8th Street East (Saskatoon)
road in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
8th Street East is an arterial road serving the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It begins as a continuation of a minor residential street (8th Street West) at Lorne Avenue in Saskatoon, and runs through the eastern part of city, eventually exiting the city limits as a country road.
Route description
8th Street East begins at the Lorne Avenue/8th Street West, which provides access to northbound and from southbound Idylwyld Drive. It passes through the residential neighbourhood of Nutana as a treelined four lane street with a boulevard, intersecting Broadway Avenue and forming the southern boundary of the Broadway Business Improvement District.
East of Clarence Avenue it becomes one of the city's main suburban commercial districts with many shops and businesses located along the roadway, including a The Centre, one of Saskatoon's largest shopping malls, near Circle Drive, as well as several strip malls. Until the 1980s–early 1990s it also featured a number of motels and hotels, but these were gradually demolished in favour of retail development. It is also home to many restaurants. The commercial development ends east of McKercher Drive, and it downgrades to a two-lane road east of Boychuk Drive.
After crossing a set of railway tracks, 8th Street East becomes semi-rural and becomes a gravel road east of Brighton Boulevard. After leaving the city limits, it becomes Township Road 364 and travels through the eastern part of Corman Park Rural Municipality to Highway 316 in the RM of Blucher near Patience Lake.
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