In the floor of the valley, next to the Kinsman Park entrance, the roadway joins Walterdale Hill and becomes 105 Street.

Queen Elizabeth Park Road is part of the major inbound connect between Highway 2 and the Edmonton International Airport.

There have been proposals to improve the Gateway Boulevard connection with the Walterdale Bridge and downtown Edmonton by removing hairpin turn required to access Queen Elizabeth Park Road.

Due to the topography of the river valley, proposals have shown that Gateway Boulevard would have to be realigned in pass under Saskatchewan Drive.

The roadway gets its name from John Walter, early pioneer and settler in Fort Edmonton.