McKnight Boulevard

McKnight Boulevard

Former name(s)	48 Avenue N
Maintained by	City of Calgary
Length	12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Location	Calgary, Alberta
West end	48 Avenue NW / John Laurie Boulevard
Major junctions	Centre Street N Edmonton Trail Hwy 2 / Deerfoot Trail Barlow Trail Métis Trail / 36 Street NE 52 Street NE Hwy 201 (Stoney Trail)
East end	Calgary City Limits

McKnight Boulevard is a major arterial road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It runs from the northwestern community of North Haven and east to the city limits at 84 Street NE. It is named for William Lidstone McKnight (1918-1941), a World War II flying ace with the Royal Air Force who had spent much of his childhood in Calgary before disappearing shortly after the Battle of Britain in combat. Prior to the road being renamed in his honour, the portion of the road west of what is now Deerfoot Trail conformed to Calgary's street numbering system, and was known as 48 Avenue N, while the eastern portion was part of Edmonton Trail until the city's road network in the northeast portion of the city was revised in the 1960s.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Calgary.

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	John Laurie Boulevard 48 Avenue NW
0.9	0.56	4 Street NW
1.5	0.93	Centre Street N
2.1	1.3	4 Street NE / Edmonton Trail
3.0	1.9	Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2, Exit 261)	Grade separated Access to Calgary International Airport terminal
3.5	2.2	Aviation Boulevard / 12 Street NE
4.1	2.5	Aviation Road	Westbound right-in/right-out
4.3– 4.9	2.7– 3.0	Passes Calgary International Airport
5.2	3.2	McCall Way / 19 Street NE
5.9	3.7	Barlow Trail
7.3	4.5	Métis Trail / 36 Street NE	Grade separated
8.4	5.2	47 Street NE
9.0	5.6	Falconridge Boulevard / 52 Street NE
10.6	6.6	68 Street NE
11.7	7.3	Stoney Trail (Hwy 201, Exit 74)	Grade separated
12.2	7.6	Calgary City Limits
Continues as Township Road 250 to Conrich and CN Intermodal terminal
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

See also

• Transportation in Calgary

References