Alberta Highway 12
Appearance
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
Length | 364 km (226 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) near Rocky Mountain House | |||
Highway 20 Highway 2 Highway 2A Highway 50 Highway 21 Highway 11 Highway 56 Highway 36 Highway 41 | ||||
East end | Saskatchewan border near Compeer continues as Highway 51 | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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Clearwater County | | 0 | 0.0 | Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) – Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House | Western terminus of Hwy 12 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Highway 761 – Leslieville, Stauffer | ||||
Lacombe County | | 39 | 24 | Highway 766 – Eckville | |||
Bentley | 59 | 37 | Highway 20 – Rimbey, Breton, Sylvan Lake | ||||
| 66– 67 | 41– 42 | Passes through Aspen Beach Provincial Park | ||||
Gull Lake | 71 | 44 | Highway 792 north – Crestomere | ||||
City of Lacombe | 79 | 49 | Highway 2 (Exit 422) – Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary | Grade Separated | |||
83 | 52 | Highway 2A – Ponoka, Blackfalds, Red Deer | |||||
Lacombe County | | 97 | 60 | Highway 815 – Ponoka, Joffre | |||
| 102 | 63 | Urban Approach Road 111 north – Clive | ||||
| 111 | 69 | Urban Approach Road 88 north – Tees | ||||
| 111.5 | 69.3 | Highway 821 north | ||||
| 112 | 70 | Highway 50 east – Mirror, Bashaw | ||||
Alix | 124 | 77 | Highway 601 – Buffalo Lake | ||||
| 130 | 81 | Highway 21 north – Mirror, Bashaw, Camrose | Hwy 21 concurrency begins | |||
Future Highway 921 south | |||||||
↑ / ↓ | | 132 | 82 | Highway 21 south – Delburne, Three Hills | Hwy 21 concurrency ends | ||
County of Stettler No. 6 | Nevis | 137 | 85 | Main Street | |||
| 140 | 87 | Highway 11 west – Red Deer | ||||
Erskine | 148 | 92 | Highway 835 – Rochon Sands | ||||
Town of Stettler | 160 | 99 | Highway 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 | Highway 850 north – Red Willow, Donalda | Hwy 850 concurrency begins | ||
Botha | 174 | 108 | Highway 850 south | Hwy 850 concurrency ends | |||
Gadsby | 186 | 116 | Highway 852 north | ||||
County of Paintearth No. 18 | | 199 | 124 | Highway 855 north – Big Knife Provincial Park, Daysland | Hwy 855 concurrency begins | ||
Halkirk | 200 | 120 | Highway 855 south – Endiang | Hwy 855 concurrency ends | |||
Castor | 219 | 136 | Highway 861 north to Highway 599 east (45 Street) | ||||
| 223 | 139 | Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Viking, Killam, Hanna, Brooks | ||||
Coronation | 253 | 157 | Highway 872 south | Hwy 872 concurrency begins | |||
255 | 158 | Highway 872 north – Hardisty | Hwy 872 concurrency ends | ||||
Special Area No. 4 | Veteran | 279 | 173 | Highway 884 north – Hughenden, Amisk | Hwy 884 concurrency begins | ||
| 280 | 170 | Highway 884 south – Youngstown, Suffield | Hwy 884 concurrency ends | |||
Consort | 303 | 188 | Highway 41 north (Buffalo Trail) – Czar, Wainwright Highway 886 south – Cereal | Hwy 41 concurrency begins | |||
Monitor | 321 | 199 | Highway 41 south (Buffalo Trail) – Oyen, Medicine Hat | Hwy 41 concurrency ends | |||
| 338 | 210 | Range Road 31 south – Kirriemuir | ||||
Altario | 350 | 220 | Highway 899 – Bodo, Provost, Esther, Sibbald | ||||
Compeer | 364 | 226 | Alberta – Saskatchewan border | Eastern terminus of Hwy 12 | |||
Continues as Highway 51 east – Major, Kerrobert, Biggar | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
External links
- 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.
- Mile by Mile. Alberta Highway # 12