Country Hills Boulevard is a major expressway in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. It is notably one of the longest east-west routes in Calgary and one of the few routes north of
16 Avenue N
16 Avenue N is a major road in Calgary, Alberta, that forms a segment of Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and connects Calgary to Banff and Medicine Hat. It is a four to six-lane principal arterial expressway at its extremi ...
and south of the northern leg of
Stoney Trail
Highway 201, better known by its official names of Stoney Trail and Tsuut'ina Trail, is a freeway that encircles Calgary, Alberta. It serves as a bypass for the congested routes of 16 Avenue N and Deerfoot Trail through Calgary ( Highways 1 ...
that is mostly continuous from the west end of the city to the east end. East of Calgary, Country Hills Boulevard continues as
Alberta Highway 564
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 564 commonly referred to as Highway 564, is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs mostly west–east from the east Calgary boundary (formerly at 84 Street NE, Range Road 290), through no town or vill ...
. West of Calgary, it continues as Hamilton Drive as it passes through the
Bearspaw Country Club.
Country Hills Boulevard was originally named 112 Avenue N, and was a rural road in northeastern Calgary, but was renamed in the early 1990s when its namesake community of
Country Hills, as well as
Harvest Hills and
Coventry Hills, were constructed. Throughout the 1990s,
the roadway was constructed in segments in northwest Calgary, departing from the original
road allowance to follow the area's hilly topography.
A small segment of Country Hills Boulevard between
Deerfoot Trail
Deerfoot Trail is a freeway segment of Alberta Highway 2, Highway 2 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It stretches the entire length of the city from south to north and links suburbs to Downtown Calgary, downtown via Memorial Drive (Cal ...
(
Highway 2) and
Barlow Trail was once designated as part of
Highway 2A, but was decommissioned in the 1980s.
Major intersections
From west to east.
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See also
*Transportation in Calgary
The city of Calgary, Alberta, has a large transportation network that encompasses a variety of road, rail, air, public transit, and pedestrian infrastructure. Calgary is also a major Canadian transportation centre and a central cargo hub for freigh ...
References
Roads in Calgary
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