List of Alberta provincial highways
Alberta Provincial Highway Network | |
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File:Alberta Highway 1.svg File:Alberta Highway 2.svg File:Alberta Highway 520.svg | |
The alignments of both series of highways within Alberta's provincial highway system within other base features including hydrography, national/provincial parks, cities and city equivalents, and the provincial green and white zones. | |
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | |
Length | 31,400 km (19,500 mi) |
Highway names | |
Provincial Highways | Alberta Highway XX |
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The Canadian province of Alberta has a provincial highway network consisting of over 31,400 kilometres (19,500 mi) of roads as of 2021-2022, of which 28,000 kilometres (17,000 mi) have been paved.[1] All of Alberta's provincial highways are maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors, a department of the Government of Alberta. The network includes two distinct series of numbered highways:
- The 1–216 series (formerly known as primary highways), making up Alberta's core highway network—typically paved and with the highest traffic volume
- The 500–986 series, providing more local and rural access, with a higher proportion of gravel surfaces
1 - 216 series
Alberta's 1 to 216 series of provincial highways are Alberta's main highways. They are numbered from 1 to 100, with the exception of the ring roads around Calgary and Edmonton, which are numbered 201 and 216 respectively. The numbers applied to these highways are derived from compounding the assigned numbers of the core north–south and east–west highways that intersect with the rings roads. In Calgary, Highway 201 is derived from the north-south Highway 2 and the east-west Highway 1. In Edmonton, Highway 216 is derived from the same north-south Highway 2 and the east-west Highway 16. Within this series, all or portions of Highways 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 15, 16, 28, 28A, 35, 43, 49, 63, 201 and 216 are designated core routes of Canada's National Highway System (NHS).[2] Highway 28 from Highway 63 to Cold Lake is designated a NHS feeder route and Highway 58 between Rainbow Lake and Highway 88 is designated a NHS northern/remote route.[2] Highways 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, and 43 are considered Alberta's most important interprovincial and international highways and are divided highways (expressways) or freeways for much or all of their length. Speed limits are generally 110 km/h (68 mph) divided highways/freeways and 100 km/h (62 mph) on others. Segments of Highway 1 and Highway 16 through the national parks within Alberta's Rockies that can be 90 km/h (56 mph) or 70 km/h (43 mph). The Highway 15/28A/28/63 corridor between Edmonton and Fort McMurray is considered one of Alberta's most important intraprovincial highways. It is vital to the oilsands operation. Although only Highways 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 16, 43, 60, 63, 100, 201, and 216 are twinned (expressways) for most of their length, the vast majority of Alberta's 1 to 216 series of highways are two-laned and paved. Only four highways within the series have segments that remained gravelled. These include segments of Highways 40, 58, and 68 and a short segment near the northern terminus of Highway 63.[3] Highways 1 and 16 are Trans-Canada Highway routes and are signed with TCH shields, not standard provincial shields.
X series
The roads in the X series are typically highways that are planned realignments or spurs of existing highways. The numbers applied to each highway in the X series are derived from the highway that is planned for realignment or spurred from (e.g. Highway 16X will be a realignment of Highway 16, and Highway 10X is spur from Highway 10).
Number | Length (km) | Length (mi) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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File:Alberta Highway 1X.svg Highway 1X | 5 | 3.1 | Highway 1A east of Exshaw | Highway 1 south of Seebe | 1961 | c.current | ||
File:Alberta Highway 1X.svg Highway 1X | — | — | Strathmore bypass | proposed | — | ROW located south of Strathmore.[3] | ||
File:Alberta Highway 1X.svg Highway 1X | — | — | Medicine Hat bypass | proposed | — | ROW located south of Medicine Hat.[3] | ||
File:Alberta Highway 2X.svg Highway 2X | — | — | Highway 2 / Highway 3 west of Fort Macleod | Highway 2 / Highway 3 east of Fort Macleod | proposed | — | Stage 1 of Fort Macleod bypass;[6] ROW located south of Fort Macleod.[3] | |
File:Alberta Highway 2X.svg Highway 2X | — | — | Claresholm bypass | proposed | — | ROW located east of Claresholm.[3] | ||
File:Alberta Highway 2X.svg Highway 2X | — | — | Nanton bypass | proposed | — | ROW located east of Nanton.[3] | ||
File:Alberta Highway 3X.svg Highway 3X | — | — | Crowsnest Pass bypass | proposed | — | ROW located south of Crowsnest Pass.[3] | ||
File:Alberta Highway 3X.svg Highway 3X | — | — | Pincher Creek realignment | proposed | — | ROW located south of Highway 3 to allow for a proposed interchange at Highway 6.[3][7] | ||
File:Alberta Highway 3X.svg Highway 3X | — | — | Highway 3 west of Fort Macleod | Highway 2X west of Fort Macleod | proposed | — | Stage 2 of Fort Macleod bypass;[6] ROW located south of Fort Macleod.[3] | |
File:Alberta Highway 3X.svg Highway 3X | — | — | Highway 3 west of Coalhurst | Highway 3 west of Chin | proposed | — | Lethbridge bypass; ROW located north of Lethbridge.[3] | |
File:Alberta Highway 4X.svg Highway 4X | — | — | Highway 4 southeast of Lethbridge | Highway 3X east of Lethbridge | proposed | — | Lethbridge bypass; ROW located east of Lethbridge.[3] | |
File:Alberta Highway 6X.svg Highway 6X | — | — | Pincher Creek bypass | proposed | — | ROW located east of Pincher Creek.[3][7] | ||
File:Alberta Highway 10X.svg Highway 10X | 6 | 3.7 | Highway 9 / Highway 56 at Rosedale | Wayne | — | — | ||
File:Alberta Highway 11X.svg Highway 11X | — | — | Highway 11 in Red Deer | Highway 11 east of Red Deer | proposed | — | Proposed Highway 11 realignment (67 Street extension). | |
