Alberta Highway 20
Highway 20 | ||||
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| Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation | ||||
| Length | 110 km[1] (68 mi) | |||
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| South end |  Hwy 11 near Sylvan Lake | |||
| North end |  Hwy 39 in Alsike | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County | |||
| Towns | Sylvan Lake, Bentley, Rimbey | |||
| Villages | Breton | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 20, commonly referred to as Highway 20, is a highway in central Alberta, Canada, west of Highway 2.[2]
Highway 20 begins at Alsike along Highway 39 and proceeds 10 km (6.2 mi) south to Breton where it crosses Highway 616.[1] It continues south another 17 km to Winfield where it crosses Highway 13. From Winfield the highway continues south for another 15 km to Hoadley where Highway 611 branches off to the east. 12 km further south it goes through Bluffton where Highway 607 branches off to the west.[1]
Highway 53 branches off Highway 20 to the east towards Ponoka about 10 km south of Bluffton. The highway then travels 2 km before meeting Highway 20A, which proceeds into Rimbey. Highway 20 turns left and proceeds another 3 km before Highway 53 branches off to the west through Rimbey to Highway 22. The highway proceeds southeast for 22 km where Highway 771 branches off to the north. The highway meets Highway 12 just east of Bentley 2 km later.[1]
From Highway 12, it goes directly south for 16 km where it meets Highway 11A at a four way stop at the east end of Sylvan Lake. From Highway 11A it travels another 4 km to its end at Highway 11.[3]
Major intersections
From south to north:[4]
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Red Deer County | Sylvan Lake | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 11 – Rocky Mountain House, Red Deer | Traffic signals; proposed interchange and Hwy 781 realignment[5] |
| 4.1 | 2.5 |  Hwy 11A east – Red Deer | Roundabout | ||
| Lacombe County | | 10.7 | 6.6 | Aspelund Road – Blackfalds | |
| Bentley | 20.3 | 12.6 |  Hwy 12 – Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe | Former Hwy 51 west | |
| | 22.3 | 13.9 |  Hwy 771 north – Parkland Beach | ||
| Ponoka County | Rimbey | 42.8 | 26.6 |   Hwy 20A north (50 Avenue) to Hwy 53 west | Hwy 20 turns west north of intersection |
| 45.4 | 28.2 | Hwy 20A south / Hwy 53 west (51 Street) | Hwy 20 branches north; south end of Hwy 53 concurrency | ||
| | 47.0 | 29.2 | Hwy 53 east – Ponoka | North end of Hwy 53 concurrency | |
| 53.9 | 33.5 |  Hwy 607 west | |||
| 56.1 | 34.9 | UAR 165 north – Bluffton | |||
| Hoadley | 69.2 | 43.0 |  Hwy 611 east – Maskwacis | ||
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | Winfield | 83.7 | 52.0 |  Hwy 13 – Alder Flats, Wetaskiwin | |
| Brazeau County | Breton | 100.7 | 62.6 |  Hwy 616 – Buck Creek, Mulhurst | |
| Alsike | 110.2 | 68.5 | Hwy 39 – Drayton Valley, Leduc | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Highway 20A
Highway 20A | |
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| Location | Rimbey |
| Length | 3.2 km[6] (2.0 mi) |
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 20A is the designation of a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) alternate route off Highway 20 serving the Town of Rimbey. It starts within Rimbey at Highway 53 and ends 1.6 km (1.0 mi) to the north at Highway 20.[2][6]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Ponoka County.
| Location | km[6] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Rimbey | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Hwy 20 – Bentley, Sylvan LakeTownship Road 424 | East entrance into Rimbey along 50 Avenue | |
| 1.6 | 0.99 | Hwy 53 west (50 Avenue) 51 Street | Four way stop, Hwy 20A branches north Hwy 53 concurrency begins | ||
| 3.2 | 2.0 | Hwy 20 / Hwy 53 east – Winfield, Breton, Ponoka | North entrance into Rimbey; Hwy 20A ends. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c d e Google. "Highway 20 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- ^ a b "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2015 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § J–5 and K–5.
- ^ Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. p. 64.
- ^ "Highway 11 Functional Planning Study - Executive Summary" (PDF). Government of Alberta. McElhanny Consulting Services Ltd. December 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c Google. "Highway 20A in Rimbey, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Google.