Alberta Highway 2A
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 2A[1] is the designation of six alternate routes off Highway 2 in Alberta, Canada. In general, these are original sections of Highway 2, such as the southern portion of Macleod Trail in Calgary. They passed through communities before limited-access freeways were built to shorten driving distance, accommodate heavier volumes and to bypass city traffic. Portions of the alignment of Highway 2A follow the route of the former Calgary and Edmonton Trail.
High River – Calgary
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 46 km (29 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 Hwy 23 in High River | |||
 Hwy 7 | ||||
| North end: |
  Hwy 22X / Hwy 201 in Calgary | |||
| Location | ||||
| Specialized and rural municipalities: | Foothills No. 31 M.D. | |||
| Major cities: | Calgary | |||
| Towns: | High River, Okotoks | |||
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Route description
Highway 2A currently begins in the Town of High River and follows 12 Avenue SE and Centre Street before passing by Aldersyde and intersecting Highway 7. The highway then travels westward to the Town of Okotoks, where it branches north and follows Southridge Drive and Northridge Drive through Okotoks before rejoining Highway 2 near De Winton. The highway and shares a common alignment with Highway 2 for 3 km until it splits to Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) and Macleod Trail (Highway 2A) and ends in the City of Calgary at Highway 22X (Spruce Meadows Trail) / Highway 201 (Stoney Trail). Macleod Trail continues north into downtown Calgary but does not carry a highway designation.[2][3]
History
Highway 2A originally began at Highway 2 at the locality Connemara, located 8 km north of the Town of Nanton, and travelled through High River, Aldersyde, and Okotoks, before terminating at Highway 2. The section between Connemara and High River was dropped by the province in 1997.[4][5] In 2003, Highway 2A was extended north via Macleod Trail when Highway 2 was rerouted to the newly opened Deerfoot Trail extension.
Major intersections
Crossfield – Bowden
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| Length: | 66 km (41 mi) | |||
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| South end: |
  Hwy 2 / Hwy 72 near Crossfield | |||
 Hwy 27 | ||||
| North end: |
 Hwy 587 in Bowden | |||
| Location | ||||
| Specialized and rural municipalities: | Rocky View County, Mountain View County, Red Deer County | |||
| Towns: | Crossfield, Carstairs, Olds, Bowden | |||
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Route description
Highway 2A starts at the Highway 2 / Highway 72 interchange (Exit 295) and passes through the Town of Crossfield, Town of Carstairs, and by the Town of Didsbury before entering the Town of Olds along 46 Avenue and intersects Highway 27 (46 Street). The highway continues north to the Town of Bowden before terminating at Highway 587, just west of Highway 2 (Exit 357).[2][3]
Major intersections
Innisfail – Leduc
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 150 km (90 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 Hwy 2 / Hwy 590 in Innisfail | |||
 Hwy 42 Hwy 11 Hwy 11A Hwy 12 Hwy 53 Hwy 13 | ||||
| North end: |
Hwy 2 in Leduc | |||
| Location | ||||
| Specialized and rural municipalities: | Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Leduc County | |||
| Major cities: | Red Deer, Lacombe, Wetaskiwin, Leduc | |||
| Towns: | Innisfail, Penhold, Blackfalds, Ponoka, Millet | |||
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Route description
Highway 2A in begins in the Town of Innisfail at Highway 590 (50 Street), just west of Highway 2 (Exit 368), along 42 Avenue. The highway continues north and passes through the Town of Penhold before entering the City of Red Deer along Tayler Drive. The highway turns east along 19 Street and then north along Gaetz Avenue. Highway 2A splits into one-way couplets through downtown Red Deer, with northbound traffic following 49 Avenue and southbound traffic following portions of Gaetz Avenue and 51 Avenue. After crossing the Red Deer River, the one-way streets rejoin and intersect Highway 11 (67 Street) and Highway 11A, which forms Red Deer’s northern city limit. The highway continues north through the Town of Blackfalds and City of Lacombe. North of Lacombe, the highway rejoins Highway 2 and share the same alignment for 5 km before the highway branches northeast and passes through hamlet of Morningside, Town of Ponoka, and hamlet of Maskwacis. The highway enters the City of Wetaskiwin along 56 Street and continues north through the Town of Millet, by the hamlet of Kavanagh, and before it rejoins Highway 2 (Exit 516) in the City of Leduc.
