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The National Highway System (French: Réseau routier national) in Canada is a federal designation for a strategic transport network of highways and freeways. [1] The system includes but is not limited to the Trans-Canada Highway, [1] and currently consists of 38,098 kilometres (23,673 mi) of roadway designated under one of three classes: Core Routes, Feeder Routes, and Northern and Remote Routes.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The only inter-provincial systems are the Trans-Canada Highway and National Highway System. [1]
All provincial highways in Alberta are 'Primary Highways'. They are divided into two series, and sub-series. 1-216 Series — core highway network Hwy 1-100 — intercity (Hwy 100 is unmarked, ex:Hwy 2) Hwy 201, 216 — orbital routes (ex:Hwy 216) 500-986 Series — local highways Hwy 500-699 — west-east routes (ex:Hwy 501)
Prior to 1973, the expanding highway system comprised one-digit and two-digit highways, with some numbers having letter suffixes (e.g., Highway 1X, Highway 26A). [10] In 1973, a second highway system emerged, using three digits starting in the 500s and referred to as secondary roads, while the existing system continued to be referred to as ...
The Yellowhead Highway is a 2,859-kilometre (1,777 mi) highway in Western Canada, running from Masset, British Columbia, to where it intersects Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) just west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It is designated as Highway 16 in all four provinces that it passes through (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and ...
The following is a list of freeways in Ontario as defined by the Official Road Map of Ontario published by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The MTO defines a freeway as a divided highway with at least two lanes in each direction.
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.
The 600-series highways are minor highways that run north and south; generally, the last two digits increase from east to west. Highway 600 is near the eastern border with Manitoba and Highway 699 is near the western border with Alberta. Many of these highways are gravel for some of their length.