Blackfoot Trail is a road in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is named for the Blackfoot Confederacy, and more specifically the Siksika Nation

Siksika Nation

The Siksika Nation is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik and iká , with a connector s between the two words. The plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa...

, located east of Calgary. The road runs from 17 Avenue SE in the north, where Blackfoot Trail meets Alberta Highway 1A, to Southland Drive in the south.

History

Prior to the construction of Deerfoot Trail

Deerfoot Trail

Deerfoot Trail is a freeway section of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was formerly known as Blackfoot Trail Freeway, but was renamed to honour the first Native American to win the marathon....

, which was originally named the Blackfoot Trail Freeway (that is, a freeway extension of Blackfoot Trail), Blackfoot Trail was the routing of Alberta Highway 2 through the southern portion of the city, before continuing to 66 Avenue SE (present-day Glenmore Trail) and Macleod Trail in the south. In the north end, Alberta Highway 2 continued on 17 Avenue, before turning north to Barlow Trail

Barlow Trail

Barlow Trail is a major arterial road in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is composed of multiple parts: Barlow Trail North extends north to the city limits , where Deerfoot Trail takes its alignment out of the city, and south to 17 Avenue SE, while Barlow Trail S leads from Deerfoot Trail at the...

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Route

km	Intersection	Notes
0	17 Avenue SE / 19 Street SE
	15 Street SE	Westbound to 9 Avenue SE
	Alyth Road	Eastbound only
	26 Avenue SE / Ogden Road
	34 Avenue SE / 7 Street SE	East and Southbound only
	Highfield Road	Northbound only
	42 Avenue SE / 6 Street SE
	Highfield Avenue	Eastbound only
	Manhattan Road / 46 Avenue SE
	53 Avenue SE	Westbound only
	58 Avenue SE
	Glenmore Trail
	71 Avenue SE	Eastbound only
	79 Avenue SE	Northbound exit only
	Heritage Drive
	Southland Drive