File:Alberta Highway 16X.svg Highway 16X | — | — | Hinton bypass | proposed | — | ROW located south of Hinton. | ||
File:Alberta Highway 16X.svg Highway 16X | — | — | Edson bypass | proposed | — | ROW located south of Edson. | ||
File:Alberta Highway 16X.svg Highway 16X | — | — | Highway 16 east of Blackfoot | Sask. border / Highway 17 south of Lloydminster | proposed | — | Proposed Lloydminster bypass; ROW located south of Lloydminster. | |
File:Alberta Highway 22X.svg Highway 22X | 54 | 34 | Highway 22 near Priddis | Highway 24 / Highway 901 south of Cheadle | 1976 | c.current | Former Highway 22 west of Calgary. | |
File:Alberta Highway 40X.svg Highway 40X | — | — | Highway 40 south of Grande Prairie | Highway 43 west of Grande Prairie | proposed | — | Proposed SW Grande Prairie bypass. | |
File:Alberta Highway 43X.svg Highway 43X | — | — | Whitecourt bypass | proposed | — | ROW located south of Whitecourt. | ||
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500 - 986 series
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500 · 520 · 540 · 560 · 580 |
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Alberta's 500 - 986 series of provincial highways are generally considered local or rural highways. The 500 - 986 series of provincial highways is divided into three sub-series:
- The 500/600 highways are west–east roads where the numbering increases northward from the Montana border to the Northwest Territories border.
- The 700/800 highways are south–north roads where numbering increases eastward from the British Columbia border to the Saskatchewan border.
- The 900 highways are newer or planned roads that have been established for future consideration as or as potential extensions or realignments of highways within the 1 - 216 series.
Some of these highways are paved, while others are entirely or partially gravel. Rural speed limits range from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 100 km/h (62 mph).
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500 subseries
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600 subseries
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700 subseries
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800 subseries
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900 subseries
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The 900 series includes highways that are planned realignments or extensions of existing highways. The numbers applied to each highway in the 900 series are derived from the highway that is planned to be realigned or extended (e.g. Highway 901 is a potential realignment of Highway 1 and Highway 986 is an extension of Highway 686).
Number | Length (km) | Length (mi) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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File:Alberta Highway 901.svg Highway 901 | 40 | 25 | Highway 24 / Highway 22X north of Carseland | Highway 1 at Gleichen | — | — | ||
File:Alberta Highway 921.svg Highway 921 | 27 | 17 | Highway 21 / Highway 595 north of Delburne | Highway 12 / Highway 21 east of Alix | proposed | — | Proposed Highway 21 realignment across Red Deer River; includes 11 km (7 mi) concurrency with Highway 11.[11] | |
File:Alberta Highway 947.svg Highway 947 | 24 | 15 | Athabasca River | Highway 43 southeast of Fox Creek | 1975 | c.current | ||
File:Alberta Highway 947.svg Highway 947 | 69 | 43 | Highway 16 / Highway 47 east of Edson | Athabasca River | proposed | — | Proposed extension.[11] | |
File:Alberta Highway 986.svg Highway 986 | 158 | 98 | Highway 35 north of Grimshaw | Highway 88 south of Red Earth Creek | 1995 | c.current | Formerly Highway 686. | |
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See also
- List of former Alberta provincial highways
- Transportation in Calgary
- Transportation in Edmonton
- Transportation in Lethbridge
References
- ↑ "Transportation Annual Report 2021-2022" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Canada's National Highway System: Annual Report 2015 (PDF) (Report). Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety. September 2016. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. March 2017.
- ↑ "Highways 16 and 16X Renumbered to Provide Greater Consistency". Government of Alberta. June 4, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2009.[permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Annual Road Closures". Alberta Parks. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "HIGHWAYS 2 and 3 Fort Macleod Bypass Functional Planning Study" (PDF). Government of Alberta. July 3, 2008. pp. 21–22. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Executive Summary: Highway 3/6 Interchange Functional Planning Study" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. April 2008. pp. ES-5, ES-6. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Highway 742" (Map). Town of Canmore. Retrieved June 5, 2018.[permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Weberville Area Concept Plan" (PDF). County of Northern Lights. ISL Engineering and Land Services. November 2010. p. 2 (pdf 7). Retrieved December 16, 2021.
Highway 743 (Weberville Road)
- ↑ "Renumbering the Portion of Highway 834 Between Highways 13 and 26 To Highway 56" (PDF). Camrose County Outlook. Camrose County: 7. October 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
Effective mid-September the 2.5 mile portion of Highway 834 between Highways 13 and 26 was renumbered to Highway 56.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Provincial Highway 500-986 Progress Chart (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. March 2017.
External links
- Alberta Roads
- Calgary Historical Roadway Plans
- Edmonton Historical Roadway Plans
- Highways Development and Protection Act
- Highways Development and Protection Regulation
- Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart, March 2016
- Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart, March 2016
- Public Highways Development Act, 1980
- Public Highways Development Act, 2000 Archived November 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine