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 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 |
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 (Hwy 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 (Hwy 911:2923 east) to Hwy 99 / Hwy 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 | |||||
References
- Google (October 7, 2021). "Grant McConachie Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- 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.