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In c. 1973, the numbered secondary highway system appeared, with the road between Cochrane and Highway 27 being designated as Highway 922 (the paved section between Cremona and Bottrel became Highway 22) while the road between Priddis and Bragg Creek was briefly designated as Highway 553, [7] becoming Highway 922 in 1975. [8]
Trans-Canada Highway: c. 1941: current Signed with Trans-Canada Highway shield; passes through Banff, Calgary, and Medicine Hat. Highway 1A: 51: 32 Highway 1 (TCH) at Lake Louise: Highway 1 (TCH) west of Banff: Bow Valley Parkway — — Former section of Highway 1. Highway 1A: 89: 55 Highway 1 (TCH) in Canmore: Highway 1 (TCH) in Calgary
By 1928, the year a gravel road stretched from Edmonton to the United States border, Alberta's provincial highway network comprised 2,310 km (1,440 mi). [9] 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]
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 11, commonly referred to as Highway 11 and officially named the David Thompson Highway, is a provincial highway in central Alberta, Canada. It runs for 318 km (198 mi) from Highway 93 at Saskatchewan River Crossing near Mount Sarbach in Banff National Park east to Highway 12 near Nevis .
Between 1964 and 1972, a completely new route from Calgary to Canmore was built. The route included new overpasses, bridges, the Canmore Bypass, and a 4-lane divided highway. In 1976, Parks Canada began twinning Highway 1 through Banff National Park, with the highway twinned to Banff by 1985 and to Castle Junction by 1997. [12]
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 27, commonly referred to as Highway 27, is a 151-kilometre (94 mi) east-west highway in central Alberta, Canada. It extends from Highway 22 in Sundre, through Olds along 46 Street, and intersects Highway 2 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Olds. [1] It continues east where it intersects Highway 21 4 km (2.5 mi) south of ...
Highway 21 is a north–south highway in Alberta, Canada that parallels Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton. [1] It is approximately 328 kilometres (204 mi) in length. [ 2 ] It begins at the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1 ) east of Strathmore , and ends at Fort Saskatchewan where it is succeeded by Highway 15 . [ 3 ]
Highway 11A:06 is a rare alternate route (lettered highway), in that it does not intersect its parent route, Highway 11. [1] It follows Township Road 390 from Highway 20 in Sylvan Lake to Highway 2A in Red Deer, it can be connected to Highway 11 with any of the Highways 20, 2, 2A or the four grid roads in between.