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Old Posted Jun 5, 2009, 9:31 PM
dmuzika dmuzika is offline
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Originally Posted by mersar View Post
Edmonton Trail I don't know the full history of, but its possible it was a more ceremonial name (or location, at least for its north most part) given to that road to keep the name in existance. Theres another part between Calgary and Edmonton that fits the set, the aptly named 'Calgary-Edmonton Trail' which runs through many communities along the way to Edmonton, and was the precursor to Highway 2
I understand that Edmonton Trail followed it's existing alignment to 32 Ave Connector, then followed 41 Ave NE through the now Greenview Industrial Park. Edmonton Trail then roughly followed now McKnight Blvd and Barlow Trail north out of the city. A combination Barlow Trail was constructed south to the Trans Canada Highway, northern growth, and later Deerfoot Trail was built resulted in sections of Edmonton Trail being closed, renamed, etc.
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