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Exit numbering along Highway 1 began in 2005.<ref name=exitnumbering2004>{{cite news | url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType233/Production/25ExitNumbering.pdf | title=Exit Numbering – Recommended Practices | publisher=Alberta Transportation | date=November 2004 | accessdate=2011-02-12 | df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=exitnumbering2005>{{cite news | url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType256/Production/newsltrMar05.pdf | title=TSB Newsletter – Volume 4, Issue 1 | publisher=Alberta Transportation | date=March 2005 | accessdate=2011-02-12 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of March 2010, only the stretch of Highway 1 between Banff National Park and Calgary had been assigned exit numbers.<ref name=AT2010/> |
Exit numbering along Highway 1 began in 2005.<ref name=exitnumbering2004>{{cite news | url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType233/Production/25ExitNumbering.pdf | title=Exit Numbering – Recommended Practices | publisher=Alberta Transportation | date=November 2004 | accessdate=2011-02-12 | df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=exitnumbering2005>{{cite news | url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType256/Production/newsltrMar05.pdf | title=TSB Newsletter – Volume 4, Issue 1 | publisher=Alberta Transportation | date=March 2005 | accessdate=2011-02-12 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of March 2010, only the stretch of Highway 1 between Banff National Park and Calgary had been assigned exit numbers.<ref name=AT2010/> |
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Between 1964 and 1972 A completely new route from Calgray to Canmore was built. The route includes new overpasses,bridges,The Canmore Bypass,and 4 lane divided highway. In 1976 parks canada began twinning Highway 1 through Banff National Park. The majoriy of the work was done between 1982 and 1991. Between 1973 and 1980 the highway was twinned from Calgray to Saskatchewan Border |
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Revision as of 07:36, 30 April 2019
 Highway 1 | ||||
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| Trans-Canada Highway | ||||
 Highway 1 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 533.8 km[1] (331.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1941[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Highway 1 (TCH) at BC border | |||
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| East end |  Highway 1 (TCH) at SK border | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | I.D. No. 9, Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Kananaskis I.D., Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Newell County, Cypress County | |||
| Major cities | Calgary, Brooks, Chestermere, Medicine Hat | |||
| Towns | Banff, Canmore, Strathmore, Bassano, Redcliff | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 1, commonly referred to as Highway 1, is a major east-west highway in Southern Alberta that forms a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the British Columbia border near Lake Louise through Calgary to the Saskatchewan border east of Medicine Hat. 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] The route is a divided expressway throughout the province with the exception of a section in central Calgary where it is an arterial thoroughfare. Twinning of the final 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of Highway 1 between Lake Louise and the British Columbia border was completed by Parks Canada and opened to traffic on June 12, 2014.[3]
Route description
Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System.[4]
Southwestern Alberta
British Columbia Highway 1 becomes Alberta Highway 1 as it crosses Kicking Horse Pass into Alberta.[3] It generally travels in a southeast direction along the Bow River through Banff National Park (Improvement District No. 9), passing by the Hamlet of Lake Louise and the Town of Banff.[5] The segment of Highway 1 through the national park is maintained by the Government of Canada.[6]
Upon exiting Banff National Park, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 91 km (57 mi) until it reaches Calgary.[5][7] This segment of the highway generally travels in an east direction through the rural municipalities of the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 and Rocky View County.[8] It also briefly crosses a portion of Kananaskis Improvement District.[8] For urban communities, this segment passes by the Hamlet of Harvie Heights, through the Town of Canmore, and by the hamlets of Dead Man's Flats and Lac des Arcs.[5] Highway 1A, the original Highway 1 from Canmore to Calgary, is an alternate route to this segment of Highway 1, providing access to the Hamlet of Exshaw, the Summer Village of Ghost Lake, and the Town of Cochrane.[5]
Calgary
In Calgary, Highway 1 is 16 Avenue N and maintained by the City of Calgary. Certain stretches of 16 Avenue N function as either a freeway or an expressway, while other stretches function as an urban arterial road, particularly between Bow River and Bowness Road and between Crowchild Trail and Deerfoot Trail where there are numerous at-grade intersections.[3] As a result, speed limits on 16 Avenue N drop as low as 50 km/h (31 mph). The recently completed northwest and northeast legs of Stoney Trail (Highway 201) provide an alternate higher speed route across the city. The length of Highway 1 within Calgary is 27 km (17 mi).