Major intersections
Smith
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 15 km (9 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
Hwy 2 near Hondo | |||
| North end: | Smith | |||
| Location | ||||
| Specialized and rural municipalities: | Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D. | |||
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Route description
Highway 2A, known as Highway 2A:44 by Alberta Transportation, begins Highway 2 near the hamlet of Hondo and connects with hamlet of Smith.[2]
Major intersections
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | | 0 | 0.0 | Hwy 2 – Slave Lake, Peace River, Athabasca, Edmonton | Hwy 2A begins 55°03′19″N 114°03′36″W / 55.055324°N 114.059917°W |
| Hondo | 3 | 1.9 | road | 55°04′11″N 114°01′45″W / 55.069835°N 114.029114°W | |
| Smith | 15 | 9.3 | road | Hwy 2A ends 55°09′48″N 114°02′18″W / 55.163336°N 114.038459°W | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
High Prairie
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| Length: | 27 km (17 mi) | |||
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| East end: |
Hwy 2 at Triangle | |||
| West end: |
 Hwy 49 near Guy | |||
| Location | ||||
| Specialized and rural municipalities: | Big Lakes County, Smoky River No. 130 M.D. | |||
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Route description
Highway 2A, known as Highway 2A:54 by Alberta Transportation, begins at Highway 2 at the locality of Triangle, 15 km west of the Town of High Prairie, and connects with Highway 49 near the hamlet of Guy.[2] Prior to 1990, this section was signed as Highway 2 but was renumbered at the same time that Highway 34 was renumbered to Highway 43 (present day Highway 49) north of the Town of Valleyview.[7][8]
Major intersections
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Big Lakes County | Triangle | 0 | 0.0 | Hwy 2 north – McLennan, Donnelly, Peace River Hwy 2 east – High Prairie, Slave Lake, Edmonton | Hwy 2A begins 56°13′59″N 117°28′41″W / 56.232989°N 117.477933°W |
| M.D. of Smoky River No. 130 | | 6 | 3.7 |  Hwy 747 south – Sunset House | 55°25′58″N 116°48′49″W / 55.432852°N 116.813600°W |
| | 27 | 17 | Hwy 49 – Valleyview, Donnelly, Peace River | Hwy 2A ends 55°27′47″N 117°08′17″W / 55.463066°N 117.137919°W | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Grimshaw
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 11 km (7 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end: |
Hwy 2 at Roma Junction | |||
| West end: |
Hwy 2 in Grimshaw | |||
| Location | ||||
| Specialized and rural municipalities: | Peace No. 135 M.D. | |||
| Towns: | Grimshaw | |||
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Route description
Highway 2A, known as Highway 2A:36 by Alberta Transportation, begins at Highway 2 at the locality of Roma Junction, 13 km west of the Town of Peace River, and terminates in the Town of Grimshaw,[2] where it passes by Mile Zero monument of the Mackenzie Highway.
Major intersections
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| M.D. of Peace No. 135 | Roma Junction | 0 | 0.0 | Hwy 2 – Grimshaw, Peace River, Edmonton | Hwy 2A begins 56°13′59″N 117°28′41″W / 56.232989°N 117.477933°W |
| Grimshaw | 11 | 6.8 | Hwy 2 – Fairview, Grande Prairie, Peace River | Hwy 2A ends 56°11′28″N 117°36′40″W / 56.191193°N 117.611064°W | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 1
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2015 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (pdf). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Google Maps. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps.
- ↑ Province of Alberta Canada 1996 Official Road Map (Map). Alberta Tourism and Small Business. § M-5.
- ↑ Province of Alberta Canada 1997 Official Road Map (Map). Alberta Tourism and Small Business. § M-5.
- ↑ "Gaetz Avenue Interchange: Detours and alternate access". Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. August 22, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ Province of Alberta Canada 1989 Official Road Map (Map). Alberta Tourism and Small Business. § F-3, G-3.
- ↑ Province of Alberta Canada 1990 Official Road Map (Map). Alberta Tourism and Small Business. § F-3, G-3.
External links
- 2015 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.