Alberta Highway 16X
Route information | ||||
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Length | 36 km[1] (22 mi) | |||
Existed | 1970s–1997 | |||
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East end | ![]() ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Parkland County | |||
Major cities | Edmonton, Spruce Grove | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 16X, commonly referred to as Highway 16X, is the designation of one former and three proposed routes off
History
In the 1970s, Highway 16 was a four-lane, divided highway that passed along the northern edge of
Future
Highway 16X is the designation of three proposed bypasses around Hinton, Edson, and Lloydminster. The province of Alberta has determined alignments for all three bypasses, coincidentally all would be on the south side of the present Highway 16 alignments.[4] The Hinton bypass, temporarily designated as 16X:02, would run between Highway 40 south and Drinnan Way, bypassing a 10 km (6 mi) section of Highway 16.[10][11] The bypass of Edson, designated as 16X:06, would run between 75 Street and the Edson Golf Course, bypassing 6 kilometres (4 mi) of Highway 16.[12][13] The Lloydminster bypass, designated as 16X:30, the only one presently being studied by Alberta Transportation,[14] would start near the hamlet of Blackfoot and intersect Highway 17 at the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, approximately 4.8 km (3.0 mi) south of the present Highway 16/17 intersection.[15] East of Highway 17, the bypass would be under Saskatchewan provincial jurisdiction. As of 2017[update], a planning study for the bypass had not been published by Saskatchewan.[16] Funding for the Alberta portion was not included in the 2016-2019 construction plan.[14]
Major intersections
All exits are unnumbered.
specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Grande Prairie, Peace River | Continuation west | ||||
![]() Spruce Grove, Edmonton City Centre | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | ||||
10.5 | 6.5 | ![]() Calahoo | At-grade; interchange constructed after renumbering[17] | ||
Hwy 788 (Calahoo Road) | At-grade; intersection closed after renumbering[17] | ||||
18.1 | 11.2 | Century Road / Range Road 272 | Interchange | ||
| 23.1 | 14.4 | ![]() Westlock | Interchange; present-day Hwy 44 | |
Acheson | 26.1 | 16.2 | ![]() | Interchange | |
Edmonton | 31.0 | 19.3 | Winterburn Road (215 Street) | At-grade; interchange constructed after renumbering[17] | |
32.9 | 20.4 | ![]() | Extension constructed after renumbering[17] | ||
34.4 | 21.4 | 184 Street | At-grade; interchange constructed after renumbering[17] | ||
36.0 | 22.4 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | ||
![]() ![]() | Continuation east | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (January 19, 2017). "Former Highway 16X in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 10
- ^ a b "Highways 16 and 16X Renumbered to Provide Greater Consistency". Government of Alberta. June 4, 1997. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Travel Alberta. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Government of Alberta. Edmonton inset.
- ^ Google (February 1, 2017). "Alberta Highway 16X" (Map). Hwy 16: Hwy 14 to Hwy 16A. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Travel Alberta (1984). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Government of Alberta. Edmonton inset.
- ^ Travel Alberta (1988). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Government of Alberta. § I-5.
- ^ Alberta Economic Development and Tourism (1995). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Government of Alberta. Spruce Grove & Edmonton inset.
- ^ "Province selects Hinton bypass route". Hinton Parklander. June 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Google (January 21, 2017). "Highway 16 through Hinton, Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Town of Edson (January 1, 2016). Municipal Development Plan (Bylaw 2172) (Report). p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Google (January 21, 2017). "Highway 16 through Edson, Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "East Provincial Highway Projects". Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. July 22, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Google (January 21, 2017). "Highway 16X/17 intersection" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Planning Studies". Highways and Infrastructure. Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Transportation Infrastructure Management System - Existing Structures in the Provincial Highway Corridor" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. September 28, 2012. pp. 89–91. Retrieved November 22, 2016.