Winnipeg Route 70

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

Winnipeg Route 70
Sherbook Street / Maryland Street Academy Road Stafford Street
Route 70 highlighted in red
Maryland Street heading north
Route information
Maintained by City of Winnipeg
Length	5.5 km[1] (3.4 mi)
Existed	1966–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 42 (Pembina Hwy)
	Route 105 (Grant Ave) Route 95 (Corydon Ave) PTH 1 (TCH) (Broadway) Route 85 (Portage Ave)
North end	Route 57 (Notre Dame Ave)
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways Winnipeg City Routes ← Route 62 → Route 80

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 Name	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Stafford Street	Fort Rouge	0.0	0.0	Pembina Highway (Route 42)	No access to Route 42 north; Route 70 southern terminus
		0.7	0.43	Grant Avenue (Route 105)
		1.4	0.87	Corydon Avenue (Route 95)
		2.3	1.4	Academy Road	Route 70 branches east onto Academy Road
Academy Road		2.7	1.7	Wellington Crescent
Assiniboine River		2.9	1.8	Maryland Bridge Academy Road east end • Maryland Street / Sherbrook Street south end (one-way transition)
Sherbrook Street (northbound) Maryland Street (southbound)	Downtown	3.8	2.4	Broadway (PTH 1)
		4.1	2.5	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 Street				Maryland Street north end (one-way transition)
		6.3	3.9	Logan Avenue (Route 47)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Incomplete access       Route transition

References

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