Groat Road is a major expressway in Edmonton, Alberta. It is named after Malcolm Groat, a former Hudson's Bay Company employee at Fort Edmonton, who settled on River Lot 2the present-day Groat Estates areain the 1880s. Groat Road is part of a continuous roadway that runs through Sherwood Park, Edmonton, and St. Albert that includes Wye Road, Sherwood Park Freeway, Whyte Avenue, portions of University Avenue and Saskatchewan Drive, and St. Albert Trail. Groat Road functions as a grade-separated parkway between 87 Avenue and 111 Avenue.
Groat Road begins at a roundabout four city blocks west of the University of Alberta, connecting it with the east-west 87 Avenue and the southbound Saskatchewan Drive. From there, Groat Road continues north with a speed limit and immediately descending into the North Saskatchewan River valley, crossing the North Saskatchewan River on the Groat Bridge. Reaching the north side of the river, it winds through the gradually ascending Groat Ravine with a speed limit, becoming north of 107 Avenue, where it straightens as the ravine ends. The Groat Road designation ends at a signalised traffic circle at 118 Avenue, continuing north as St. Albert Trail. Heavy trucks are prohibited on Groat Road south of 107 Avenue.
Because of their short lengths, Wayne Gretzky Drive and Groat Road are the only freeways in Edmonton not to have a highway designation.
Neighbourhoods List of neighbourhoods Groat Road runs through, in order from south to north.City of Edmonton map utility Windsor Park Glenora Westmount North Glenora Inglewood Woodcroft
Major intersections This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of Groat Road.
See also
Transportation in Edmonton
References