Winnipeg Route 70

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Route 70

Sherbook Street / Maryland Street
Academy Road
Stafford Street
Route 70 highlighted in red
WinnipegRoute70.jpg
Maryland Street heading north
Route information
Maintained by City of Winnipeg
Length5.5 km[1] (3.4 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
South endRoute 42 (Pembina Hwy)
Major intersections
North endRoute 57 (Notre Dame Ave)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Highway system
Route 62 Route 80

Route 70 is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It runs from Route 57 (Notre Dame Avenue) to Route 42 (Pembina Highway).[2]

Route Description

The route has many street names along its length, listed as follows, north to south:

Street Name Speed limit From To
Stafford Street 50 km/h Pembina Hwy (Route 42) Academy Road
Academy Road 50 km/h Stafford Street Maryland Bridge
Sherbrook Street (one-way northbound) 50 km/h Maryland Bridge Notre Dame Ave (Route 57)
Maryland Street (one-way southbound) 50 km/h Maryland Bridge Notre Dame Ave (Route 57)

Street Names

Both Maryland and Sherbrook Streets were originally named Boundary and Milligan Streets. Boundary Street ran along the original western boundary of Winnipeg before the city expanded westward to St. James Street in 1882. Maryland Street is named after the Maryland estate that was formerly located on that road, which was owned by James Milligan, the namesake of Milligan Street.[3][4]

Stafford Street is named after Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford.[3]

Major intersections

From south to north:[2]

Street NameLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Stafford StreetFort Rouge0.00.0 Pembina Highway (Route 42)No access to Route 42 north;
Route 70 southern terminus
0.70.43 Grant Avenue (Route 105)
1.40.87 Corydon Avenue (Route 95)
2.31.4Academy RoadRoute 70 branches east onto Academy Road
Academy Road2.71.7Wellington Crescent
Assiniboine River2.91.8Maryland Bridge
Academy Road east end • Maryland Street / Sherbrook Street south end (one-way transition)
Sherbrook Street (northbound)
Maryland Street (southbound)
Downtown3.82.4 Broadway (PTH 1)
4.12.5 Portage Avenue (Route 85)
5.4–
5.5
3.4–
3.4
Notre Dame Avenue / Cumberland Avenue (Route 57)Route 57 one-way transition;
Route 70 northern terminus
Sherbrook StreetMaryland Street north end (one-way transition)
6.33.9 Logan Avenue (Route 47)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Google (January 16, 2019). "Route 42 in Winnipeg, Manitoba" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Sherlock Publishing (2016). Sherlock's Map of Winnipeg (Map) (20th ed.). Winnipeg: Sherlock Publishing. pp. 16, 24. ISBN 1-895229-84-7.
  3. ^ a b History in Winnipeg Streets
  4. ^ James Milligan