Calgary to Saskatchewan border
Upon exiting Calgary, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 273 km (170 mi) until it reaches the City of Medicine Hat.[5][7] This segment of the highway generally travels in a southeast direction through the rural municipalities of Rocky View County, Wheatland County, the County of Newell, and Cypress County.[8] For urban communities, this segment passes through the City of Chestermere and the Town of Strathmore, by the Town of Bassano, the City of Brooks, and the Hamlet of Suffield, and through the Town of Redcliff.[5] Chestermere Boulevard (formerly Highway 1A), the original Highway 1 from Calgary to Chestermere, is an alternate route to initial portion of this segment of Highway 1.[5]
Within the City of Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is named Trans Canada Highway and maintained by Alberta Transportation.[7] Stretches of the highway function as a freeway, while stretches between the South Saskatchewan River and Seven Persons Creek function as an urban arterial road. One at-grade intersection exists beyond 13 Avenue SE at Dunmore Road/South Boundary Road before exiting the city. The length of Highway 1 within Medicine Hat is 13 km (8.1 mi).[5] East of Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 48 km (30 mi) until it enters the Province of Saskatchewan,[5][7] continuing as Saskatchewan Highway 1.[3] This segment of the highway generally travels in an east direction through Cypress County.[8] For urban communities, this segment passes through the Hamlet of Dunmore and by the hamlets of Irvine and Walsh.[5]
History
A review of historical Alberta Official Road Maps shows that Highway 1 was numbered Highway 2 prior to 1941 (while Highway 2 as it is known today was numbered Highway 1 prior to 1941).[2]
Exit numbering along Highway 1 began in 2005.[9][10] As of March 2010, only the stretch of Highway 1 between Banff National Park and Calgary had been assigned exit numbers.[5]
Between 1964 and 1972 A completely new route from Calgray to Canmore was built. The route includes new overpasses,bridges,The Canmore Bypass,and 4 lane divided highway. In 1976 parks canada began twinning Highway 1 through Banff National Park. The majoriy of the work was done between 1982 and 1991. Between 1973 and 1980 the highway was twinned from Calgray to Saskatchewan Border
Future
Parks Canada completed twinning the final 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of Highway 1 between Lake Louise and the British Columbia border in 2014, with the new alignment opened to traffic on June 12 of that year.[11]
Planning is underway to realign Highway 1 around the Town of Strathmore.[12] Strathmore is the only low-speed signalized section of the highway between Calgary and Saskatchewan without a bypass plan.[13] The route under consideration for the realignment begins northwest of Gleichen, continuing west to run south of Eagle Lake and then continuing northwest where it will rejoin the existing alignment near Cheadle, between Highway 24 and Strathmore. The proposed plan also contemplates a link to the Highway 22X corridor.[13]
Construction of an interchange at Dunmore Road / South Boundary Road in Medicine Hat started in the fall of 2012, with completion by the spring of 2014.[14]
Major intersections
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Exit[5] | Destinations | Notes | |
