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Comment: This is a well-written starter article, with decent factual referencing. However, it does not yet assert and support sufficient evidence of notability - why this road section is noteworthy enough to have its own article, as opposed to mentions in the articles of the areas it services. With a suitable assertion and citation, it could be included in the encyclopedia readily. Obviously it would also need to be illustrated (to be clear, better - with at least one close-up photograph, and maybe a sketch map or route diagram). SeoR (talk) 00:32, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
| Maintained by | City of Lethbridge |
|---|---|
| Length | 5.7 km (3.5 mi)[1] |
| Location | Lethbridge |
| West end | 30 Street W |
| Major junctions | University Drive |
| East end | Scenic Drive |
Whoop-Up Drive is the busiest roadway in Lethbridge, Alberta. An east-west roadway, it connects West Lethbridge with Downtown Lethbridge, and includes one of two Oldman River crossings in Lethbridge. In 2024, it saw roughly 46,000 vehicles per day in weekday traffic.[2] Whoop-Up Drive gets its name from Fort Whoop-Up, passing near the replica site and interpretive centre in Indian Battle Park in the Oldman River valley, as well as the historic Whoop-Up Trail which connected Fort Whoop-Up and Fort Benton, Montana.
Route description
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Whoop-Up Drive begins in West Lethbridge at 30th Street West (the roadway continues west as 24th Avenue West) and travels in a northeasterly direction as an arterial road through Lethbridge's newest neighbourhoods. It passes through a roundabout at Métis Trail, before reaching the intersection of McMaster Boulevard and Jerry Potts Boulevard. Whoop-Up Drive becomes a short freeway east of the intersection, passing through an interchange with University Drive near the University of Lethbridge, and descending into the Oldman River valley. It crosses the Oldman River, and passes through an interchange with Scenic Drive after ascending out of the valley. East of Scenic Drive, Whoop-Up Drive becomes 6th Avenue South, where it forms the southern boundary of Downtown Lethbridge and connects with Mayor Magrath Drive.[1]
The Whoop-Up Drive Bridge is one of two crossings of the Oldman River, with the other lying on the Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3), and is the busier of the two.[2][3] The City of Lethbridge has long-term plans for a third Oldman River crossing, further south, as well as a perimeter roadway following the southern and western extent of West Lethbridge referred as Chinook Trail; Whoop-Up Drive would connect the roadway.[4]
History
[edit]Whoop-Up Drive was constructed in the 1970s as part of the development of West Lethbridge, extending 6th Avenue South westward across the Oldman River.[5] The Whoop-Up Drive Bridge was constructed in 1975 as a two-lane structure and was twinned in the mid-1980s.[6][7]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Lethbridge.
| km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 Avenue W 30 Street W | Whoop-Up Drive west end; continues as 24 Avenue W | ||
| 1.3 | 0.81 | Métis Trail | Roundabout | ||
| 2.4 | 1.5 | McMaster Boulevard / Jerry Potts Boulevard | |||
| 3.1 | 1.9 |   University Drive W to Highway 3 / Highway 25 – University of Lethbridge | Interchange | ||
| 4.6 | 2.9 | Crosses the Oldman River | |||
| 5.7 | 3.5 |   Scenic Drive to Highway 3 / Highway 4 / Highway 5 | Interchange; Whoop-Up Drive east end; 6 Avenue S west end | ||
| 6.5 | 4.0 | Strafford Drive / 9 Street S | |||
| 8.3 | 5.2 | Mayor Magrath Drive to Highway 4 / Highway 5 | 6 Avenue S continues east | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Whoop-Up Drive" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Infrastructure Services - Transportation (February 2025). 2024 Traffic Flow Map (PDF) (Map). City of Lethbridge.
- ^ "Alberta highways 1 to 986: traffic volume, vehicle class, travel & ESAL statistics report" (PDF). Province of Alberta. March 17, 2025. p. 7. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ Stantec; Argyle. "2023 Transportation Master Plan". City of Lethbridge. p. 28. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "Terry Bland Photography Limited Fonds: General Series: Construction Of The Whoop Up Drive Bridge". Galt Museum & Archives. July 6, 1974. 19931064556. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ "Terry Bland Photography Limited Fonds: General Series: Whoop Up Drive Bridge". Galt Museum & Archives. July 26, 1984. 19931064798. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ "Whoop Up Bridge Expansion, 1984". Lethbridge Historical Society. Facebook. April 2, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
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