156 Street, Edmonton
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156 Street is a major arterial road
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...

 in west Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, and east St. Albert
St. Albert, Alberta
St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. In Edmonton, 156 Street runs through the old town of Jasper Place
Jasper Place, Alberta
Jasper Place is a community in what is now west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At one time, it was an independent municipality known as the Town of Jasper Place.Following the Second World War, its population swelled rapidly...

, and Edmonton's west industrial district. St. Albert names their roads, rather than numbering them, even if a street runs straight from Edmonton into St. Albert (170 Street, 184 Street, and future 137 Avenue.) However, because this street realigns before entering St. Albert, it acquirers the name Campbell Road at St. Albert Trail. 156 Street NW also starts (being aligned with the northern 156 Street) again in the south side of the city. At one time Terwillegar Drive
Terwillegar Drive
Terwillegar Drive is a developing freeway in south-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is currently still under construction, with the majority of its intersection at-grade, it retains its arterial road status...

 turned into 156 Street before development in Terwillegar. Eventually the freeway replaced it, leaving small broken parts within the Terwillegar residental areas, retaining its numerical name in named areas. 156 Street continues as 156 Street SW below Quadrant (1) Avenue until the city limits at 41 Avenue SW.

Neighbourhoods

List of neighbourhoods 156 Street/Campbell Road runs through, in order from south to north.
  • Rio Terrace
  • Lynnwood
    Lynnwood, Edmonton
    Lynnwood is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Its location gives residents good access to downtown, the University of Alberta, MacEwan College, and West Edmonton Mall...

  • Jasper Park
    Jasper Park, Edmonton
    Jasper Park is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was once a part of the Town of Jasper Place. It became a part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964...

  • Meadowlark Park
    Meadowlark Park, Edmonton
    Meadowlark Park is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, becoming a part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with the city in 1964....

  • Sherwood
    Sherwood, Edmonton
    Sherwood is a small neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, it became a part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964....

  • West Jasper Place
    West Jasper Place, Edmonton
    West Jasper Place is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, West Jasper Place became a part of Edmonton when Edmonton and Jasper Place amalgamated on August 17, 1964....

  • Glenwood
    Glenwood, Edmonton
    Glenwood is a large neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood has a mixture of residential and commercial development...

  • Canora
    Canora, Edmonton
    Canora is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canora was originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, and became a part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with the city in 1964....

  • Britannia Youngstown
    Britannia Youngstown, Edmonton
    Britannia Youngstown is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, it became part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964....

  • Mayfield
    Mayfield, Edmonton
    Mayfield is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada named for famed Canadian aviator and bush pilot Wop May.It is bordered on the north by 111 Avenue, the east by 156 Street, to the south by 107 Avenue, and on the west by Mayfield Road....

  • High Park
    High Park, Edmonton
    High Park is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood became a part of Edmonton when the Town of Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964....

  • Akinsdale, St. Albert
  • Pineview, St. Albert
  • Kingswood, St. Albert

Interchanges and intersections

This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of 156 Street.
Direction Intersecting road Current intersection type Coordinates
South-North Rio Park Road At-grade 53°30′13"N 113°35′26"W
76 Avenue At-grade 53°30′28"N 113°35′25"W
Whitemud Drive
Whitemud Drive
Whitemud Drive is the main east-west freeway in southern Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is one of few roads in Edmonton that has controlled access and limited at-grade intersections with traffic signals. It currently functions as a freeway between Anthony Henday Drive in the west and Anthony Henday...

Flyover
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...

53°30′43"N 113°35′25"W
84 Avenue At-grade 53°31′2"N 113°35′25"W
87 Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°31′10"N 113°35′25"W
Meadowlark Road At-grade 53°31′28"N 113°35′26"W
95 Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°31′54"N 113°35′25"W
100 Avenue
100 Avenue, Edmonton
100 Avenue is a major arterial road in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The road starts as Stony Plain Road , and as it approaches Anthony Henday Drive it separates into westbound and eastbound one-way streets. The westbound lanes occupy 101 Avenue, however keeps the name Stony Plain Road, while the...

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′21"N 113°35′25"W
Stony Plain Road (101 Avenue)
Stony Plain Road
Stony Plain Road is a major arterial road in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Parkland Highway is an alternative route to the corresponding section of Alberta Highway 16 in Parkland County.-Parkland Highway:...

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′29"N 113°35′25"W
104 Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°32′47"N 113°35′25"W
107 Avenue
107 Avenue, Edmonton
107 Avenue is a major arterial road in west-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves Edmonton's west side industrial distract, the old town of Jasper Place, the multicultural area north of Downtown Edmonton, Commonwealth Stadium, and adjacent park & ride transit centre...

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°33′4"N 113°35′25"W
111 Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°33′32"N 113°35′25"W
114 Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°33′47"N 113°35′25"W
118 Avenue
118 Avenue, Edmonton
118 Avenue is the designated name of two major arterial roads in central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, separated by the Edmonton City Centre Airport. The west side services both an industrial area, and a residential area, while the east 118 Avenue, originally Alberta Avenue, is one of the oldest...

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°34′14"N 113°35′25"W
Yellowhead Trail Eastbound / 123 Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°34′39"N 113°35′25"W
Yellowhead Trail Diamond interchange
Diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...

53°34′45"N 113°35′27"W
128 Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°35′6"N 113°35′25"W
137 Avenue
137 Avenue, Edmonton
137 Avenue is a major arterial road in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This road travels through residential, industrial and commercial areas, including shopping and entertainment centres and districts....

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°35′58"N 113°35′25"W
Mark Messier (St. Albert) Trail
St. Albert Trail
St. Albert Trail is a major arterial road connecting the cities of Edmonton and St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.The route begins as Groat Road, and becomes St. Albert Trail at 118 Avenue . At the interchange with Yellowhead Trail, the road becomes part of Alberta Highway 2...

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°36′42"N 113°35′28"W
167 Avenue
167 Avenue, Edmonton
167 Avenue is the designated name of two major arterial roads in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, separated by the Castle Downs neighbourhood. It used to be a rural grid road, and as the city expanded the road has been widened where traffic volume has increased...

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°37′43"N 113°34′40"W
Anthony Henday Drive none 53°37′44"N 113°34′40"W
Boudreau Road
Boudreau Road
Giroux Road and Boudreau Road are arterial roads in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. Like all arteries of St. Albert, it does not run straight, has no street number, and mostly runs through residential.-Neighbourhoods:...

At-grade (traffic lights) 53°38′10"N 113°34′40"W
Poirier Avenue / Corriveau Avenue At-grade (traffic lights) 53°38′32"N 113°34′40"W
Poundmaker Road none 53°39′2"N 113°34′30"W



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