Winnipeg Route 47

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Route 47

Logan Avenue
Route information
Maintained by City of Winnipeg
Length5.9 km[1] (3.7 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
West endRoute 90 (King Edward St)
Major intersections
East endRoute 42 (Disraeli Fwy)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Highway system
Route 42 Route 52

Route 47, locally known as Logan Avenue, is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It runs from Route 90 (King Edward Street) to Route 42 (the Disraeli Freeway). It is primarily a collector road through industrial and older residential areas of north-central Winnipeg.[2]

Route 47 runs just south of and parallel to Canadian Pacific Railway's Winnipeg Yard.

Logan Avenue is named after Robert Logan, a prominent administrator who worked for the North West Company at the Red River Settlement.[3]

Route Description

Logan Avenue is an undivided four lane collector road, with a speed limit of 50 km/h (30 mph) for its entire length.

Major Intersections

From west to east; all intersections are at-grade unless otherwise indicated:

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
St James−1.70−1.06Brookside BoulevardLogan Avenue western terminus
0.000.00 Kind Edward Street (Route 90) Route 47 western terminus
0.600.37Canadian National Railway Oak Point Subdivision / Dee StreetRail crossing abandoned in 2020
0.930.58Keewatin Street
Weston1.851.15Quelch Street
2.051.27Canadian Pacific Railway La Riviere Subdivision
2.151.34Weston Street
2.901.80 McPhillips Street (Route 180)
3.352.08Canadian Pacific Railway industrial spur
Centennial3.502.17Arlington Street
4.352.70Sherbrook Street
4.802.98 Salter Street / Isabel Street (Route 62)
5.103.17Ellen Street
Exchange District5.453.39Princess StreetOne-way southbound
5.553.45King StreetOne-way northbound
5.703.54 Main Street (Route 52)
5.903.67 Disraeli Freeway (Route 42)No access to Route 42 south; Route 47 eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Google (November 2, 2021). "Route 47 in Winnipeg" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "A history of 646 Logan Avenue at Sherbrook". West End Dumplings. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Robert Logan (1773-1866)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 6 November 2014.