Alberta Highway 22
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| Highway 22 | |||||||||
| Cowboy Trail | |||||||||
| Length: | 584 km (363 mi) | ||||||||
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| From: | Lundbreck (Crownest Highway) | ||||||||
| To: | Mayerthorpe (Highway 18) | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Cochrane, Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe | ||||||||
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>Highway 22 is a highway in Alberta, Canada. The highway has been billed as the Cowboy Trail by Travel Alberta since it passes through a lot of ranch country. The highway is considered by many to be among Alberta's most scenic, as it follows the picturesque eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
The 22 starts between Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass. It then goes north through the towns of Longview, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, and Millarville. The highway then jogs west at Highway 22X. About 30 km (18 miles) later, it turns north again and passes through the popular hamlet of Bragg Creek where the 22X ends. Highway 22 keeps continues north past the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) west of Calgary, up through the Town of Cochrane, to Cochrane Lake and north to Cremona and Bottrel.
The highway continues in a generally northward direction (with a number of westward jogs), passing through the towns of Sundre, Caroline, Rocky Mountain House and Drayton Valley (west of Edmonton) until it intersects Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway). It continues north to cross Highway 43 at Mayerthorpe, where it terminates 7 km north at Highway 18.
[edit] Mile by mile description
From south to north:
| km | Description |
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| 0 | Starts from  Crowsnest Highway between Crowsnest Pass and Cowley |
| 24 | Crosses Oldman River |
| 44 | Highway 520 branches to the east towards Claresholm |
| 71 | Highway 533 branches to the east, enters Chain Lakes Provincial Park |
| 82 | Highway 532 branches to the west |
| 96 | Highway 540 branches to the east near Pekisko |
| 109 | Crosses Highwood River in Longview |
| 111 | Highway 541 branches to the west |
| 118 | Highway 543 branches to the east in Hartell towards High River |
| 128 | Jogs west between Black Diamond and Turner Valley,  Highway 7 branches to the east in Black Diamond |
| 132 | Highway 546 branches to the west in Turner Valley, Highway 22 continues north |
| 143 | Highway 549 branches to the west near Millarville |
| 146 | Highway 549 branches to the east towards Okotoks |
| 159 |  Highway 22X branches to the east, Highway 22 turns west near Priddis |
| 185 | Highway 762 branches to the south near Bragg Creek, Highway 66 continues west, Highway 22 turns north |
| 189 | Passes through Bragg Creek, Highway 758 branches to the south towards Bragg Creek Provincial Park |
| 194 | Passes the resort community of Redwood Meadows |
| 199 |  Highway 8 branches to the east towards Calgary, where it becomes Glenmore Trail |
| 207 | Crosses  Highway 1 near Springbank |
| 217 | Crosses the Bow River and enters Cochrane |
| 219 | Crosses  Highway 1A, exits Cochrane |
| 228 | Highway 567 branches to the east to Airdrie and Irricana |
| 244 | Highway 574 branches to the east to Madden |
| 255 | Highway 579 branches to the west to Water Valley |
| 259 | Highway 580 branches to the east in Cremona to Carstairs |
| 274 | Highway 582 branches to the east near Shantz to Didsbury |
| 289 | Jogs west, Highway 27 branches to the east to Olds |
| 288 | Crosses the Little Red Deer River |
| 297 | Passes through Sundre, crosses Red Deer River |
| 299 | Highway 584 branches to the west, highway turns north |
| 315 | Highway 587 branches to the east to Bowden |
| 332 | Highway 54 branches to the east to Innisfail, highway jogs west |
| 337 | Passes through Caroline |
| 345 | Highway 591 branches to the west, highway turns north |
| 371 | Jogs west along  David Thompson Highway |
| 379 | Highway 598 branches to the east, Highway 752 branches to the south in Rocky Mountain House |
| 383 | David Thompson Highway continues west, highway continues north |
| 389 |  Highway 12 branches to the east to Bentley |
| 416 | Highway 53 branches to the east to Rimbey |
| 443 | Crosses  Highway 13 |
| 463 | Crosses Highway 616 |
| 474 |  Highway 39 branches east to Leduc, highway jogs west |
| 480 | Crosses the North Saskatchewan River |
| 485 | Highway 620 branches to the south near Drayton Valley, highway turns north |
| 495 | Highway 621 branches to the west in Rocky Rapids |
| 505 | Highway 624 branches to the east |
| 530 | Jogs west along the  Yellowhead Highway in Entwistle, crosses the Pembina River |
| 538 | Leaves Highway 16, turns north |
| 571 | Highway 647 branches to the west |
| 577 | Crosses  Highway 43 south of Mayerthorpe |
| 584 | Ends at  Highway 18, north of Mayerthorpe |
