Wayne Gretzky Drive
| Former name(s) | Capilano Drive, Capilano Freeway |
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| Maintained by | City of Edmonton |
| Length | 21.0 km (13.0 mi) 66 Street: 10.0 km (6.2 mi) 75 Street: 6.2 km (3.9 mi)Wayne Gretzky Drive: 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| South end | 41 Avenue |
| Major junctions | Highway 216 Highway 14 |
| North end | Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail) / Fort Road |
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| Inauguration | 1969 |
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Wayne Gretzky Drive is a freeway in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally Capilano Drive/Capilano Freeway, it was officially renamed October 1, 1999, after NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky, as a tribute to his years with the Edmonton Oilers. The same day, Wayne Gretzky's number 99 jersey was retired at the Skyreach Centre, which lies just west of Wayne Gretzky Drive, at 118 Avenue. 66/75 Street is a major arterial road in east Edmonton which serves residential and industrial areas.
Wayne Gretzky Drive and 75 Street, both located between Whitemud Drive and Yellowhead Trail, are part of the eastern leg of what was planned to be Edmonton's Inner Ring Road. Wayne Gretzky Drive and 75 Street are part of a 39 km (24 mi) continuous roadway that runs from 41 Avenue SW to 33 Street NE (Edmonton's northeastern city limit) and includes portions of 66 Street and Fort Road, as well as all of Manning Drive.