Alberta Highway 15
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Alberta Transportation, Edmonton, and Fort Saskatchewan | ||||
Length | 93.2 km[1] (57.9 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Yellowhead Tr in Edmonton | |||
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East end | Highway 16 (TCH) near Mundare | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Sturgeon County, Strathcona County, Lamont County | |||
Major cities | Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan | |||
Towns | Lamont, Mundare | |||
Villages | Chipman | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 15, commonly referred to as Highway 15 or Manning Drive,[a] is a highway in the Edmonton Region of Alberta, connecting northeast Edmonton to the City of Fort Saskatchewan and communities within Lamont County. It serves as an alternative to Highway 16 that bypasses Elk Island National Park. The highway follows the route of a railway line completed in 1905 by the Canadian Northern Railway. In Edmonton, the most southerly portion of the route is named Fort Road, followed by Manning Drive to the north, a developing freeway.
Highway 15 is designated as a core route of Canada's National Highway System, between Highway 16 and the intersection with Highway 28A within Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton-Fort McMurray corridor.[3]
Route description
The highway begins at the intersection of 50 Street and Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail) in Edmonton.[4] It proceeds north along 50 Street to Manning Drive, where it diverts northeast before passing over Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216). Before leaving Edmonton, Highway 15 continues northeast past the southern terminus of Highway 28A. Within Sturgeon County, it intersects with the eastern terminus of Highway 37 and then turns southeast to cross the North Saskatchewan River and intersect with the northern terminus of Highway 21 in the City of Fort Saskatchewan. From this junction, Highway 15 travels northeast again and then east, intersecting with Highway 45 and Highway 29. It then turns southeast and passes through the towns of Lamont and Mundare. At the outskirts of Mundare, it begins a 2.1 km (1.3 mi) concurrency with Highway 855 before ending at Highway 16.
Twinning
A significant portion of Highway 15 between Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton is currently only two lanes. This has caused headaches for local commuters; more than 23,000 vehicles cross the bridge between Sturgeon County and Fort Saskatchewan daily (a 50% increase since 2009), and there have also been several fatal collisions in recent years.[5] On March 23, 2017, the provincial NDP government announced that the bridge spanning the North Saskatchewan River connecting Sturgeon County to Fort Saskatchewan would be twinned.[6] A second project would also see the remainder of the Fort Saskatchewan-Edmonton portion twinned.[7] The twinning of the highway (Project A) is on track to be completed by fall 2019, while work is underway on construction of the new bridge, as well as a pedestrian bridge underneath it (Project B).[8] The new bridge is expected to open in 2022, to be utilized by traffic inbound to Fort Saskatchewan; outbound traffic will use the existing bridge.[9]
Manning Drive
Location | Edmonton |
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Length | 14.4 km[2] (8.9 mi) |
Manning Drive is still under development, with the majority of its intersections at-grade, it retains its arterial road status. It was named in 1972 after Ernest Manning, who was premier of Alberta 1943–1968.[10]
It has formed as an alternative highway to the historic Fort Road, which was a major route connecting Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan. Fort Road has since been destroyed in places to make room for development, and the drive was renamed from Manning Freeway; however, some old signs still remain.[citation needed]
Major intersections
Highway 15
Starting from the west end of Highway 15:
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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City of Edmonton | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50 Street continues south | ||
