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The second of the 1A routes, known as the Bow Valley Trail, begins in Canmore, off of the Trans-Canada Highway at exit 91. It formerly began at the Trans-Canada Highway at exit 86 and passed through Canmore; however, ownership of the section was transferred to the Town of Canmore. The roadway still carries the name "Bow Valley Trail". [1]
Bow Valley is a valley along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada. The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations people to make bows; the Blackfoot language name for the river is Makhabn , meaning "river where bow weeds grow".
It spans approximately 534 km (332 mi) from Alberta's border with British Columbia in the west to its border with Saskatchewan in the east. [3] Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System [ 4 ] and is a core part of the developing Alberta Freeway Network .
A second parkway, the Bow Valley Parkway also links Lake Louise and the Town of Banff. Known as Highway 1A, this road parallels Highway 1 and, at the midpoint, passes the Castle Mountain junction where Highway 93 south, or the Banff-Windermere Highway, branches southwest into Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. [3] Bow Lake
Bow Valley Parkway — — Former section of Highway 1. Highway 1A: 89: 55 Highway 1 (TCH) in Canmore: Highway 1 (TCH) in Calgary Bow Valley Trail c. 1957: current Former section of Highway 1. Highway 2: 1273: 791 US 89 at the U.S. border at Carway: Highway 43 north of Grande Prairie • Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Airdrie – Edmonton)
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 38, commonly referred to as Highway 38, is a 25 km (16 mi) east–west highway in central Alberta, Canada. It extends from Highway 28 in Redwater to a 'T' junction with Highway 45 north of Bruderheim .
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It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 to the north and east. With a population of 17,036 in 2023, [9] Canmore is the fifth-largest town in Alberta.