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Highway 1 marker
Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length534 km[1] (332 mi)
Existed1941[2]–present
Major junctions
West endB.C. border near Lake Louise
continues west as Highway 1 (TCH)
Major intersections Highway 93 at Lake Louise
Highway 40 near Seebe
Highway 22 near Cochrane
Highway 201 in Calgary
Highway 2 in Calgary
Highway 9 near Langdon
Highway 24 near Cheadle
Highway 21 near Strathmore
Highway 56 at Crowfoot
Highway 36 near Brooks
Highway 3 in Medicine Hat
Highway 41 near Dunmore
East endSaskatchewan border near Walsh
continues east as Highway 1 (TCH)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesI.D. No. 9, Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Kananaskis I.D., Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Newell County, Cypress County
Major citiesCalgary, Brooks, Chestermere, Medicine Hat
TownsBanff, Canmore, Strathmore, Bassano, Redcliff
Highway system
← Highway 986→ Highway 1A

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 1,[3] or Trans-Canada Highway 1, is the main east-west highway traversing southern Alberta, Canada. It is designated a core route in Canada's National Highway System[4] and 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][5] As of 2014, the route is divided 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), with a minimum of two lanes in each direction.[1][6]

Route description

Banff National Park

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.[5] The segment of Highway 1 through the national park is maintained by the Government of Canada.[7]

Banff National Park to Calgary

Upon exiting Banff National Park, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 91 km (57 mi) until it reaches the City of Calgary.[5][8] 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.[9] It also briefly crosses a portion of Kananaskis Improvement District.[9] 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

Within Calgary, Highway 1 is named 16 Avenue North[1] 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. 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 Medicine Hat

Upon exiting Calgary, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 273 km (170 mi) until it reaches the City of Medicine Hat.[5][8] 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.[9] 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] Highway 1A, the original Highway 1 from Calgary to Chestermere, is an alternate route to initial portion of this segment of Highway 1.[5]

Medicine Hat

Within the City of Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is named Trans Canada Highway and maintained by Alberta Transportation.[8] 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]

Medicine Hat to Saskatchewan

Upon exiting Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 48 km (30 mi) until it enters the Province of Saskatchewan,[5][8] continuing as Saskatchewan Highway 1.[1] This segment of the highway generally travels in an east direction through Cypress County.[9] 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.[10][11] As of March 2010, only the stretch of Highway 1 between Banff National Park and Calgary had been assigned exit numbers.[5]

Future

Parks Canada has completed twinning the final 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of Highway 1 between Lake Louise and the British Columbia border, with the new alignment opened to traffic on June 12, 2014.[6]

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 is expected to start in the fall of 2012, with completion estimated by the summer of 2014.[14]