Yellowhead Trail (Highway 16 (TCH)) – Lloydminster, Jasper | Interchange; exit 394 on Hwy 16; Hwy 15 travels north | ||||
1.7 | 1.1 | 137 Avenue | |||
2.3– 2.5 | 1.4– 1.6 | 50 Street Manning Drive (to Fort Road) | Hwy 15 branches northeast | ||
5.6– 7.1 | 3.5– 4.4 | Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) | Interchange; exit 46 on Hwy 216 | ||
14.1 | 8.8 | Highway 28A north (17 Street NE) – Gibbons, Cold Lake, Fort McMurray | |||
Sturgeon County | | 19.1 | 11.9 | Highway 37 west – Namao, Onoway To Highway 825 north – Sturgeon Industrial Park | Hwy 15 turns southeast |
↑ / ↓ | | 21.2 | 13.2 | Crosses the North Saskatchewan River | |
City of Fort Saskatchewan | 21.8 | 13.5 | 99 Avenue | Interchange | |
22.8 | 14.2 | Highway 21 south – Sherwood Park, Camrose 94 Street | Hwy 15 branches east | ||
Strathcona County | | 35.2 | 21.9 | Highway 830 south – Josephburg | West end of Hwy 830 concurrency |
41.9 | 26.0 | Highway 830 north – Hwy 38 | East end of Hwy 830 concurrency | ||
Lamont County | | 45.2 | 28.1 | Highway 45 north – Bruderheim, Two Hills | |
51.6 | 32.1 | Highway 29 east – Hairy Hill, St. Paul | Hwy 15 turns southeast | ||
Lamont | 53.6 | 33.3 | Highway 831 south – Elk Island National Park | West end of Hwy 831 concurrency | |
55.6 | 34.5 | Highway 831 north (48 Street) – Waskatenau | East end of Hwy 831 concurrency | ||
Chipman | 65.1 | 40.5 | Highway 834 south – Tofield | ||
Hilliard | 78.6 | 48.8 | Range Road 175 | ||
Mundare | 90.0 | 55.9 | Highway 855 north (Sawchuck Street) – Andrew | Hwy 15 branches south; west end of Hwy 855 concurrency | |
| 92.2 | 57.3 | Highway 16 (TCH) – Vegreville, Lloydminster, Edmonton | East end of Hwy 855 concurrency | |
Continues as Highway 855 south – Ryley, Holden | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Manning Drive
Starting from the south end of Manning Drive. The entire route is in Edmonton.
km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||||
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0.0 | 0.0 | Continues as Fort Road south | |||||
137 Avenue | Split intersection (traffic signals); Fort Road splits into parallel one-way streets south of the intersection. | ||||||
0.5 | 0.31 | 50 Street (Highway 15 south) | Highway 15 designation south end; split intersection (traffic signals) | ||||
0.65 | 0.40 | Clareview Station Drive | Northbound right-in/right-out | ||||
0.8 | 0.50 | 142 Avenue – Clareview LRT Station | Split intersection (traffic signals) | ||||
1.1 | 0.68 | Miller Boulevard / 144 Avenue | Split intersection (traffic signals) | ||||
2.1 | 1.3 | 153 Avenue | At-grade (traffic signals); north end of parallel one-way streets | ||||
2.7 | 1.7 | 158 Avenue | Partial seagull intersection (traffic signals); no southbound entrance | ||||
3.0 | 1.9 | 160 Avenue | Seagull intersection | ||||
3.4 | 2.1 | 167 Avenue | At-grade (traffic signals) | ||||
3.8– 5.3 | 2.4– 3.3 | Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) | Cloverstack interchange; exit 46 on Hwy 216 | ||||
7.6 | 4.7 | 18 Street NW (to 195 Avenue) | At-grade | ||||
9.9 | 6.2 | Meridian (1) Street N | At-grade | ||||
12.3 | 7.6 | Highway 28A north (17 Street NE) | At-grade | ||||
14.4 | 8.9 | 33 Street NE (Range Road 233) | At-grade; Edmonton city limits | ||||
Continues as Highway 15 east towards Fort Saskatchewan | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes
See also
References
- ^ "Length of Highway 15 in Alberta". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Manning Drive". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Canada's National Highway System - Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety. September 2016. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Highway 15 in Alberta". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ June 21, James Bonnell Published on; June 21, 2019 | Last Updated; Edt, 2019 11:04 Am (June 21, 2019). "Highway 15 bridge twinning to begin in August". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Alberta, Government of. "Twinning the bridge into Fort Saskatchewan". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ The Honourable Ernest C. Manning, 1943-68 Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine