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Highway 36, officially named Veterans Memorial Highway,[2] is a north-south highway in eastern Alberta, Canada that extends from Highway 4 near Warner to Highway 55 in Lac La Biche.[1] In 2013 Lac La Biche County unsuccessfully lobbied the Government of Alberta to renumber Highway 881 to Highway 36 from Lac La Biche north to Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray.[3][4]
 .svg) Highway 36 | ||||
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| Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||
 Highway 36 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 679 km[1] (422 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Highway 4 in Warner | |||
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| North end |  Highway 55 in Lac La Biche | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Warner No. 5 County, Taber M.D., Newell County, Special Area No. 2, Paintearth No. 18 County, Flagstaff County, Beaver County, Minburn No. 27 County, Two Hills No. 21 County, St. Paul No. 19 County, Smoky Lake County, Lac La Biche County | |||
| Towns | Taber, Vauxhall, Killam, Viking, Two Hills | |||
| Villages | Warner, Vilna | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Southbound, south of Vauxhall
Northbound, south of Lac La Biche, marking the divide between the Arctic basin, and the Hudson Bay basin.
Major intersections
editFrom south to north:
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| County of Warner No. 5 | Warner | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 4 – Coutts, Lethbridge | Hwy 36 southern terminus |
| | 1.0 | 0.62 |  Highway 504 east | ||
| Wrentham | 27.4 | 17.0 |  Highway 61 – Lethbridge, Foremost, Manyberries | ||
| M.D. of Taber | | 44.8 | 27.8 |  Highway 513 east | |
| Taber | 57.2 | 35.5 |  Highway 3 west – Lethbridge | South end of Hwy 3 concurrency | |
| 59.8 | 37.2 | Highway 3 east – Medicine Hat | North end of Hwy 3 concurrency | ||
| | 80.1 | 49.8 | Crosses the Oldman River | ||
| 84.1 | 52.3 |  Highway 875 north – Hays, Rolling Hills | |||
| Vauxhall | 93.2 | 57.9 |  Highway 524 west – Retlaw | South end of Hwy 524 concurrency | |
| | 97.6 | 60.6 | Highway 524 east – Hays, Redcliff | North end of Hwy 524 concurrency | |
| 104.1 | 64.7 |  Highway 526 west – Enchant | |||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 113.9 | 70.8 | Crosses the Bow River | |
| County of Newell | | 115.7 | 71.9 |  Highway 530 east – Rolling Hills | |
| 120.3 | 74.8 | UAR 110 west – Scandia | |||
| 129.8 | 80.7 |  Highway 873 – Rainier, Kinbrook Island Provincial Park | |||
| 143.0 | 88.9 |  Highway 539 west – Lomond | |||
| 152.8 | 94.9 |  Highway 542 east – Brooks | |||
| 160.1 | 99.5 |  Highway 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Brooks, Medicine Hat | |||
| 166.0 | 103.1 |  Highway 544 east – Patricia, Dinosaur Provincial Park | |||
| Duchess | 172.2 | 107.0 |  Highway 550 – Rosemary, Duchess | ||
| | 190.3 | 118.2 |  Highway 556 west – Gem | ||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 192.5 | 119.6 | Crosses the Red Deer River | |
| Special Area No. 2 | | 203.2 | 126.3 |  Highway 561 east – Cessford | |
| 232.9 | 144.7 |  Highway 570 – Sunnynook, Dorothy | |||
| 259.3 | 161.1 |  Highway 577 east – Sheerness | |||
| 272.8 | 169.5 |  Highway 9 east – Oyen | South end of Hwy 9 concurrency | ||
| 275.4 | 171.1 | Highway 9 west – Hanna, Drumheller, Calgary | North end of Hwy 9 concurrency | ||
| 278.7 | 173.2 | Township Road 312 – Hanna | |||
| 288.4 | 179.2 |  Highway 586 east | |||
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | Castor | 339.6 | 211.0 |  Highway 12 – Stettler, Coronation | |
| 342.2 | 212.6 |  Highway 599 west | South end of Hwy 599 concurrency | ||
| | 344.3 | 213.9 | Highway 599 east | North end of Hwy 599 concurrency | |
| ↑ / ↓ | | 365.0 | 226.8 | Crosses the Battle River | |
| Flagstaff County | | 368.2 | 228.8 |  Highway 602 east – Alliance | |
| 378.3 | 235.1 | UAR 137 west – Galahad | |||
| 384.8 | 239.1 |  Highway 53 west – Forestburg Highway 608 east | |||
| Killam | 408.7 | 254.0 |  Highway 13 – Camrose, Provost | ||
| Beaver County | | 433.6 | 269.4 |  Highway 26 west – Camrose | South end of Hwy 26 concurrency |
| 437.5 | 271.8 | Highway 26 east – Kinsella | North end of Hwy 26 concurrency; former Hwy 615 east | ||
| Viking | 446.0 | 277.1 |  Highway 14 – Edmonton, Wainwright | ||
| 446.2 | 277.3 |  Highway 619 east – Lloydminster | |||
| County of Minburn No. 27 | | 483.9 | 300.7 |   Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Edmonton, Lloydminster | |
| 496.8 | 308.7 |  Highway 631 | |||
| County of Two Hills No. 21 | Two Hills | 516.7 | 321.1 |  Highway 45 west – Bruderheim | South end of Hwy 45 concurrency |
| | 520.5 | 323.4 | Highway 45 east – Marwayne | North end of Hwy 45 concurrency | |
| 527.0 | 327.5 |  Highway 29 west – Hairy Hill, Lamont | South end of Hwy 29 concurrency; former Hwy 637 west | ||
| Duvernay Brosseau | 528.8 | 328.6 | Crosses the North Saskatchewan River[a] | ||
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | | 548.5 | 340.8 |  Highway 646 east – Lafond, Elk Point | |
| 558.4 | 347.0 |  Highway 652 west – Saddle Lake | |||
| St. Brides | 560.0 | 348.0 | Highway 29 east – St. Paul | North end of Hwy 29 concurrency; former Hwy 28 east | |
| Ashmont | 575.7 | 357.7 |  Highway 28 east – Bonnyville, Cold Lake | South end of Hwy 28 concurrency; former Hwy 28A east | |
| | 582.7 | 362.1 |  Highway 866 north – McRae | ||
| Smoky Lake County | | 598.1 | 371.6 |  Highway 859 south – Hamlin | |
| Vilna | 599.4 | 372.4 | UAR 116 north | ||
| | 606.9 | 377.1 | Highway 28 west – Smoky Lake, Edmonton | North end of Hwy 28 concurrency | |
| Kikino Metis Settlement | 642.7 | 399.4 | UAR 213 west – Kikino | ||
| Lac La Biche County | | 661.3 | 410.9 | Highway 55 east – Cold Lake | South end of Hwy 55 concurrency |
| Lac La Biche | 679.0 | 421.9 | Highway 55 west – Athabasca Highway 881 north – Beaver Lake, Conklin, Fort McMurray | Hwy 36 northern terminus; north end of Hwy 55 concurrency | |
| 681.1 | 423.2 | 101 Avenue | Former Highway 55 / Highway 881 alignment | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Footnotes
edit- ^ Duvernay is on the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River and Brosseau is on the north bank.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Highway 36 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ Province of Alberta (November 11, 2005). "Highway 36 renamed Veterans Memorial Highway". Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ^ "Topics for Ministers Meetings" (PDF). Lac La Biche County. March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.