Fox Drive
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Fox Drive is an arterial road
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...

 in south-west Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, 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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is used by motorists travelling from destinations in west and south-west areas of the city to reach destinations in central Edmonton, including: the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...

, Old Strathcona
Old Strathcona
Old Strathcona is an historic district located in south-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Once the commercial core of the separate city of Strathcona, the area is now Edmonton's main arts and entertainment district, and in 2007 was named Alberta's second "Provincial Historic Area"...

, and the downtown core
Downtown Edmonton
Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...

, because it connects Whitemud Drive with Belgravia Road.

It begins at Whitemud Drive at the southern approaches to Quesnell Bridge
Quesnell Bridge
The Quesnell Bridge is a girder bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of Edmonton's largest freeway, Whitemud Drive. On average 120,000 cars pass over the bridge every day.-Construction:...

, then crosses Whitemud Creek
Whitemud Creek
Whitemud Creek is a creek in central Alberta that flows into the North Saskatchewan River.For part of its length, the creek flows through the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It separates neighbourhoods in the Riverbend and Terwillegar areas from other neighbourhoods on the south side of the...

 after providing access to Fort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park is an attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named for the first enduring European post in the area of modern-day Edmonton, the park is the largest living history museum in Canada by area...

. Fox Drive then has access to the Whitemud Equine Centre. It turns north-east to follow the contours of Whitemud Park, then south-east uphill, away from the North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....

, to end at Belgravia Road/122 Street.

Interchanges and intersections

Fox Drive currently has five interchanges.
Direction Intersecting road Current intersection type Coordinates
West-East Whitemud Drive
Whitemud Drive
Whitemud Drive is the main east-west freeway in southern Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is one of few roads in Edmonton that has controlled access and limited at-grade intersections with traffic signals. It currently functions as a freeway between Anthony Henday Drive in the west and Anthony Henday...

Direction T interchange 53°30′13"N 113°34′0"W
Fort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park is an attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named for the first enduring European post in the area of modern-day Edmonton, the park is the largest living history museum in Canada by area...

 Road / 142 Street
At-grade (traffic lights) 53°30′12"N 113°33′45"W
Whitemud Park
North Saskatchewan River valley parks system
The North Saskatchewan River valley parks system is a continuous collection of urban parks in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Edmonton, Alberta....

Overpass
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...

53°30′11"N 113°33′38"W
Keillor Road T Intersection
3-way junction
A 3-way junction is a type of road junction with three arms. A Y junction generally has 3 arms of equal size...

53°30′11"N 113°33′21"W
Northwest-Southeast 68 Avenue Onramp (Westbound) 53°30′17"N 113°32′26"W
Belgravia Road / 122 Street T Intersection
3-way junction
A 3-way junction is a type of road junction with three arms. A Y junction generally has 3 arms of equal size...

(traffic lights)
53°30′14"N 113°32′20"W



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