Alberta Highway 5
Route map:
Highway 5 | ||||
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 Highway 5 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation | ||||
| Length | 129.1 km[1] (80.2 mi) | |||
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| South end | Waterton Park | |||
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| North end |  Hwy 3 in Lethbridge | |||
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| Country | Cardston | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 5, commonly referred to as Highway 5, is a 129-kilometre (80 mi) highway that connects Lethbridge to Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It begins as an east–west highway in Waterton and transitions to a north–south route before ending at Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3) in Lethbridge.[2][3]
Highway 5 is part of the Cowboy Trail between
Cardston.[4]
Route description
Highway 5 begins in the Hamlet of
Welling Station. Shortly after Welling Station, the highway travels north, passing the Hamlet of Welling, before ending at Highway 3 in Lethbridge.[2][3]
Highway 5 is known as Mayor Magrath Drive within Lethbridge city limits.
Major intersections
The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 5 from southwest to northeast.[2][3]
specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Waterton Park | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| | 8.6 | 5.3 |  Pincher Creek | West end of Hwy 6 concurrency and Cowboy Trail | |
| 9.5 | 5.9 | Hwy 6 south – Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park | East end of Hwy 6 concurrency | ||
Hill Spring | |||||
| Mountain View | 28.6 | 17.8 | |||
| | 33.0 | 20.5 | Hwy 501 east – Beazer, Police Outpost Provincial Park | Hwy 501 is unsigned | |
Cardston | 53.3 | 33.1 |  Hwy 2 south (Main Street) – CarwayCardston Truck Bypass (Hwy 501 south) | West end of Hwy 2 concurrency; east end of Cowboy Trail | |
| Blood No. 148 | 54.0 | 33.6 | Hwy 2 north – Fort Macleod, Calgary | East end of Hwy 2 concurrency | |
| ↑ / ↓ | | 57.1 | 35.5 | Crosses the St. Mary River | |
Hwy 503 east | |||||
| 74.3 | 46.2 |  Hwy 820 south | |||
Hwy 505 west | |||||
| Magrath | 94.8 | 58.9 |  Hwy 62 south – Del Bonita | ||
| Welling | 102.6 | 63.8 |  Hwy 52 east – Raymond, Milk River, Coutts | ||
Hwy 508 east | |||||
| 121.8 | 75.7 |  Lethbridge Airport | |||
Lethbridge | 125.8 | 78.2 |   Scenic Drive / 24 Avenue S to Hwy 4 south / I-15 south – Coutts, Great Falls | Former Hwy 4 alignment | |
| 129.1 | 80.2 | Crowsnest Trail (Hwy 3) – Fort Macleod, Calgary, Medicine Hat Mayor Magrath Drive | Interchange; Mayor Magrath Drive continues north | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
External links
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References
- ^ a b c Google (November 22, 2017). "Highway 5 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-6, O-5, O-6.
- ^ "Cowboy Trail Map". The Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association. Retrieved July 30, 2018.