 Avenue NE (present-day Country Hills Boulevard) and being re-designated as Highway 2A. In the late 1970s, Deerfoot Trail was extended further south, resulting in the direct connection to Blackfoot Trail being removed in favour of using 17 Avenue SE, and Barlow Trail being realigned as part of the construction of the Peigan Trail interchange. As part of the construction, direct movement to 26 Avenue SE was removed in favour of the southern section of Barlow Trail accessing Deerfoot Trail, and subsequent traffic calming removed direct access south of 17 Avenue SE. In the 1980s, the city of Calgary annexed land north of the airport, resulting in the Highway 2A designation being removed.
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