Fort Road, Edmonton


Fort Road was a major route in connecting Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. It was formed on the west side of the CN Rail tracks that formerly connected the two cities, and crossed the North Saskatchewan River just south of the current Highway 15 bridge. As the city of Edmonton expanded its grid street system, and realigned the highway to Manning Drive, portions of Fort Road ceased to exist. At the intersection of Fort Road and 66th street stands the Transit Hotel, which opened in 1908.
Fort Road is divided into three major sections: the southern section between 112 Avenue and Wayne Gretzky Drive is a collector road through established residential neighbourhoods; the central section between Yellowhead Trail and 137 Avenue is a 4-6 lane arterial road, where it is the northern continuation of Wayne Gretzky Drive and the southern continuation of Manning Drive; and the northern section north of 153 Avenue is a rural road segmented by Anthony Henday Drive. A former alignment of Fort Road exists in Sturgeon County known as Old Fort Trail and aligns to the former crossing of the North Saskatchewan River into Fort Saskatchewan.

Major intersections

This is a list of major intersecting streets, starting at the south end of Fort Road.