Alberta Highway 1

Alberta Highway 1 shield

Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Length: 534 km[1] (332 mi)
Existed: 1941[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: B.C. border at Kicking Horse Pass
continues west as BC 1
  Hwy 93 at Lake Louise
Hwy 40 near Seebe
Hwy 22 near Cochrane
Hwy 201 in Calgary
Hwy 2 in Calgary
Hwy 9 near Langdon
Hwy 24 near Cheadle
Hwy 21 near Strathmore
Hwy 56 at Crowfoot
Hwy 36 near Brooks
Hwy 3 in Medicine Hat
Hwy 41 near Dunmore
East end: Saskatchewan border near Walsh
continues east as Hwy 1 (TCH)
Location
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
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

← Hwy 986Hwy 1A →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 1, or Trans-Canada Highway 1, is a major east-west highway in southern Alberta, Canada that connects Lake Louise to Medicine Hat via Calgary. 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.[1] The route is divided expressway throughout the province (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), with a minimum of two lanes in each direction.[1]

Route description

Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System[3]

Southwestern Alberta

British Columbia Highway 1 becomes Alberta Highway 1 as it crosses Kicking Horse Pass into Alberta.[1] 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.[4] The segment of Highway 1 through the national park is maintained by the Government of Canada.[5]

Upon exiting Banff National Park, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 91 km (57 mi) until it reaches the City of Calgary.[4][6] 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.[7] It also briefly crosses a portion of Kananaskis Improvement District.[7] 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.[4] 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.[4]

Calgary

Within Calgary, Highway 1 is named 16 Avenue North and maintained by the City of Calgary. Certain stretches of 16 Avenue North 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.[1] As a result, speed limits on 16 Avenue North 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.[4][6] 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.[7] 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.[4] Highway 1A, the original Highway 1 from Calgary to Chestermere, is an alternate route to initial portion of this segment of Highway 1.[4]

Within the City of Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is named Trans Canada Highway and maintained by Alberta Transportation.[6] 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).[4] East of Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 48 km (30 mi) until it enters the Province of Saskatchewan,[4][6] continuing as Saskatchewan Highway 1.[1] This segment of the highway generally travels in an east direction through Cypress County.[7] For urban communities, this segment passes through the Hamlet of Dunmore and by the hamlets of Irvine and Walsh.[4]

History

Wildlife overpass, eastbound in the Banff National Park
Westbound to the Rocky Mountains
Eastbound near Canmore

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.[8][9] As of March 2010, only the stretch of Highway 1 between Banff National Park and Calgary had been assigned exit numbers.[4]

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.[10]

Planning is underway to realign Highway 1 around the Town of Strathmore.[11] Strathmore is the only low-speed signalized section of the highway between Calgary and Saskatchewan without a bypass plan.[12] 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.[12]

Construction of an interchange at Dunmore Road / South Boundary Road in Medicine Hat is expected to start in the fall of 2012, with completion estimated by the summer of 2014.[13]

