Idylwyld Drive

Idylwyld Drive
Avenue A
Route information
Maintained by City of Saskatoon
Length	8.46 km Gmaps Pedometer (5.26 mi)
Existed	1966–present
Major junctions
South end	Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge
Major intersections	Highway 16
North end	Auction Mart Road
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Major cities	Saskatoon
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Highway 11 → Highway 11

Idylwyld Drive (pronounced /ˈaɪdəlwaɪld/ "EYE-del-wild" or /ˈaɪdəwaɪld/ "EYE-da-wild") is an arterial road in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is one of the main roads in and out of the downtown area of the city.

In 1978 Idylwyld Drive at 51 Street was the location of where Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Thomas Brian King was overpowered and before being shot to death.

On the south side of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge, it is a freeway and is known as the Idylwyld Freeway. It eventually turns into Circle Drive, just east of Prairieland Park. At its north end the road divides into two highways, Highway 11 and Highway 12.

The oldest section of Idylwyld Drive used to be known as Avenue A, the easternmost of the "lettered" north-south streets (continuing westward to Avenue Y). In 1966, the Canadian National Railway tracks were relocated out of the downtown; the former railway bridge was demolished and replaced by a traffic bridge; and the former railroad right-of-way south of the river was made into the Idylwyld Freeway. The freeway crossed the river at the bridge and connected at 20th Street to Avenue A, renamed Idylwyld Drive. Two blocks of Avenue A still exist south of 20th Street, as a small remnant.

Exits and Intersections

This is a diagram of exits and intersections on Idylwyld Drive, from North to South:

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