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| I.D. No. 9 (Banff National Park) | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 1 (TCH) west – Yoho N.P., Field, Golden, Kamloops | Continental Divide; continuation into British Columbia | ||
| Kicking Horse Pass – 1,627 m (5,338 ft) | |||||||
| 5.9 | 3.7 | Crosses the Bow River | |||||
| 6.7 | 4.2 | (7) |  Highway 93 north (Icefields Parkway) – Jasper, Rocky Mountain House | Interchange; west end of Hwy 93 concurrency | |||
| Lake Louise | 9.3 | 5.8 | (10) |  Highway 1A east (Bow Valley Parkway) | Interchange | ||
| | 12.3 | 7.6 | Crosses the Bow River | ||||
| 34.7 | 21.6 | (35) | Highway 93 south – Kootenay N.P., Radium Hot Springs To Highway 1A (Bow Valley Parkway) – Castle Mountain | Interchange; east end of Hwy 93 concurrency | |||
| 56.7 | 35.2 | (56) | Sunshine Road – Sunshine Village | Interchange | |||
| 58.7 | 36.5 | Crosses the Bow River | |||||
| 58.8 | 36.5 | (59) | Highway 1A west (Bow Valley Parkway) | Interchange; seasonal travel restrictions[15] | |||
| Banff | 64.5 | 40.1 | (65) | Mount Norquay Road | Interchange | ||
| 66.5 | 41.3 | (67) | Industrial area (Compound Road) | Eastbound right-in/right-out | |||
| 68.6 | 42.6 | (69) | Banff Avenue | Interchange | |||
| | 81.4 | 50.6 | East gate of Banff National Park | ||||
| M.D. of Bighorn No. 8 | Harvie Heights | 82.6 | 51.3 | 83 | Harvie Heights Road | Interchange; no eastbound entrance | |
| Canmore | 85.3 | 53.0 | 86 | Bow Valley Trail – Harvie Heights | Interchange; former Highway 1A | ||
| 85.8 | 53.3 | (87) | Mountain Avenue | Eastbound exit and entrance | |||
| 88.2 | 54.8 | 89 | Town Centre (Palliser Trail, Benchlands Trail) | Interchange | |||
| 90.1 | 56.0 | 91 | Bow Valley Trail (Highway 1A east) – Exshaw, Cochrane | Interchange | |||
| 91.5 | 56.9 | Crosses the Bow River | |||||
| 92.6 | 57.5 | 93 |  Three Sisters Parkway (Highway 742 south) | Interchange | |||
| | 97.2 | 60.4 | 98 | Dead Man's Flats | Interchange | ||
| 104.5 | 64.9 | 105 | Lac Des Arcs | Interchange | |||
| Kananaskis I.D. | Bow Valley Provincial Park | 113.2 | 70.3 | 114 |  Highway 1X north – Seebe, Exshaw | Interchange | |
| Stoney Nos. 142, 143, and 144 (Stoney-Nakoda First Nation) | | 117.3 | 72.9 | 118 |  Highway 40 south (Kananaskis Trail) – Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis Village | Interchange | |
| 123.8 | 76.9 | 124 | unnamed road | Interchange | |||
| Morley | 130.7 | 81.2 | 131 | Morley Road | Interchange | ||
| | 136.2 | 84.6 | 137 | Bear Hill Road | Interchange | ||
| M.D. of Bighorn No. 8 | | 140.1 | 87.1 | Scott Lake Hill – 1,410 m (4,630 ft) | |||
| Rocky View County | | 142.6 | 88.6 | 143 |  Highway 68 south (Sibbald Creek Trail) | Interchange | |
| 155.0 | 96.3 | 156 | Jumping Pound Road | Interchange | |||
| 159.8 | 99.3 | 161 |  Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) – Cochrane, Redwood Meadows, Bragg Creek | Interchange | |||
| Springbank | 168.0 | 104.4 | 169 | Range Road 33 – Calaway Park | Interchange | ||
| | 171.2 | 106.4 | 172 |  Old Banff Coach Road (Highway 563 east) | Interchange | ||
| City of Calgary | 175.0 | 108.7 | (176) | Valley Ridge Boulevard / Crestmont Boulevard | Interchange | ||
| 176.2 | 109.5 | 177 |  Stoney Trail (Highway 201 north) – Edmonton, Medicine Hat | Interchange; Hwy 201 exit 36 | |||
| 177.8 | 110.5 | (179) | Canada Olympic Drive / Bowfort Road – Canada Olympic Park | Interchange | |||
| 179.3 | 111.4 | (180) |  Sarcee Trail to Highway 2 south | Interchange | |||
| Freeway ends | |||||||
| 180.2 | 112.0 | Crosses the Bow River | |||||
