Calgary Trail & Gateway Boulevard
| Former name(s) |
Calgary Trail
|
|---|---|
| Part of |
 Hwy 2
|
| Maintained by | the City of Edmonton and Alberta Transportation |
| Length | 14.5 km (9.0 mi) |
| Location | Edmonton |
| South end | City Limits (41 Avenue SW) |
| Major junctions |
Ellerslie Road, Anthony Henday Drive, 23 Avenue, 34 Avenue, Whitemud Drive, 51 Avenue, 63 Avenue, Whyte (82) Avenue |
| North end | Saskatchewan Drive |
Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard are a pair of major arterial roadways in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Gateway Boulevard carries northbound traffic while Calgary Trail carries southbound traffic. From the southern city limits to 31 Avenue, they form a two-way freeway separated by a median; for this portion, the roadway maintains the separate names for northbound and southbound traffic. Near 31 Avenue, Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard separate and become parallel one-way arterial roadways to Saskatchewan Drive, at the edge of the North Saskatchewan River valley. Designated as part of Highway 2 south of Whitemud Drive, it is Edmonton's main southern entrance and is both a major commuter route, connecting to the Edmonton International Airport and Leduc, as well as a regional connection to Central Alberta, and Calgary.
Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard enter Edmonton along Highway 2, the city's busiest entrance, is core route of Canada's National Highway System, and part of the North-South Trade Corridor. Despite the freeway being a two-way roadway, the northbound lanes go by the name Gateway Boulevard and the southbound lanes go by the name Calgary Trail. At the city limits, the northern terminus of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, is the interchange with 41 Avenue SW, which opened in 2015, and is the only numbered exit on Highway 2 within Edmonton. The freeway continues north past Gateway Park, a rest area which is marked by the historic Leduc No. 1 oil derrick; originally opened in 1987, it featured tourist information centre that closed in 2014. Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard reach Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216), Edmonton's ring road, which is the northern extent of both National Highway System and trade corridor designations. It continues past South Edmonton Common and the interchange with 23 Avenue. North of 23 Avenue (around 31 Avenue), the freeway portion of the Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard ends and the roadways split into parallel one-way streets.
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