Alberta Highway 2A

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Penhold
Hwy 2 in Red Deer
Hwy 11 in Red Deer
Hwy 11A in Red Deer
Hwy 12 in Lacombe
Hwy 53 in Ponoka
Hwy 13 in Wetaskiwin
North end Hwy 2 in Leduc
Northern Alberta segments
Length53 km[1] (33 mi)
Sexsmith 15 km (9 mi)
High Prairie 27 km (17 mi)
Grimshaw 11 km (7 mi)
Location
Country
Blackfalds, Ponoka, Millet, Grimshaw
Highway system
← Hwy 2→ Hwy 3

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 2A

Macleod Trail in Calgary. They passed through communities before limited-access freeways were built to shorten driving distance, accommodate heavier volumes and to bypass city traffic. Portions of the alignment of Highway 2A follow the route of the former Calgary and Edmonton Trail
.

High River – Calgary

Highway 2A currently begins in the Town of High River and follows 12 Avenue SE and Centre Street before passing by Aldersyde and intersecting Highway 7. The highway then travels westward to the Town of Okotoks, where it branches north and follows Southridge Drive and Northridge Drive through Okotoks before rejoining Highway 2 near De Winton. In 2003, it was extended north by sharing a common alignment with Highway 2 for 3 km (2 mi) until it splits to Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) Macleod Trail (Highway 2A) and ends in the City of Calgary at Stoney Trail (Highway 201). Macleod Trail continues north into downtown Calgary but does not carry a highway designation.[3]

Near De Winton, Highway 2A splits to the southwest, connecting Calgary to Okotoks.

Major intersections

specialized municipality
Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
High River
−1.6−0.99 Hwy 23 east – VulcanContinues east
Lethbridge
Interchange (exit 194 on Hwy 2)
0.00.010 Street SEBecomes Hwy 23; former Hwy 2A south
1.50.93Centre Street / 12 Avenue SERoundabout; Hwy 2A branches north
2.81.7Crosses the Highwood River
5.13.2
Hwy 543 west / 498 Avenue E east – Longview
Fort Macleod
South end of Hwy 7 concurrency; Hwy 2A turns west; exit 209 on Hwy 2
Okotoks
20.112.532 Street E
21.813.5
Hwy 783
south)		Hwy 2A branches north; north end of Hwy 7 concurrency
24.115.0Crosses the
Sheep River

(North end of Southridge Drive • South end of Northridge Drive)
24.615.3 Elizabeth Street (
Millarville
​32.019.9290 Avenue E – De Winton
33.020.5
Lethbridge
Interchange (exit 222 on Hwy 2);
Hwy 2A branches northwest;
south end of Hwy 2 concurrency
35.622.1
Calgary
Partial Interchange (exit 225 on Hwy 2);
northbound exit, southbound entrance;
north end of Hwy 2 concurrency
38.423.9Dunbow Road –
Hwy 552
↑ / ↓​40.425.1
right in/right out
Calgary
42.626.5210 Avenue S – Calgary
43.727.2194 Avenue S – Calgary
45.728.4
Calgary
Macleod Trail – City CentreContinues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Central Alberta

Highway 2A north of Crossfield in the foreground with divided Highway 2 in the distance.
Near De Winton, Highway 2A splits southwest toward the bedroom community of Okotoks, Alberta, connecting it to Calgary.
Downtown Red Deer from the air with Highway 2A twin bridges crossing the Red Deer River.

