Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

McKnight Boulevard

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Former name(s)
  
48 Avenue N

Location
  
Calgary, Alberta

Length
  
12.2 km

Maintained by
  
City of Calgary

East end
  
Calgary City Limits

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)

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.

References

McKnight Boulevard Wikipedia