Alberta Highway 1

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 1, commonly referred to as Highway 1, is a major east-west highway in Southern Alberta that forms the southern mainline of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the British Columbia border near Lake Louise through Calgary to the Saskatchewan border east of Medicine Hat. It continues as Highway 1 into both provinces. It spans approximately 534 km (332 mi) from Alberta's border with British Columbia in the west to its border with Saskatchewan in the east.[3] The route is a divided expressway throughout the province with the exception of a section in central Calgary where it is an arterial thoroughfare. Twinning of the final 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of Highway 1 between Lake Louise and the British Columbia border was completed by Parks Canada and opened to traffic on June 12, 2014.[3]

Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Length533.8 km[1] (331.7 mi)
Existed1941[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Hwy 1 (TCH) at BC border
 
East end Hwy 1 (TCH) at SK border
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities		I.D. No. 9, Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Kananaskis I.D., Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Newell County, Cypress County
Major citiesCalgary, Brooks, Chestermere, Medicine Hat
TownsBanff, Canmore, Strathmore, Bassano, Redcliff
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta
← Hwy 986Hwy 1A →

Route description
Westbound to the Rocky Mountains
Eastbound near Canmore

Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System.[4]

British Columbia border to Calgary
Wildlife overpass on eastbound Alberta Highway 1 in Banff National Park

British Columbia Highway 1 becomes Alberta Highway 1 as it crosses Kicking Horse Pass into Alberta.[3] It generally travels in a southeast direction along the Bow River through Banff National Park (Improvement District No. 9), passing by the Hamlet of Lake Louise and the Town of Banff.[5] The segment of Highway 1 through the national park is maintained by the Government of Canada.[6]

Upon exiting Banff National Park, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 91 km (57 mi) until it reaches Calgary.[5][7] This segment of the highway generally travels in an east direction through the rural municipalities of the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 and Rocky View County.[8] It also briefly crosses a portion of Kananaskis Improvement District.[8] For urban communities, this segment passes by the Hamlet of Harvie Heights, through the Town of Canmore, and by the hamlets of Dead Man's Flats and Lac des Arcs.[5] Highway 1A, the original Highway 1 from Canmore to Calgary, is an alternate route to this segment of Highway 1, providing access to the Hamlet of Exshaw, the Summer Village of Ghost Lake, and the Town of Cochrane.[5]

Calgary
Main article: 16 Avenue N

In Calgary, Highway 1 is 16 Avenue N and maintained by the City of Calgary. Certain stretches of 16 Avenue N function as either a freeway or an expressway, while other stretches function as an urban arterial road, particularly between Bow River and Bowness Road and between Crowchild Trail and Deerfoot Trail where there are numerous at-grade intersections.[3] As a result, speed limits on 16 Avenue N drop as low as 50 km/h (30 mph). Stoney Trail (Highway 201) provides an alternate controlled-access freeway route across the city. The length of Highway 1 within Calgary is 27 km (17 mi).

Calgary to Saskatchewan border

Upon exiting Calgary, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 273 km (170 mi) until it reaches the City of Medicine Hat.[5][7] This segment of the highway generally travels in a southeast direction through the rural municipalities of Rocky View County, Wheatland County, the County of Newell, and Cypress County.[8] For urban communities, this segment passes through the City of Chestermere and the Town of Strathmore, by the Town of Bassano, the City of Brooks, and the Hamlet of Suffield, and through the Town of Redcliff.[5] Chestermere Boulevard (formerly Highway 1A), the original Highway 1 from Calgary to Chestermere, is an alternate route to initial portion of this segment of Highway 1.[5]

Within Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is a controlled access highway with maintained by Alberta Transportation.[7] The majority of the highway is a freeway; however, a section between the South Saskatchewan River and Seven Persons Creek still has a few at-grade intersections. The length of Highway 1 within Medicine Hat is 13 km (8 mi).[5] East of Medicine Hat, Highway 1 is maintained by Alberta Transportation for 48 km (30 mi) until it enters the Province of Saskatchewan,[5][7] continuing as Saskatchewan Highway 1.[3] This segment of the highway generally travels in an east direction through Cypress County.[8] For urban communities, this segment passes through the Hamlet of Dunmore and by the hamlets of Irvine and Walsh.[5]

History

A review of historical Alberta Official Road Maps shows that Highway 1 was numbered Highway 2 prior to 1941 (while Highway 2 as it is known today was numbered Highway 1 prior to 1941).[2]

Exit numbering along Highway 1 began in 2005.[9][10] As of March 2010, only the stretch of Highway 1 between Banff National Park and Calgary had been assigned exit numbers.[5]

Between 1964 and 1972, a completely new route from Calgary to Canmore was built. The route included new overpasses, bridges, the Canmore Bypass, and 4 lane divided highway. In 1976, Parks Canada began twinning Highway 1 through Banff National Park, with the highway twinned to Banff by 1985 and to Castle Junction by 1997.[11] Twinning of the 33.5 km (20.8 mi) section between Castle Junction and the British Columbia border was completed in 2014,[11] with the final 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of Highway 1 between Lake Louise and the British Columbia border opening to traffic on June 12 of that year.[12] Between 1973 and 1990 the highway was twinned from Calgary to the Saskatchewan Border.