Major intersections

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1][4]miExitDestinationsNotes
Continues as BC 1 west (Trans-Canada Highway) – Yoho National Park, Field, Golden, Kamloops
I.D. No. 9
(Banff National Park)		​00.0Alberta – British Columbia border • West end of Banff National Park
Kicking Horse Pass – el. 1,627 m (5,338 ft)
​63.7Crosses Bow River
​74.3 Hwy 93 north (Icefields Parkway) – Saskatchewan River Crossing, Rocky Mountain House, JasperInterchange
West end of Hwy 93 concurrency.
Lake Louise106.2 Hwy 1A east (Bow Valley Parkway) / Lake Louise Drive westInterchange
​127.5Crosses Bow River
Castle Junction3522 Hwy 93 south (Banff-Windermere Parkway) – Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, Cranbrook
To Hwy 1A (Bow Valley Parkway)		Interchange
East end of Hwy 93 concurrency.
​5635Sunshine Road to Sunshine VillageInterchange
​5937Crosses Bow River
​5937 Hwy 1A west (Bow Valley Parkway)Interchange
Banff6540Mount Norquay RoadInterchange
6943Banff AvenueInterchange
​8150East gate of Banff National Park
M.D. of Bighorn No. 8Harvie Heights835283Harvie Heights RoadInterchange
Canmore865386Bow Valley Trail / Palliser Trail / Harvie Heights RoadInterchange
8653Mountain AvenueEastbound exit and entrance.
895589Palliser TrailInterchange
915791 Hwy 1A east (Bow Valley Trail) – Exshaw, Morley, CochraneInterchange
9257Crosses Bow River
935893 Hwy 742 south (Three Sisters Parkway)Interchange
Dead Man's Flats986198George Biggy Sr. RoadInterchange
​10565105Lac Des ArcsInterchange
Kananaskis I.D.​11471114 Hwy 1X north – ExshawInterchange
↑ / ↓​11571Crosses Kananaskis River
Stoney I.R. Nos. 142, 143, and 144​11873118 Hwy 40 south (Kananaskis Trail) – Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis VillageInterchange
​12477124unnamed roadInterchange
Morley13181131Morley RoadInterchange
​13785137Bear Hill RoadInterchange
Rocky View County​14389143 Hwy 68 south (Sibbald Creek Trail)Interchange
​15697156Jumping Pound RoadInterchange
​161100161 Hwy 22 (Cowboy Trail) – Cochrane, Bragg CreekInterchange
Springbank169105169Range Road 33 – Calaway ParkInterchange
​172107172 Hwy 563 east (Old Banff Coach Road)Interchange
City of Calgary176109Valley Ridge Boulevard / Crestmont BoulevardInterchange
Becomes 16 Avenue N
177110177 Hwy 201 north / Stoney Trail (Exit 36)Interchange
179111Canada Olympic Drive / Bowfort Road – Canada Olympic ParkInterchange under construction
180110Sarcee Trail to Hwy 2 southInterchange
Freeway ends
181112Crosses Bow River
183114Shaganappi Trail / Memorial Drive / Bowness RoadInterchange
183.5114.0 West Campus Boulevard – Alberta Children's HospitalInterchange
184114 29 Street NW / Uxbridge Drive – Foothills Medical Centre
185115University Drive – McMahon Stadium, University of Calgary
To Crowchild Trail south		Interchange
186116Banff Trail
To Hwy 1A west / Crowchild Trail north
18711614 Street NW – City Centre
18811710 Street NW
189.5117.7Centre Street N
190120Edmonton Trail
192119 Hwy 2 / Deerfoot Trail (Exit 258) – Airport, Red Deer, Edmonton, Fort Macleod
Expressway begins
194121Barlow TrailInterchange
195121 36 Street NE – Peter Lougheed CentreInterchange
19712252 Street NEInterchange
19912468 Street NE
200120 Hwy 201 / Stoney Trail (Exit 78)Interchange
16 Avenue N ends
Rocky View County​202126Garden Road (100 Street NE)Traffic signals
City of Chestermere208129Chestermere Boulevard (Former Hwy 1A)Interchange
Rocky View County​212132 Hwy 791 (Range Road 280) – Delacour, Indus
​219136 Hwy 9 north – Drumheller, Hanna, Saskatoon
Hwy 797 south – Langdon		Interchange
Wheatland County​228142 Hwy 24 south – Cheadle, Lethbridge
Strathmore238148 Hwy 817 (Wheatland Trail) – Ardenode, Carseland
​248154 Hwy 21 north – Rockyford, Three Hills
​260160 Hwy 561 east – Hussar
Gleichen278173 Hwy 547 west – Arrowwood, Mossleigh
282175 Hwy 901 west
​292181 Hwy 842 – Chancellor, Cluny, Milo
​308191 Hwy 56 north – Drumheller, Stettler
Newell CountyBassano32420111th StreetEastbound exit only.
3272036th Avenue
330210 Hwy 550 east / Township Road 212 west – Rosemary
​364226 Hwy 36 (Veteran Memorial Highway) – Hanna, Taber
Brooks373232 Hwy 873 (2nd Street W) – DuchessInterchange
376234 Hwy 542 west / Cassils RoadInterchange
​385239 Hwy 875 south – Rolling Hills, Hays
​394245 Hwy 876 – Tilley, Patricia
Cypress CountySuffield439273 Hwy 884 north – CFB Suffield, Ralston, Jenner
​465289 Hwy 524 west – Hays, Vauxhall
Redcliff470290Mitchell Street
471293Broadway Avenue
City of Medicine Hat476296Box Springs RoadInterchange
4772963 Street NWInterchange
478297Crosses South Saskatchewan River
4782971 Street SWAt-grade; uncontrolled
Proposed interchange[14][15]
4792986 Street SW / 7 Street SWTraffic signals
Proposed intersection closure[14][15]
480300Gershaw Drive
Hwy 3 west (Crowsnest Highway) – Bow Island, Taber, Lethbridge
Hwy 41A east – City Centre		Interchange
48129916 Street SWTraffic signals
Proposed intersection closure[14][15]
482300College Avenue / South Ridge DriveInterchange
48330013 Avenue SEInterchange
485301Dunmore Road / South Boundary RoadInterchange
Cypress CountyDunmore492306Eagle Butte Road
​494307 Hwy 41 north (Buffalo Trail) – Oyen, ConsortWest end of Hwy 41 concurrency.
​510320 Hwy 41 south (Buffalo Trail) – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Wild HorseEast end of Hwy 41 concurrency.
Irvine514319Wilhelm Street
Walsh5313304th Avenue
​534332Alberta – Saskatchewan border
Continues as Hwy 1 (TCH) east (Trans-Canada Highway) – Maple Creek, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Regina

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
  2. 1 2 Department of Public Works (1939). "Highway Map of Province of Alberta Canada" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  3. ↑ "National Highway System". Transport Canada. December 13, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Trans-Canada Highway". Transport Canada. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "August 2009 Contract Maintenance of Provincial Highways" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. May 28, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Alberta Provincial Highway Projects". Alberta Transportation. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Exit Numbering – Recommended Practices" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. November 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "TSB Newsletter – Volume 4, Issue 1" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network East of Calgary, Highway 842 to Highway 797, Planning Study". Alberta Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  12. 1 2 "Open House #1 – Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network, Highway 842 to Highway 797 Planning Study" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Dunmore Road interchange drives forward in Medicine Hat". Government of Alberta. February 29, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 "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.
  15. 1 2 3 "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.
Preceded by
BC Highway 1		 Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 1 		Succeeded by
SK Highway 1
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