Alberta Highway 6

Highway 6
Highway 6
	Highway 6 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length	73.5 km (45.7 mi)
Major junctions
South end	MT 17 at Canada-U.S. border near Chief Mountain
	Hwy 5 in Waterton Lakes National Park
North end	Hwy 3 near Pincher Creek
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D.
Towns	Pincher Creek
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Alberta; ;

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 6, commonly referred to as Highway 6, is a north-south highway in southern Alberta, Canada. It spans approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Alberta's border with Montana to Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway).^[2]^[3]

Highway 6 is part of the Cowboy Trail between Highway 5 in Waterton Lakes National Park and the Crowsnest Highway, where the Cowboy Trail follows Highway 3 to Highway 22 and continues north.^[4]

Route description

Twin Butte and the Town of Pincher Creek. Highway 6 ends at Highway 3 north of Pincher Creek.^[1]^[3]

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 6 from south to north.[2]^[3]

specialized municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
I.D. No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park)	Chief Mountain	0.0	0.0	MT 17 south – Glacier National Park	Continues into Montana
	Chief Mountain	0.0	0.0	Canada–United States border at Chief Mountain Border Crossing
		22.0	13.7	Hwy 5 east – Cardston, Lethbridge	South end of Hwy 5 concurrency and Cowboy Trail
		22.9	14.2	Waterton Park	North end of Hwy 5 concurrency
Hwy 505 east – Glenwood
	Hwy 785 north (Macleod Street)	South end of Hwy 501 concurrency
	Hwy 785 north (Macleod Street)	70.6	43.9	Hwy 501 west / Hewetson Avenue – Beaver Mines, Castle Mountain	Roundabout; north end of Hwy 501 concurrency
	Lethbridge	Interchange proposed;^[5] Cowboy Trail follows Hwy 3 west to Hwy 22
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Google (November 20, 2017). "Highway 6 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "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) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-5, O-5, O-6.
^ "Cowboy Trail Map". The Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ "Highway 3/6 Interchange Functional Planning Study: Executive Summary" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. CastleGlen Consultants Inc. April 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

External links

KML file (edit • help)

Template:Attached KML/Alberta Highway 6

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The Cowboy Trail's official webpage

[length-1] Google (November 20, 2017). "Highway 6 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[progress-2] "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

[2010ABRoadMap-3] Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-5, O-5, O-6.

[4] "Cowboy Trail Map". The Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[5] "Highway 3/6 Interchange Functional Planning Study: Executive Summary" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. CastleGlen Consultants Inc. April 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

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