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{{short description|Parkway in Edmonton, Alberta}}
{{Infobox street
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|image=Image:Groat Road.jpg
|caption=Groat Road, looking south from [[102 Avenue, Edmonton|102&nbsp;Avenue]] in the Groat Ravine.
|maint=[[Transportation in Edmonton|City of Edmonton]]
|length_km=6.4
|length_ref=<ref name=length/>
|namesake=Malcolm Groat
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|direction_a=South
|terminus_a=87 Avenue / [[Saskatchewan Drive]]
|junction=Emily Murphy Park Road, Victoria Park Road, [[107 Avenue, Edmonton|107&nbsp;Avenue]], [[111 Avenue, Edmonton|111&nbsp;Avenue]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b=[[118 Avenue, Edmonton|118&nbsp;Avenue]] / [[St. Albert Trail]]
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'''Groat Road''' is a major roadway in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]. It is named after Malcolm Groat, a former Hudson's Bay Company employee who settled in the present-day Groat Estates area in the 1880s.<ref>{{cite book|author1=City of Edmonton|title=Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie|date=2004|publisher=The University of Alberta Press|location=Edmonton|pages=[https://archive.org/details/namingedmontonfr00aubr/page/125 125]–126|url=https://archive.org/details/namingedmontonfr00aubr|url-access=registration}}</ref> Groat Road is part of a {{convert|40|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} continuous roadway that runs through [[Sherwood Park]], Edmonton, and [[St. Albert, Alberta|St.&nbsp;Albert]] that includes [[Wye Road]], [[Sherwood Park Freeway]], [[Whyte Avenue]], portions of [[University Avenue (Edmonton)|University Avenue]] and [[Saskatchewan Drive]], and [[St.&nbsp;Albert Trail]]. Groat Road functions as a grade-separated [[parkway]] between 87&nbsp;Avenue and [[111 Avenue, Edmonton|111&nbsp;Avenue]].<ref name=length>{{google maps|title=Groat Road in Edmonton, AB|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.547037,-113.5396797,13.29z?hl=en|access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref>

Groat Road begins at the [[roundabout]] west of the [[University of Alberta]] at 87&nbsp;Avenue, where it continues south as Saskatchewan Drive. It continues north with a {{cvt|60| km/h}} speed limit and descends into the [[North Saskatchewan River valley parks system|North Saskatchewan River valley]], crossing the [[North Saskatchewan River]] along the [[Groat Bridge]]. It winds through the Groat Ravine with a {{cvt|50|km/h}} speed limit, becoming {{cvt|60|km/h}} north of [[107 Avenue, Edmonton|107&nbsp;Avenue]] where it leaves the river valley. The Groat Road designation ends at signalised [[traffic circle]] at [[118 Avenue, Edmonton|118&nbsp;Avenue]], continuing north as St. Albert Trail.<ref name=length/> [[Truck|Heavy trucks]] are prohibited  on Groat Road south of 107&nbsp;Avenue.<ref>{{cite map|title=City of Edmonton Truck Route|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/RoadsTraffic/Apr2015_CoE_Truck_Route_Front_map.pdf|website=City of Edmonton|access-date=November 30, 2017|date=April 2015}}</ref>

Because of their short lengths, [[Wayne Gretzky Drive]] and Groat Road are the only freeways in Edmonton not to have a highway designation.

==Neighbourhoods==
List of neighbourhoods Groat Road runs through, in order from south to north.<ref name="utility">[http://maps.edmonton.ca City of Edmonton map utility]</ref>
*[[Windsor Park, Edmonton|Windsor Park]]
*[[Glenora, Edmonton|Glenora]]
*[[Westmount, Edmonton|Westmount]]
*[[North Glenora, Edmonton|North Glenora]]
*[[Inglewood, Edmonton|Inglewood]]
*[[Woodcroft, Edmonton|Woodcroft]]

==Major intersections==
This is a list of major intersections, starting at the south end of Groat Road.<ref name="utility"/>
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|type=trans
|km=-0.6
|road=[[University Avenue (Edmonton)|University Avenue]] / [[Saskatchewan Drive]]
|notes=At-grade; part of Saskatchewan Drive; roadway turns east and follows University Avenue to [[Whyte Avenue|Whyte (82) Avenue]]
}}
{{ABint
|type=trans
|km=0.0
|road=87&nbsp;Avenue / [[Saskatchewan Drive]]
|notes=[[Roundabout]]; becomes '''Groat Road'''; access to [[University of Alberta]]
}}
{{ABint
|km=1.1
|road=Emily Murphy Park Road
|notes=[[Diamond interchange|Diamond T interchange]]; access to [[William Hawrelak Park]] and Emily Murphy Park
}}
{{Jctbridge
|km=1.6
|km2=1.8
|bridge=[[Groat Bridge]] crosses the [[North Saskatchewan River]]
}}
{{ABint
|km=1.8
|km2=2.1
|road=River Valley Road / Victoria Park Road
|notes=Interchange; access to [[Victoria Park (Edmonton)|Victoria Park]] and [[Downtown Edmonton|City Centre]]
}}
{{ABint
|km=3.7
|road=[[107 Avenue, Edmonton|107&nbsp;Avenue]]
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]
}}
{{ABint
|km=4.5
|road=[[111 Avenue, Edmonton|111&nbsp;Avenue]]
|notes=Passes [[Westmount Centre]]
}}
{{ABint
|type=trans
|km=5.8
|road=[[118 Avenue, Edmonton|118&nbsp;Avenue]] / [[St. Albert Trail]]
|notes=[[Traffic circle]] (traffic lights); continues north as St. Albert Trail to {{jct|province=AB|Hwy|2|dir1=north|noshield1=yes}}
}}
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== See also ==
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* [[Transportation in Edmonton]]
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==References==
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{{Streets in Edmonton|state=expand}}

[[Category:Freeways in Alberta|Groat]]
[[Category:Roads in Edmonton]]