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]

Grant McConachie Way

Grant McConachie Way highlighted in red.
Maintained by	the Vancouver Airport Authority
Length	3.7 km (2.3 mi)[1]
Location	Vancouver, Richmond
East end	SW Marine Drive in Vancouver
Major junctions	Russ Baker Way Sea Island Way
West end	Vancouver International Airport Terminal in Richmond
Construction
Inauguration	1960s

Aerial photograph eastern portion of Grant McConachie Way.

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

Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Vancouver	0.0	0.0	Granville Street (Highway 99 north) / Southwest Marine Drive – City Centre	Y-interchange
Vancouver–Richmond boundary	0.3– 0.8	0.19– 0.50	Arthur Laing Bridge crosses the North Arm Fraser River
Richmond	1.2	0.75	Russ Baker Way – YVR South Terminal, Richmond	Interchange; no eastbound exit
	1.7	1.1	Sea Island Way (Highway 911:2923 east) to Highway 99 / Highway 91 – Vancouver, New Westminster, Delta, Surrey	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	1.9	1.2	Templeton Street – Designer Outlet Centre	At-grade; eastbound access to Russ Baker Way; access to  Templeton station
	2.3	1.4	Miller Road	At-grade; near  Sea Island Centre station
	3.0	1.9	Aviation Avenue	At-grade
	3.4	2.1	U-turn	Eastbound only; one-way transition
	3.7	2.3	Vancouver International Airport main terminal	Grant McConachie Way passes through the terminal and returns eastbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

References

1. "Grant McConachie Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
2. 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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