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Jasper was created as a railway siding in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It was originally called Fitzhugh, part of the Grand Trunk Pacific's alphabet line, but was renamed in 1913 when the townsite was surveyed. By 1913 both the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Northern Railway called on Jasper. [2]
Upon exiting Jasper National Park, Highway 16 travels through the rural municipalities of Yellowhead County and Parkland County and is maintained by Alberta Transportation until it reaches Edmonton. The highway is a two-lane, undivided highway for 19 km (12 mi) where it becomes a four-lane, divided highway. [ 1 ]
Jasper railway station, seen from Connaught Drive Two Goldleaf double-deck panorama cars of the Rocky Mountaineer in the station of Jasper. Jasper railway station is served by Via Rail with two passenger services. The Canadian and the Jasper–Prince Rupert train both operate three times per week. [32]
Other title: The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1874–1942) Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings AB: Connaught, Calgary; Connaught Drive, Glenora, Edmonton [116] Connaught Drive, Jasper; Connaught Armoury, Edmonton; BC: Mount Arthur [105] Connaught Tunnel [92] Connaught Bridge, more commonly called Cambie Bridge ...
Highway 16A enters Edmonton along Stony Plain Road, splits into one-way streets where eastbound traffic follows 100 Avenue, before ending at Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216). Highway 16A and the Parkland Highway were established in 1997 when the Highway 16 designation was moved to Highway 16X , [ 5 ] a bypass route that became Yellowhead ...
The Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site, located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, is the primary visitor contact centre for visitors to the park. Sited in the Jasper townsite, it was built as the park administration building in 1913-1914, and became the visitor contact centre in 1972. It is located in Athabasca Park ...
Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park), [2] or Improvement District No. 12, is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Jasper National Park in Alberta's Rockies , the improvement district is the municipality that provides local government for the portion of the park outside the Municipality of Jasper .