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Grant McConachie Way

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Grant McConachie Way
Grant McConachie Way highlighted in red.
Maintained bythe Vancouver Airport Authority
Length3.7 km (2.3 mi)[1]
LocationVancouver, Richmond
East endSW Marine Drive in Vancouver
Major
junctions
Russ Baker Way
Sea Island Way
West endVancouver International Airport Terminal in Richmond
Construction
Inauguration1960s
Aerial photograph eastern portion of Grant McConachie Way.

Grant McConachie Way is a three-to-six lane arterial route and thoroughfare in Richmond and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Named for aviator Grant McConachie, it is the primary access road into Vancouver International Airport on Sea Island. It is also one of the three roads entering Vancouver from the south, along with Knight Street and Oak Street. Upon entering Vancouver, the road becomes Southwest Marine Drive.[2]

The road crosses the Arthur Laing Bridge over the North Arm Fraser River. Its east-west alignment on Sea Island between the Arthur Laing Bridge and the airport is closely paralleled by SkyTrain's Canada Line.[2] In 2001, interchange improvements were made to provide better access.

While there are at-grade intersections on the route, there have been some talks by YVR to potentially convert the Templeton Street intersection into a proper freeway-like interchange.

Major intersections

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Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Vancouver0.00.0 Granville Street (Highway 99 north) / Southwest Marine Drive – City CentreY-interchange
Vancouver–Richmond boundary0.3–
0.8
0.19–
0.50
Arthur Laing Bridge crosses the North Arm Fraser River
Richmond1.20.75Russ Baker Way – YVR South Terminal, RichmondInterchange; no eastbound exit
1.71.1 Sea Island Way (Highway 911:2923 east) to Highway 99 / Highway 91 – Vancouver, New Westminster, Delta, SurreyInterchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.91.2Templeton Street – Designer Outlet CentreAt-grade; eastbound access to Russ Baker Way; access to  Templeton station
2.31.4Miller RoadAt-grade; near  Sea Island Centre station
3.01.9Aviation AvenueAt-grade
3.42.1U-turnEastbound only; one-way transition
3.72.3 Vancouver International Airport main terminalGrant McConachie Way passes through the terminal and returns eastbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grant McConachie Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Peter Heiler Ltd. (2005). Greater Vancouver & the Fraser Valley. Oshawa, Ont.: Canadian Cartographics Corporation. pp. 38–39, 66–67. ISBN 978-1-55198-152-9.
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