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List of Alberta provincial highways

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:

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).

500 - 986 series

The alignments of the 500 - 986 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.
The 500 – 986 series of highways within Alberta's provincial highway system as of 2016

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:

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).

  • 500 subseries
    500 subseries
  • 600 subseries
    600 subseries
  • 700 subseries
    700 subseries
  • 800 subseries
    800 subseries
  • 900 subseries
    900 subseries

500

600

700

800

900

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).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Transportation Annual Report 2021-2022" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. March 2017.
  4. ^ "Highways 16 and 16X Renumbered to Provide Greater Consistency". Government of Alberta. June 4, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Annual Road Closures". Alberta Parks. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ "Highway 742" (Map). Town of Canmore. Retrieved June 5, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "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)
  10. ^ "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. ^ a b Provincial Highway 500-986 Progress Chart (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. March 2017.

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