 The central and northern sections of Barlow Trail is run roughly where the fifth meridian lies in the Dominion Land Survey.The road is named for Noel Barlow, a resident of Carseland, Alberta, Canada, who served as the ground crewman to Douglas Bader, a Royal Air Force flying ace in World War II.Barlow Trail used to be the main northern entrance into the city of Calgary and was a continuous roadway.