Alberta Highway 21
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| Length | 328 km[1] (204 mi) | |||
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| South end |  Hwy 1 (TCH) east of Strathmore | |||
| North end |  Hwy 15 in Fort Saskatchewan | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 21, commonly referred to as Highway 21, is a north–south highway in Alberta, Canada that parallels Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton.[1] It is approximately 328 kilometres (204 mi) in length.[2] It begins at the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) east of Strathmore, and ends at Fort Saskatchewan where it is succeeded by Highway 15.[3] The northernmost 25 kilometres (16 mi) of the highway are twinned. Highway 21 runs roughly parallel to the main north–south CN rail line between Calgary and Edmonton between Three Hills and Looma.
Route description
Highway 21 begins at Highway 1 approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of
Highway 21 turns west and follows Highway 12 for 1 mile (1.6 km) entering
History
The southern terminus of Highway 21 was originally at Highway 9 in the village of Beiseker, travelled north for 13 kilometres (8 mi) along present-day Highway 806 to the village of Acme, travelled east for approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) along present-day Highway 575, before turning north towards Three Hills.[6][7] In c. 1958, Highway 21 was realigned to travel due south from Three Hills to Highway 9, and was later extended to Highway 1 near Strathmore, while the former section was renumbered to Highway 21A until c. 1962, when it was renumbered to Highway 26, and again renumbered in c. 1972 to its present designations.[8][9]
The section from Fort Saskatchewan to Highway 16 was originally designated as Highway 55. By 1960, Highway 21 terminated at Highway 14 southwest of Edmonton.[10] In the 1970s, Highway 21 was extended north from Highway 14 past Sherwood Park to Highway 16, while Highway 55 was renumbered and became part of Highway 21.[11] The section of Highway 21 previously designated as 55 was twinned in the 1980s, and the section adjacent to Sherwood Park was completed in late 2009.[12]
Future
Alberta Transportation has long-term plans to replace the Content Bridge across the Red Deer River with a new crossing north of Delburne.
Alberta Transportation, in partnership with the City of Edmonton, City of Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County, and
Major intersections
Starting from the south end of Highway 21:
specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Wheatland County | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 1 (TCH) – Medicine Hat, Strathmore, Calgary | |
| 13.0 | 8.1 |  Hwy 564 west – Nightingale | South end of Hwy 564 concurrency | ||
| 16.3 | 10.1 | Hwy 564 east | North end of Hwy 564 concurrency | ||
| 21.2 | 13.2 | UAR 133 east – Rockyford | |||
| 31.5 | 19.6 | Crosses the Rosebud River | |||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 39.3 | 24.4 |  Hwy 9 – Calgary, Drumheller | |
| Kneehill County | | 53.2 | 33.1 |  Hwy 575 – Acme, Carbon | |
| 59.2 | 36.8 | UAR 187 west – Swalwell | |||
| 69.0 | 42.9 |  Hwy 582 west – Didsbury | South end of Hwy 27 concurrency | ||
Hwy 583 (2nd Street N) | |||||
| | 85.1 | 52.9 | Hwy 27 west – Torrington, Olds | North end of Hwy 27 concurrency | |
Hwy 585 east – Rumsey | |||||
| | 98.1 | 61.0 |  Hwy 587 west – Bowden | ||
| Huxley | 99.5 | 61.8 | UAR 71 east | ||
| | 101.4 | 63.0 | PAR 133 east – Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park | ||
| Red Deer County | | 107.8 | 67.0 | UAR 89 east – Elnora | |
| 111.0 | 69.0 |  Hwy 590 – Innisfail, Big Valley | |||
| 120.8 | 75.1 |  Lousana | |||
Delburne | 130.7 | 81.2 | UAR 221 east (20 Street) | ||
| | 133.9 | 83.2 |  Hwy 595 west – Red Deer | ||
ROW to proposed Red Deer River crossing[17] | |||||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 154.2 | 95.8 | Crosses the Red Deer River | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | | 155.6 | 96.7 |  Hwy 11 – Red Deer, Stettler | |
| 161.2 | 100.2 |  Hwy 12 east – Stettler | South end of Hwy 12 concurrency | ||
| Lacombe County | | 162.8 | 101.2 | Hwy 12 west – Alix, Lacombe | North end of Hwy 12 concurrency |
| Hwy 921 south (proposed) | North end of ROW to proposed Red Deer River crossing[17] | ||||
| 166.8 | 103.6 |  Hwy 601 – Alix, Buffalo Lake | |||
| Mirror | 173.3 | 107.7 |  Hwy 50 west (49 Avenue) – Lacombe | ||
Hwy 605 west | South end of Hwy 53 concurrency | ||||
| 191.1 | 118.7 | UAR 206 east (50 Avenue) | |||
| | 197.3 | 122.6 |  Hwy 53 west – Ponoka | North end of Hwy 53 concurrency | |
| Ferintosh | 212.0 | 131.7 | Township Road 441 | ||
| | 213.8 | 132.8 |  Hwy 609 east – Edberg | ||
| 217.3 | 135.0 |  Hwy 611 west – Maskwacis | |||
New Norway | 223.8 | 139.1 | Township Road 452 | ||
| | 232.6 | 144.5 | Crosses the Battle River | ||
Wetaskiwin, Camrose | |||||
Armena | 251.8 | 156.5 | Range Road 211 | ||
| | 253.6 | 157.6 |  Hwy 616 west – Millet | ||
Hwy 617 east – Kingman | |||||
Rolly View, Leduc, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park | |||||
New Sarepta | 275.6 | 171.2 | UAR 172 north | ||
| 279.2 | 173.5 | UAR 172 south | |||
| | 283.7 | 176.3 |  Airport Road – Edmonton International Airport | ||
| 287.4 | 178.6 |  | |||
| Strathcona County | | 299.5 | 186.1 |  Hwy 14 – Edmonton, Wainwright | Interchange |
| 303.5 | 188.6 |  Hwy 628 west – Edmonton (Whitemud Drive) | |||
Wye Road (Hwy 630 east) | |||||
| 310.0 | 192.6 | Baseline Road | |||
| Bremner | 313.3 | 194.7 |   Hwy 16 (TCH/YH) – Edmonton (Yellowhead Trail), Lloydminster | Interchange; Hwy 16 exit 406 | |
Mundare | Through traffic follows Hwy 15 east | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Google (December 4, 2017). "Highways 21 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2011 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Content Bridge Campground". Lacombe Regional Tourism. 2017. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Camrose County Tourism Map" (PDF) (Map). Camrose County. 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta (Map) (1958 ed.). Department of Economic Affairs. §§ E-4, E-5.
- ^ Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta (Map) (1959 ed.). Department of Economic Affairs. §§ E-4, E-5.
- ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1963 ed.). Government of the Province of Alberta. §§ J-7, J-8.
- ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map (Map) (1973 ed.). Government of the Province of Alberta. § L-6.
- ^ Department of Highways (1960). Province of Alberta Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Government of Alberta. §§ E-6, E-7.
- ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1978/79 (Map). Alberta Business Development and Tourism. § I-6.
- ^ Di Massa, Michael (October 8, 2009). "Hwy. 21 twinning nearing the end". Sherwood Park News. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Provincial Highways 500-986 Progress Chart" (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. March 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Northeast River Crossing". City of Edmonton. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Stage 2 - November 2017 Survey and Map Comments (PDF). Northeast River Study Functional Planning Study (Report). City of Edmonton. November 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ 2017 Regional Transportation Priorities (PDF). Capital Regional Board (Report). May 11, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation" (PDF) (Map). Lacombe County. November 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2017.