Idylwyld Drive

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highway_name=Idylwyld Drive
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alternate_name=Avenue A
maint=City of Saskatoon
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length_km=8.46
length_mi=5.25
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established=1966
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direction_a=South
terminus_a=Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge
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junction=jct|state=SK|Hwy|16
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Auction Mart Road
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cities=Saskatoon
previous_type=Hwy
previous_route=11
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next_route=11
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Idylwyld Drive (pronounced "EYE-da-wild") is an arterial road in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is one of the main roads in and out of the downtown area of the city.

On the south side of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge, it is a freeway and is known as the Idylwyld Freeway. It eventually turns into Circle Drive, just east of Prairieland Park. At its north end the road divides into two highways, Highway 11 and Highway 12.

The oldest section of Idylwyld Drive used to be known as Avenue A, the easternmost of the "lettered" north-south streets (continuing westward to Avenue Y). In 1966, the Canadian National Railway tracks were relocated out of the downtown; the former railway bridge was demolished and replaced by a traffic bridge; and the former railroad right-of-way south of the river was made into the Idylwyld Freeway. The freeway crossed the river at the bridge and connected at 20th Street to Avenue A, renamed Idylwyld Drive. Two blocks of Avenue A still exist south of 20th Street, as a small remnant. [cite web
last = Jeff
first = O'Brien
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title = Saskatoon Chronology: 1882-2005
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publisher = City of Saskatoon - Archives
date = 2005
url = http://www.saskatoon100.ca/docs/chronology_for_saskatoon100_website.pdf
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accessdate = 2007-10-25] [cite web
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title = A View From Above - Key to Landmarks
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publisher = City of Saskatoon - Archives
date = 2005
url = http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/gallery/exhibit/aerial/landmark_key.html
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doi =
accessdate = 2007-11-29]

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