Alberta Highway 12

Highway 12
Route information
Length:	364 km (226 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 22 (Cowboy Trail) near Rocky Mountain House
	Hwy 20 Hwy 2 Hwy 2A Hwy 50 Hwy 21 Hwy 11 Hwy 56 Hwy 36 Hwy 41
East end:	Saskatchewan border near Compeer continues as Hwy 51
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Clearwater County, Lacombe County, Stettler No. 6 County, Paintearth No. 18 County, Special Area No. 4
Major cities:	Lacombe
Towns:	Bentley, Stettler, Castor, Coronation
Villages:	Alix, Botha, Halkirk, Veteran, Consort
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 11A Hwy 13 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 12^[1] is an east-west highway through central Alberta. It spans from the Alberta-Saskatchewan border to Highway 22, generally running parallel to Highway 13 to the north. Within Alberta, it passes through Compeer, Altario, Kirriemuir, Monitor, Consort, Veteran, Throne, Coronation, Fleet, Castor, Halkirk, Gadsby, Botha, Stettler, Erskine, Nevis, Alix, Tees, Clive, Lacombe, Gull Lake, and Bentley.

Major intersections

From west to east:^[2]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Clearwater County	​	0	0.0	Hwy 22 (Cowboy Trail) – Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House	Western terminus of Hwy 12
	​	23	14	Hwy 761 – Leslieville, Stauffer
Lacombe County	​	39	24	Hwy 766 – Eckville
	Bentley	59	37	Hwy 20 – Rimbey, Breton, Sylvan Lake
	​	66– 67	41– 42	Passes through Aspen Beach Provincial Park
	Gull Lake	71	44	Hwy 792 north – Crestomere
City of Lacombe		79	49	Hwy 2 (Exit 422) – Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary	Grade Separated
		83	52	Hwy 2A – Ponoka, Blackfalds, Red Deer
Lacombe County	​	97	60	Hwy 815 – Ponoka, Joffre
	​	102	63	Urban Approach Road 111 north – Clive
	​	111	69	Urban Approach Road 88 north – Tees
	​	111.5	69.3	Hwy 821 north
	​	112	70	Hwy 50 east – Mirror, Bashaw
	Alix	124	77	Hwy 601 – Buffalo Lake
	​	130	81	Hwy 21 north – Mirror, Bashaw, Camrose	Hwy 21 concurrency begins
				Future Hwy 921 south
↑ / ↓	​	132	82	Hwy 21 south – Delburne, Three Hills	Hwy 21 concurrency ends
County of Stettler No. 6	Nevis	137	85	Main Street
	​	140	87	Hwy 11 west – Red Deer
	Erskine	148	92	Hwy 835 – Rochon Sands
Town of Stettler		160	99	Hwy 56 – Camrose, Big Valley, Drumheller
		161	100	47 Avenue / 50 Street	Hwy 12 branches south and then turns east
County of Stettler No. 6	​	170	110	Hwy 850 north – Red Willow, Donalda	Hwy 850 concurrency begins
	Botha	174	108	Hwy 850 south	Hwy 850 concurrency ends
	Gadsby	186	116	Hwy 852 north
County of Paintearth No. 18	​	199	124	Hwy 855 north – Big Knife Provincial Park, Daysland	Hwy 855 concurrency begins
	Halkirk	200	120	Hwy 855 south – Endiang	Hwy 855 concurrency ends
	Castor	219	136	Hwy 861 north to Hwy 599 east (45 Street)
	​	223	139	Hwy 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Viking, Killam, Hanna, Brooks
	Coronation	253	157	Hwy 872 south	Hwy 872 concurrency begins
		255	158	Hwy 872 north – Hardisty	Hwy 872 concurrency ends
Special Area No. 4	Veteran	279	173	Hwy 884 north – Hughenden, Amisk	Hwy 884 concurrency begins
	​	280	170	Hwy 884 south – Youngstown, Suffield	Hwy 884 concurrency ends
	Consort	303	188	Hwy 41 north (Buffalo Trail) – Czar, Wainwright Hwy 886 south – Cereal	Hwy 41 concurrency begins
	Monitor	321	199	Hwy 41 south (Buffalo Trail) – Oyen, Medicine Hat	Hwy 41 concurrency ends
	​	338	210	Range Road 31 south – Kirriemuir
	Altario	350	220	Hwy 899 – Bodo, Provost, Esther, Sibbald
	Compeer	364	226	Alberta – Saskatchewan border	Eastern terminus of Hwy 12
Continues as Hwy 51 east – Major, Kerrobert, Biggar
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.
• Mile by Mile. Alberta Highway # 12