| 182.6 | 113.5 | Shaganappi Trail / Memorial Drive / Bowness Road | Interchange | ||||
| 183.1 | 113.8 |  West Campus Boulevard – Alberta Children's Hospital | Interchange | ||||
| 184.1 | 114.4 | 29 Street NW / Uxbridge Drive – Foothills Medical Centre | |||||
| 184.6 | 114.7 | University Drive to Crowchild Trail south – McMahon Stadium, University of Calgary | Interchange | ||||
| 185.3 | 115.1 | Banff Trail to Crowchild Trail north (Highway 1A west) | |||||
| 186.5 | 115.9 | 14 Street NW – City Centre | Former Highway 1A | ||||
| 187.2 | 116.3 | 10 Street NW | |||||
| 188.8 | 117.3 | Centre Street N – City Centre | |||||
| 189.2 | 117.6 | Edmonton Trail | |||||
| 191.2 | 118.8 |   Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) – Airport, Red Deer, Fort Macleod | Hwy 2 exit 258 | ||||
| 192.2 | 119.4 | 19 Street NE | Interchange proposed (no construction timeline)[16] | ||||
| 193.0 | 119.9 | — | Barlow Trail | Interchange; former Highway 2A | |||
| 194.4 | 120.8 | — | 36 Street NE | Interchange | |||
| 196.0 | 121.8 | — | 52 Street NE | Interchange | |||
| 197.7 | 122.8 | 68 Street NE | |||||
| 198.7 | 123.5 | — | Stoney Trail (Highway 201) – Edmonton, Banff, Lethbridge | Interchange; Hwy 201 exit 78 | |||
| Rocky View County | | 202.0 | 125.5 | Garden Road (100 Street NE) | Traffic signals | ||
| City of Chestermere | 208.4 | 129.5 | — | Chestermere Boulevard | Interchange; former Highway 1A | ||
| Rocky View County | | 212.3 | 131.9 |  Highway 791 (Range Road 280) – Indus | |||
| 218.8 | 136.0 | — |  Highway 9 north – Drumheller, Saskatoon Highway 797 south – Langdon | Interchange | |||
| Wheatland County | | 228.6 | 142.0 |  Highway 24 south – Cheadle, Lethbridge | |||
| Strathmore | 238.3 | 148.1 |  Wheatland Trail (Highway 817) – Carseland | ||||
| 239.9 | 149.1 | George Freeman Trail | |||||
| | 248.1 | 154.2 |  Highway 21 north – Rockyford, Three Hills, Drumheller | ||||
| 260.5 | 161.9 |  Highway 561 east – Standard, Hussar, Rosebud | |||||
| Gleichen | 277.9 | 172.7 |  Highway 547 south – Siksika Nation, Arrowwood | ||||
| 282.3 | 175.4 |  Highway 901 west – Siksika Nation | |||||
| | 292.1 | 181.5 |  Highway 842 – Chancellor, Cluny, Milo | ||||
| 308.1 | 191.4 |   Highway 56 north – Hussar, Drumheller, Crowfoot Ferry | |||||
| Newell County | Bassano | 325.1 | 202.0 | 11th Street | Eastbound exit only | ||
| 326.4 | 202.8 | 6th Avenue | Former Highway 847 | ||||
| | 330.1 | 205.1 |  Highway 550 east – Rosemary, Bassano | ||||
| 364.2 | 226.3 |  Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Hanna, Vauxhall, Taber | |||||
| Brooks | 372.6 | 231.5 | — |  2nd Street W (Highway 873) – Duchess | Interchange | ||
| 375.8 | 233.5 | — |  Cassils Road (Highway 542 west) | Interchange | |||
| | 385.0 | 239.2 |  Highway 875 south – Rolling Hills | ||||
| 393.4 | 244.4 |  Highway 876 – Tilley, Patricia | |||||
| Cypress County | Suffield | 438.6 | 272.5 |  Highway 884 north – CFB Suffield, Ralston, Jenner | |||
| | 465.2 | 289.1 |  Highway 524 west – Hays, Rolling Hills | ||||
| Redcliff | 471.0 | 292.7 | Mitchell Street | ||||
| 471.9 | 293.2 | Broadway Avenue | |||||
| City of Medicine Hat | 472.9 | 293.8 | Boundary Road | ||||
| 475.2 | 295.3 | — | Box Springs Road | Interchange | |||
| 476.5 | 296.1 | 3 Street NW | Interchange | ||||
| 477.1 | 296.5 | Crosses the South Saskatchewan River | |||||
| 477.7 | 296.8 | 1 Street SW | At-grade; uncontrolled Proposed interchange[17][18] | ||||
| 478.6 | 297.4 | 6 Street SW / 7 Street SW | Traffic signals Proposed intersection closure[17][18] | ||||
