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The length of Highway 1 within Medicine Hat is 13 km (8 mi). [6] East of Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 48 km (30 mi) until it enters Saskatchewan, [6] [7] continuing as Saskatchewan Highway 1. [3] This segment of the highway generally travels in an east direction through Cypress County. [8]
The Alberta Provincial Highway Network consists of all the roads, bridges and interchanges in Alberta that are maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC). This network includes over 64,000 lane kilometres of roads (equivalent to 31,400 kilometres), and over 4,800 bridges and interchanges. [ 2 ]
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
While by definition the Trans-Canada Highway is a highway system that has several parallel routes throughout most of the country, the term "Trans-Canada Highway" often refers to the main route that consists of Highway 1 (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba), Highways 17 and 417 (Ontario), Autoroutes 40, 25, 20, and 85 (Quebec ...
Highway 1X is a spur highway between Highway 1 and Highway 1A approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Exshaw near the western edge of the Stoney-Nakoda First Nation. [1] It serves as the only Bow River crossing between Canmore to the west and Mînî Thnî to the east, providing access to First Nations lands and communities in the area.
Highway 2 used to enter Edmonton and abruptly transitioned from a freeway to an arterial roadway with traffic signals at Ellerslie Road and 23 Avenue; however the intersections were upgraded when interchanges were completed in 2001 and 2011 respectively. [19] [20] Calgary Trail and Gateway Boulevard have been synonymous with Highway 2 in Edmonton.
Stoney Trail (Alberta Highway 201). A 100km long free flowing ring road that comply incircles Calgary and serves as a bypass for traffic wishing to avoid the core areas of the city. Provides links to many important provincial highways such as Highway 1 , Highway 1A , Highway 8 and Alberta Highway 22X most of which lack high speed connections ...
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)