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   Start/End points Wayne Gretzky Drive and 66/75 Street | |
| Maintained by | City of Edmonton |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| ---- Wayne Gretzky Drive | |
| Former name(s) | Capilano Drive, Capilano Freeway |
| Length | 4.8 km (3.0 mi)[1] |
| South end | 101 Avenue |
| Major junctions | 106 Avenue, 112 Avenue, 118 Avenue |
| North end | Fort Road / Yellowhead Trail |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1969 |
| ---- 66 Street & 75 Street | |
| Length | 16.2 km (10.1 mi)[1] 66 Street: 10.0 km (6.2 mi) 75 Street: 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
| South end | 41 Avenue SW |
| Major junctions | Ellerslie Road, 23 Avenue, 34 Avenue, Whitemud Drive, Roper Road, Argyll Road, Whyte (82) Avenue, 98 Avenue |
| North end | 101 Avenue |
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Wayne Gretzky Drive is a freeway in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally Capilano Drive/Capilano Freeway, it was officially renamed October 1, 1999, after NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky, as a tribute to his years with the Edmonton Oilers. The same day, Wayne Gretzky's number 99 jersey was retired at the Skyreach Centre,[2] which lies just west of Wayne Gretzky Drive, at 118 Avenue. 66/75 Street is a major arterial road in east Edmonton which serves residential and industrial areas.
Wayne Gretzky Drive and 75 Street, both located between Whitemud Drive and Yellowhead Trail, are part of the eastern leg of what was planned to be Edmonton's Inner Ring Road. Wayne Gretzky Drive and 75 Street are part of a 39 km (24 mi) continuous roadway that runs from 41 Avenue SW to 33 Street NE (Edmonton's northeastern city limit) and includes portions of 66 Street and Fort Road, as well as all of Manning Drive.[1]
- ^ a b c "75 Street & Wayne Gretzky Drive in Edmonton" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Edmonton pays tribute to Wayne Gretzky". CBC News. October 1, 1999. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010.