| 479.1 | 297.7 | — |   Gershaw Drive (Crowsnest Highway) ( Highway 3 west / Highway 41A east) – Lethbridge | Interchange | |||
| 479.7 | 298.1 | 16 Street SW | Traffic signals Proposed intersection closure[17][18] | ||||
| 481.5 | 299.2 | — | College Avenue / South Ridge Drive | Interchange | |||
| 483.0 | 300.1 | — | 13 Avenue SE | Interchange | |||
| 484.5 | 301.1 | — | Dunmore Road / South Boundary Road | Interchange | |||
| Cypress County | Dunmore | 491.4 | 305.3 | Eagle Butte Road | |||
| | 493.0 | 306.3 |  Highway 41 north (Buffalo Trail) – Oyen | West end of Hwy 41 concurrency. | |||
| 509.0 | 316.3 | Highway 41 south (Buffalo Trail) – Cypress Hills P.P., Elkwater, Havre | East end of Hwy 41 concurrency. | ||||
| Irvine | 513.5 | 319.1 | |||||
| Walsh | 530.6 | 329.7 | |||||
| | 533.8 | 331.7 | Highway 1 (TCH) east – Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Regina | Continuation into Saskatchewan | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Highway 1 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Department of Public Works (1939). "Highway Map of Province of Alberta Canada" (PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2011 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § L–3, L-4, L–5, L–6, M–6, M–7, M–8, and N–8.
- ^ "National Highway System". Transport Canada. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Trans-Canada Highway". Transport Canada. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "August 2009 Contract Maintenance of Provincial Highways" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. May 28, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Alberta Provincial Highway Projects". Alberta Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Exit Numbering – Recommended Practices" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. November 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ "TSB Newsletter – Volume 4, Issue 1" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ Schmidt, Colleen (June 13, 2014). "Crews complete twinning of Trans-Canada through Banff National Park". CTV News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network East of Calgary, Highway 842 to Highway 797, Planning Study". Alberta Transportation. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Open House #1 – Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network, Highway 842 to Highway 797 Planning Study" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dunmore Road interchange drives forward in Medicine Hat". Government of Alberta. February 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bow Valley Parkway Seasonal Travel Restriction - Banff National Park". Parks Canada. Government of Canada. April 1, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "16 Avenue N.E. Functional Planning Study – Deerfoot Trail to Barlow Trail". Transportation Planning. City of Calgary. April 2, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Highways 1 & 3 Existing Route Improvements: Highway 1 – 1 Street to 16 Street (Option 1 Revised)" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Stantec. April 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Highways 1 & 3 Existing Route Improvements: Highway 1 – 1 Street to 16 Street (Option 2)" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Stantec. April 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
External links
Media related to Alberta Highway 1 at Wikimedia Commons