Highway 2A runs adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth II Highway between Calgary and Edmonton, although it does not enter either city. Highway 2A generally runs parallel to the Canadian Pacific Railway Calgary-Edmonton line, which runs to the west of Highway 2 between Crossfield and Red Deer, and to the east of Highway 2 between Red Deer and Leduc. Highway 2A is divided into two subsections with a 13 km (8 mi) gap between Bowden and Innisfail.[4]

The first subsection of Highway 2A starts at the Highway 2 /

Highway 587, just west of Highway 2 (Exit 357).[1]

The second subsection begins in the town of Innisfail at

Highway 590 (50 Street), just west of Highway 2 (Exit 368), along 42 Avenue. The highway continues north and passes through the town of Penhold before entering the city of Red Deer along Taylor Drive. The highway turns east along 19 Street and then north along Gaetz Avenue. Highway 2A splits into one-way couplets through downtown Red Deer, with northbound traffic following 49 Avenue and southbound traffic following portions of Gaetz Avenue and 51 Avenue. After crossing the Red Deer River, the one-way streets rejoin and intersect Highway 11 (67 Street) and Highway 11A, which forms Red Deer's northern city limit. The highway continues north through the town of Blackfalds and city of Lacombe. North of Lacombe, the highway rejoins Highway 2 and share the same alignment for 5 km (3 mi) before the highway branches northeast and passes through hamlet of Morningside, town of Ponoka, and hamlet of Maskwacis. The highway enters the city of Wetaskiwin along 56 Street and continues north through the town of Millet, by the hamlet of Kavanagh, and before it rejoins Highway 2 (Exit 516) in the city of Leduc
.

Major intersections

specialized municipality
Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Edmonton
Interchange; Hwy 2 exit 295; continues as Hwy 72
2.11.3Dickson Stevenson Trail – Airdrie
Hwy 574 west – Madden
​11.37.0 Acme Road (Township Road 292) to Hwy 2 – AcmeHwy 2 exit 305
Hwy 580 west – Cremona
Hwy 581
east)
Hwy 582 – Linden
Three Hills
Red Deer County​62.238.6 Hwy 2 southAccess from southbound Hwy 2 only (exit 353)
Hwy 587 to Hwy 2
Adjacent to Hwy 2 / Hwy 587 interchange (Hwy 2 exit 357)
13 km (8 mi) gap in Hwy 2A
Hwy 590 east) to Hwy 2 – Big Valley
Former Hwy 54; adjacent to Hwy 2 / Hwy 590 interchange (exit 368 on Hwy 2)
Hwy 592 west – Pine Lake
Springbrook96.059.7 Airport Drive (Township Road 372) – Airport
​99.561.8McKenzie Road (Township Road 374)
102.963.9 To
Calgary
Hwy 2 exit 394
Edmonton
Hwy 2 exit 395; Hwy 2A follows 19 Street
104.164.7 19 Street (
Calgary
Hwy 2A follows Gaetz Avenue
106.165.932 Street
109.167.8Crosses the Red Deer River
110.468.6 67 Street (
Rocky Mountain House, Stettler
113.670.6 Hwy 11A west – Sylvan Lake
Red Deer County
 No major junctions
↑ / ↓​118.773.8Crosses the Blindman River
Hwy 597 – Joffre
Roundabout
City of Lacombe132.382.2 50 Avenue (Hwy 12) – Bentley, Stettler
Calgary
Interchange; Hwy 2 exit 431; south end of Hwy 2 concurrency
144.089.5
Edmonton
Interchange; Hwy 2 exit 437; north end of Hwy 2 concurrency
Hwy 597
west
Ponoka County​156.497.2Crosses the Battle River
Rimbey, Bashaw
New Norway
South end of Hwy 611 concurrency
Hwy 611
west		North end of Hwy 611 concurrency
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
 No major junctions
Hwy 613 east – Winfield
South end of Hwy 13 concurrency
196.7122.2 Hwy 13 east – CamroseNorth end of Hwy 13 concurrency
Mulhurst
South end of Hwy 616 concurrency
Armena
North end of Hwy 611 concurrency
Kavanagh221.3137.5Glen Park Road (Township Road 490)
City of Leduc227.2141.2Southfork Drive / 50 Street
229.0142.3
Calgary
Interchange; Hwy 2; exit 516
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Smith

