Alberta Highway 13

Route map:
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Alder Flats
Major intersections
East end Hwy 14 near Hayter at the Saskatchewan border
Location
Country
Bawlf, Lougheed, Amisk, Hughenden
Highway system
← Hwy 12→ Hwy 14

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 13, commonly referred to as Highway 13, is an east–west highway through

Alder Flats, 7 km (4 mi) west of Highway 22, to the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, where it becomes Saskatchewan Highway 14.[2] Highway 13 is about 366 kilometres (227 mi) long.[1] East of the City of Wetaskiwin, it generally parallels a Canadian Pacific Kansas City
rail line.

Route description

From the west, Highway 13 begins at Alder Flats before intersecting Highway 22.

Westerose and Falun prior to intersecting Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway), approximately 51 km (32 mi) south of Edmonton.[4][1]

East of Highway 2, Highway 13 enters Wetaskiwin as 40 Avenue and turns north along Highway 2A (56 Street). At the north side of Wetaskiwin, it turns east and passes north of Gwynne through Bittern Lake. After crossing Highway 21, it enters Camrose as 48 Avenue.[4]

East of Camrose, Highway 13 travels generally southeast, passing by

Metiskow, through Provost, and by Hayter. Upon entering Saskatchewan, Highway 13 continues as Saskatchewan Highway 14 to Saskatoon.[4][1]

History

The section of Highway 13 from Wetaskiwin to Winfield was originally designated as

Highway 612 was renumbered, coinciding with the commissioning of Highway 22 north of Cremona.[7][8]

Major intersections

From west to east:[9]

specialized municipality
Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Alder Flats
0.00.0Range Road 74 / Township Road 460Western terminus
​6.54.0 Hwy 22 – Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House
11.37.0Range Road 63 – Buck Lake
20.612.8
Hwy 761
north
Winfield39.124.3UAR 175 north
​39.924.8 Hwy 20 – Breton, Rimbey
59.336.8Crosses Battle River
63.739.6
Hwy 771 – Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
Westerose
69.743.3 Hwy 13A east – Ma-Me-O Beach
​74.646.4 Hwy 13A west – Ma-Me-O Beach
Hwy 795 – Calmar
​92.357.4 Hwy 2 – Edmonton, Red Deer, CalgaryInterchange; Hwy 2 exit 295
Hwy 613
east)		West end of Hwy 2A concurrency; former Hwy 13A east
112.770.0 Hwy 2A north – Leduc, EdmontonEast end of Hwy 2A concurrency
114.371.0 Hwy 814 north / 47 Street – BeaumontFormer Hwy 13A west
Hwy 822
Gwynne126.078.3UAR 189 south
Bittern Lake
136.084.5
Ervick
143.489.1 Hwy 21 – Edmonton, Three Hills
City of Camrose149.893.1 68 Street (Hwy 13A east) – Thru TrafficBypass route
151.894.3 51 Street (
Hwy 833
north)
153.795.5 Hwy 26 east – Viking
155.996.9 Hwy 13A west (Camrose Drive) – Thru TrafficBypass route
Tofield
Ohaton
164.4102.2Range Road 192
Ryley, Rosalind
Daysland
194.5120.9 Hwy 855 north – HoldenWest end of Hwy 855 concurrency
​196.2121.9 Hwy 855 south – Heisler, Big Knife Provincial ParkEast end of Hwy 855 concurrency
Hwy 856 south – Forestburg
Killam223.7139.0 Hwy 36 – Viking, Castor, Hanna
Hwy 869
north
Hwy 870 north – Kinsella
​257.7160.1
Hwy 872 south – Coronation
Hardisty263.6163.8 Hwy 881 north – Irma
​265.6165.0Crosses Battle River
M.D. of Provost No. 52Amisk284.4176.7 Hwy 884 south – Veteran
Hwy 603 west / UAR 86
east
​305.1189.6 Hwy 41 – Czar, Consort, Wainwright
320.4199.1
Metiskow
332.9206.9Range Road 41 – CadoganFormer UAR 108 south
Hwy 600 west – Cadogan
West end of Hwy 899 concurrency
349.6217.2
Hwy 899 south – Bodo
East end of Hwy 899 concurrency
Hayter358.6222.8
​366.0227.4
Saskatoon
Continuation into Saskatchewan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Highway 13A

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 13A is the designation of the following two current and one former alternate routes of Highway 13.[1]

Ma-Me-O Beach
Highway 13A in Ma-Me-O Beach

Highway 13A marker

Highway 13A

LocationMa-Me-O Beach
Length7.4 km (4.6 mi)

From 2.0 km (1.2 mi) east of Westerose to 5.6 km (3.5 mi) west of Falun, the first segment of Highway 13A travels 7.4 km (4.6 mi) through

Ma-Me-O Beach on the southern shore of Pigeon Lake
. This segment, which runs north of Highway 13, formed the original Highway 13 alignment prior to it being realigned to bypass the Indian reserve and summer village to the south in the 2000s.

Camrose
Highway 13A in Camrose

Highway 13A marker

Highway 13A
(68 Street, Camrose Drive)

LocationCamrose
Length8.2 km (5.1 mi)

The second segment of Highway 13A is a southern bypass of Camrose and is 8 km (5.0 mi) in length. Commissioned in 1989,[10] the route follows 68 Street south from Highway 13 (48 Avenue) for 2.4 km (1.5 mi) and then turns east and becoming Camrose Drive, reconnecting with Highway 13 on the eastern ends of Camrose.[1] Highway 13A serves as the main dangerous goods route through Camrose, as dangerous good are prohibited on Highway 13 (48 Avenue) through the centre of the city, and is maintained by the City of Camrose.[11]

Wetaskiwin

Highway 13A is a former alternate route of Highway 13 through Wetaskiwin. From the present Highway 13 (west) / Highway 2A intersection, Highway 13A used to proceed east along 40 Avenue for 1.6 km (0.99 mi), then turned north and followed 47 Street for 3.2 km (2.0 mi) and reconnected with Highway 13 at the present-day Highway 13 / Highway 814 intersection.[12] The route was decommissioned in mid-1980s.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Google (2016-12-01). "Highway 13 in central Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. ^ "2015 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  3. ^ "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  4. ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2016 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § J-5, J-6, J-7, K-7, K-8.
  5. ^ Travel Alberta (1967). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta.
  6. ^ Travel Alberta (1970). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta.
  7. ^ Travel Alberta (1978–1979). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § J-5.
  8. ^ Travel Alberta (1980). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § J-5.
  9. ^ Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 63, 64, 65, 66, 67.
  10. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1989 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § Camrose.
  11. ^ "City of Camrose Map". City of Camrose. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  12. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1982 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § Westaskiwin.
  13. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1988 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § Westaskiwin.

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