Major intersections

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1][5]miExitDestinationsNotes
Preceded by Highway 1 (TCH) west (Trans-Canada Highway) – Yoho National Park, Field, Golden, Kamloops
Improvement District No. 9
(Banff National Park)		​00.0Alberta – British Columbia border
Kicking Horse Pass (el. 1627 m, 5339 ft)		Enters Banff National Park
​63.7Crosses Bow River
​74.3 Highway 93 north (Icefields Parkway) – Saskatchewan River Crossing, Rocky Mountain House, JasperInterchange
Highway 93 concurrency begins
Lake Louise106.2 Highway 1A east (Bow Valley Parkway)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedInterchange
​127.5Crosses Bow River
Castle Junction3522 Highway 93 south (Banff-Windermere Highway) – Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, Cranbrook
To Highway 1A (Bow Valley Parkway)		Interchange
Hwy 93 concurrency ends
​5635Sunshine Road to Sunshine VillageInterchange
​5937Crosses Bow River
​5937 Highway 1A west (Bow Valley Parkway)Interchange
Banff6540Mt. 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 Highway 1A east (Bow Valley Trail) – Exshaw, Morley, CochraneInterchange
9257Crosses Bow River
935893 Highway 742 south (Three Sisters Parkway)Interchange
Dead Man's Flats986198George Biggy Sr. RoadInterchange
​10565105Lac Des ArcsInterchange
Kananaskis Improvement District​11471114 Highway 1X / Highway 40 north – ExshawInterchange
Hwy 40 concurrency begins (unsigned)
↑ / ↓11571Crosses Kananaskis River
Stoney Indian Reserve​11873118 Highway 40 south (Kananaskis Trail)Interchange
Hwy 40 concurrency ends (unsigned)
​12477124Interchange
Morley13181131Morley RoadInterchange
​13785137Bear Hill RoadInterchange
Rocky View County​14389143 Highway 68 south (Sibbald Creek Trail)Interchange
​15697156Jumping Pound RoadInterchange
​161100161 Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) – Cochrane, Bragg CreekInterchange
Springbank169105169Range Road 33 – Calaway ParkInterchange
​172107172 Highway 563 east (Old Banff Coach Road)Interchange
City of Calgary176109Valley Ridge Boulevard / Crestmont BoulevardInterchange
177110177 Highway 201 north (Stoney Trail)Interchange
179111Canada Olympic Drive / Bowfort Road – Canada Olympic ParkInterchange under construction
180110Sarcee Trail To Highway 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 Highway 1A west (Crowchild Trail)
18711614 Street NW – City Centre
18811710 Street NW
189.5117.7Centre Street N
190120Edmonton Trail
192119 Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail) – Airport, Edmonton, Red Deer, Fort MacleodHwy 2 exit 258
Expressway begins
194121Barlow TrailInterchange
195121 36 Street NE – Peter Lougheed CentreInterchange
19712252 Street NEInterchange
19912468 Street NEInterchange
200120 Highway 201 (Stoney Trail)
Rocky View CountyChestermere208129Chestermere Boulevard (Former Hwy 1A)
212132 Highway 791 (Range Road 280) – Delacour, Indus
​219136 Highway 9 north – Drumheller, Hanna, Saskatoon
Highway 797 south – Langdon		Interchange
Wheatland County​228142 Highway 24 south – Cheadle, Lethbridge
Strathmore238148 Highway 817 (Wheatland Trail) – Ardenode, Carseland
​248154 Highway 21 north – Rockyford, Three Hills
​260160 Highway 561 east – Hussar
Gleichen278173 Highway 547 west – Arrowwood, Mossleigh
282175 Highway 901 west
​292181 Highway 842 – Chancellor, Cluny, Milo
​308191 Highway 56 north – Drumheller, Stettler
Newell CountyBassano32420111th StreetEastbound exit only.
3272036th Avenue
330210 Highway 550 east – RosemaryModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
​364226 Highway 36 (Veteran Memorial Highway) – Hanna, Taber
Brooks373232 Highway 873 (2nd Street W) – DuchessInterchange
376234 Highway 542 westModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedInterchange
​385239 Highway 875 south – Rolling Hills, Hays
​394245 Highway 876 – Tilley, Patricia
Cypress CountySuffield439273 Highway 884 north – CFB Suffield, Ralston, Jenner
​465289 Highway 524 west – Hays, Vauxhall
Redcliff470290Mitchell Street
471293Broadway Avenue
City of Medicine Hat476296Box Springs RoadInterchange
4772963 Street NWInterchange
478297Crosses South Saskatchewan River
4782971 Street SWProposed interchange
480300Gershaw Drive
Highway 3 west (Crowsnest Highway) – Lethbridge
Highway 41A east – City Centre		Interchange
482300College Avenue / South Ridge DriveInterchange
48330013 Avenue SEInterchange
485301Dunmore Road / South Boundary RoadInterchange
Cypress CountyDunmore492306Eagle Butte Road
​494307 Highway 41 north (Buffalo Trail) – Oyen, Consort Highway 41 concurrency begins
​510320 Highway 41 south (Buffalo Trail) – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Wild HorseHwy 41 concurrency ends
Irvine514319Wilhelm Street
Walsh5313304 Avenue
​534332Alberta – Saskatchewan border
Succeded by Highway 1 (TCH) east (Trans-Canada Highway) – Maple Creek, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Regina

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b Department of Public Works (1939). "Highway Map of Province of Alberta Canada" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  3. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 1
  4. ^ "National Highway System". Transport Canada. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2005. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  6. ^ a b "Crews complete twinning of Trans-Canada through Banff National Park". CTV Calgary. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  7. ^ "The Trans-Canada Highway". Transport Canada. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  8. ^ a b c d "August 2009 Contract Maintenance of Provincial Highways" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  9. ^ a b c d "Alberta Provincial Highway Projects". Alberta Transportation. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  10. ^ "Exit Numbering – Recommended Practices" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. November 2004. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  11. ^ "TSB Newsletter – Volume 4, Issue 1" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2005. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  12. ^ "Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network East of Calgary, Highway 842 to Highway 797, Planning Study". Alberta Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  13. ^ a b "Open House #1 - Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network, Highway 842 to Highway 797 Planning Study" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  14. ^ "Dunmore Road interchange drives forward in Medicine Hat". Government of Alberta. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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