Highway 2A
Length:15 km (9 mi)[1]
South end: Hwy 2 near Hondo
North end:Smith

Highway 2A, known as Highway 2A:44 by Alberta Transportation, begins Highway 2 near the hamlet of Hondo and connects with hamlet of Smith.[3]

Major intersections

specialized municipality
Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Edmonton
Southern terminus
Hondo2.91.8Range Road 11A / Township Road 703A
Smith14.79.11 Avenue S
Old Smith HighwayContinues west
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

High Prairie

Highway 2A
Length:27 km (17 mi)
High Prairie
West end: Hwy 49 near Guy

Highway 2A, known as Highway 2A:54 by Alberta Transportation, begins at Highway 2 at the locality of

Triangle, 15 km (9 mi) west of the Town of High Prairie, and connects with Highway 49 near the hamlet of Guy.[1] Prior to 1990, this section was signed as Highway 2 but was renumbered at the same time that Highway 34 was renumbered to Highway 43 (present day Highway 49) north of the Town of Valleyview.[5][6]

This segment of Highway 2A is considered an alternate route of the Northern Woods and Water Route.

Major intersections

specialized municipality
Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Edmonton
Hwy 34A
27.417.0 Hwy 49 – Valleyview, Peace River
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Grimshaw

Highway 2A
Length:11 km (7 mi)[1]
East end: Hwy 2 near Peace River
West end: Hwy 2 in Grimshaw

Highway 2A, known as Highway 2A:36 by Alberta Transportation, begins at Highway 2 at the locality of

Roma Junction, 2 km (1 mi) west of the Peace River Airport and 13 km (8 mi) west of the town of Peace River, and terminates in the town of Grimshaw,[3] where it passes by Mile Zero monument of the Mackenzie Highway
.

Major intersections

specialized municipality
Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Edmonton
Grande Prairie, Peace River
Mile Zero of Mackenzie Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former alignments

Barlow Trail

Highway 2A marker

Highway 2A

Barlow Trail
LocationCalgary
Length11 km (6.8 mi)
Existed1971–1980s

In the 1960s, Highway 2 entered north Calgary along

16 Avenue NE (Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1) in the south and continuing north along Barlow Trail for 10 km (6.2 mi), past the Calgary International Airport, to 112 Avenue NE (later renamed Country Hills Boulevard), where it travelled west for 1 km (0.62 mi) to its interchange with Deerfoot Trail.[8] Direct access from Barlow Trail to Blackfoot Trail was closed to make room for the 17 Avenue SE / Blackfoot Trail / Deerfoot Trail interchange.[9]

The Highway 2A designation was phased out in the mid-1980s

McKnight Boulevard) and the main terminal access was closed to allow for additional runway construction.[11]

High River – Cayley

Highway 2A marker

Highway 2A

LocationFoothills County
Length20 km[1] (12 mi)
Existed1950s–1997

The existing section of Highway 2A used extend from High River along 10 Street SE, through the hamlet of Cayley, and intersect Highway 2 at the locality of Connemara, located 8 km (5 mi) north of the town of Nanton along the Foothills County / Willow Creek M.D. boundary. The segment was located only 1.6 km (0.99 mi) west of Highway 2 and was lightly traveled, as such it was dropped by the province in 1997.[12][13]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Google (December 3, 2017). "Highway 2A in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 1
  3. ^ a b c "2015 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  4. ^ Google (January 12, 2017). "Innisfail — Bowden gap on Highway 2A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Travel Alberta. 1989. §§ F-3, G-3.
  6. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Travel Alberta. 1990. §§ F-3, G-3.
  7. ^ Klaszus, Jeremy (June 7, 2012). "Deerfoot's Revenge". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Travel Alberta. 1983. Calgary inset.
  9. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. 1962. Calgary inset.
  10. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Travel Alberta. 1988. Calgary inset.
  11. ^ Markusoff, Jason (April 8, 2013). "Access road to Calgary's airport closing for four months". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Travel Alberta. 1996. § M-5.
  13. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Travel Alberta. 1997. § M-5.
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