Albert Street is an arterial road in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is one of the main roads in and out of the downtown area of the city.[1] It is named in honour of Prince Albert, the husband and consort of Queen Victoria, and intersects Victoria Avenue (named after Queen Victoria) in centre of the city.[2]
| Part of |  Highway 6 |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | City of Regina |
| Length | 11.5 km (7.1 mi)[1] |
| Location | Regina |
| South end | Ring Road S |
| Major junctions | Victoria Avenue Saskatchewan Drive Dewdney Avenue Ring Road N |
| North end |  Highway 11A |
Albert Street is considered synonymous with Saskatchewan Highway 6, although signage now points Highway 6 to follow Ring Road and bypass the downtown area;[3][4] however, some maps and remnant signage and still show Highway 6 as following Albert Street through Regina. An alternate route of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) through Regina, follows Albert Street between Highway 1 and Victoria Avenue.
Route description
editAlbert Street begins at the Ring Road (formerly the Trans-Canada Highway Bypass),[5] where it continues as Highway 6 south, and travels north through southern Regina's main commercial area. North of 25th Avenue, it passes through Albert Street South, an upscale, historial residential neighbourhood of large mansions dating from the 1910s and 1920s. Albert Street also forms the eastern boundary of Wascana Centre, providing access to the MacKenzie Art Gallery and Saskatchewan Legislative Building. After crossing the Albert Memorial Bridge across Wascana Creek, it continues north through The Crescents, also an upscale, historic residential neighborhood, and passes by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum before passing through Regina's downtown core and intersects Victoria Avenue. North of downtown, Albert Street passes through North Central and more commercial development before reaching Ring Road. Albert Street is a short freeway between Ring Road and Highway 11A (formerly Highway 11),[5] before it leaves Regina, passes through the Sherwood Industrial Park, and continues north and Highway 6 north.
Major intersections
editFrom south to north.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood No. 159 | −4.6 | −2.9 | Continues as   Highway 6 south (CanAm Highway) – Weyburn, U.S. border | ||
 Highway 1 (TCH) (Regina Bypass) – Moose Jaw, Winnipeg | Partial cloverleaf interchange; exit 247 on Hwy 1 | ||||
| Regina | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Ring Road S (Highway 6 north) to Highway 1 – Moose Jaw, Winnipeg | Cloverleaf interchange; Hwy 6 leaves Albert Street | |
| 0.9 | 0.56 | Gordon Road | |||
| 2.1 | 1.3 | Parliament Avenue | |||
| 2.4 | 1.5 | 25th Avenue | |||
| 3.0 | 1.9 | 23rd Avenue – MacKenzie Art Gallery | |||
| 3.5 | 2.2 | Hill Avenue, Hill Boulevard | |||
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 20th Avenue, Legislative Drive – Saskatchewan Legislative Building | |||
| 4.2 | 2.6 |  Regina Avenue – Regina International Airport | |||
| 4.4 | 2.7 | Albert Memorial Bridge crosses Wascana Creek | |||
| 4.9 | 3.0 | College Avenue – Royal Saskatchewan Museum | |||
| 5.4 | 3.4 | 13th Avenue | |||
| 5.6 | 3.5 |  Victoria Avenue to Highway 1 east – Winnipeg | |||
| 6.0 | 3.7 | Saskatchewan Drive – Mosaic Stadium | |||
| 6.5 | 4.0 | Dewdney Avenue – RCMP Academy (Depot Division) | |||
| 6.8 | 4.2 | 7th Avenue | |||
| 7.4 | 4.6 | 4th Avenue | |||
| 8.2 | 5.1 | Avonhurst Drive, 1st Avenue N | |||
| 9.1 | 5.7 | 6th Avenue N | |||
| 9.7 | 6.0 | 9th Avenue N | Northbound access to Ring Road | ||
| 10.0 | 6.2 | Ring Road N (Highway 6 south) | Cloverleaf interchange; Hwy 6 rejoins Albert Street; former Hwy 11 south | ||
| 11.5 | 7.1 |   Highway 11A north (Louis Riel Trail) to Highway 11 – Lumsden, Saskatoon | Y-interchange; northbound exit, southbound entrance | ||
| Continues as Highway 6 north (CanAm Highway) – Southey, Melfort | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Albert Street in Regina, Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Street Where You Live List" (XLS). City of Regina. February 4, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "SK 6 north at TCH 1". Google Street View. September 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "SK 6 south at Ring Road". Google Street View. September 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Highway Name Changes At The Regina Bypass". Government of Saskatchewan | News and Media. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.