Future

Alberta Transportation has long term, conceptual plans for Highway 1 to have a phased upgrade to a freeway standard within its area of jurisdiction (outside Banff National Park and Calgary city limits). Currently, areas that have been studied are a proposed interchange located between Garden Road and Conrich Road,[13] Rainbow Road near Chestermere,[14] and Highway 36 near Brooks.[15] There is not timeline for construction of these interchanges.

Strathmore

Alberta Transportation has plans for a bypass around the Town of Strathmore.[16] Initial proposals included a realignment northwest of Gleichen, continuing west to run south of Eagle Lake and then continuing northwest where it will rejoined the existing alignment near Cheadle, between Highway 24 and Strathmore, as well as a link to the Highway 22X corridor.[17] The final proposal is a more scaled back realignment around Strathmore to the south, bypassing approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) of existing Highway 1,[1][16] and the right-of-way is currently designated as Highway 1X.[5] There is no timeline for construction.

Medicine Hat

The Trans-Canada Highway has a few remaining signalized intersections within Medicine Hat, and Alberta Transportation is studying both a long-term realignment of Highway 1, as well as possible upgrades to the existing alignment. The realignment would bypass Redcliff, Medicine Hat and Dunmore to the south, bypassing approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) of existing Highway 1,[1][18] and the right-of-way is also currently designated as Highway 1X.[5] Possible upgrades to the existing alignment include a new interchange at 1 Street SW and intersection closures at 6 Street SW and 16 Street SW.[19][20] There is no timeline for the bypass construction or any upgrades to the existing alignment.

Major intersections
Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miExit[5]DestinationsNotes
I.D. No. 9
(Banff National Park)		​0.00.0 Hwy 1 (TCH) west – Yoho N.P., Field, Golden, KamloopsContinental Divide; continuation into British Columbia
Kicking Horse Pass – 1,627 m (5,338 ft)
5.93.7Crosses the Bow River
6.74.2(7) Hwy 93 north (Icefields Parkway) – Jasper, Rocky Mountain HouseInterchange;
west end of Hwy 93 concurrency
Lake Louise9.35.8(10) Hwy 1A east (Bow Valley Parkway) / Lake Louise Drive westInterchange
​12.37.6Crosses the Bow River
34.721.6(35) Hwy 93 south – Kootenay N.P., Radium Hot Springs
To Hwy 1A (Bow Valley Parkway) – Castle Mountain		Interchange;
east end of Hwy 93 concurrency
56.735.2(56)Sunshine Road – Sunshine VillageInterchange
58.736.5Crosses the Bow River
58.836.5(59) Hwy 1A west (Bow Valley Parkway)Interchange;
seasonal travel restrictions[21]
Banff64.540.1(65)Mount Norquay RoadInterchange
66.541.3(67)Industrial area (Compound Road)Eastbound right-in/right-out
68.642.6(69)Banff AvenueInterchange
​81.450.6East gate of Banff National Park
M.D. of Bighorn No. 8Harvie Heights82.651.383Harvie Heights RoadInterchange; no eastbound entrance
Canmore85.353.086Bow Valley Trail – Harvie HeightsInterchange; former Hwy 1A
85.853.3(87)Mountain AvenueEastbound exit and entrance
88.254.889Town Centre (Palliser Trail, Benchlands Trail)Interchange
90.156.091 Bow Valley Trail (Hwy 1A east) – Exshaw, CochraneInterchange
91.556.9Crosses the Bow River
92.657.593 Three Sisters Parkway (Hwy 742 south)Interchange
​97.260.498Dead Man's FlatsInterchange
104.564.9105Lac Des ArcsInterchange
Kananaskis I.D.Bow Valley
Provincial Park		113.270.3114 Hwy 1X north / Ranch Road – Seebe, ExshawInterchange
Stoney Nos. 142, 143, and 144
(Stoney-Nakoda First Nation)		​117.372.9118 Hwy 40 south (Kananaskis Trail) – Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis VillageInterchange
123.876.9124unnamed roadInterchange
Morley130.781.2131Morley RoadInterchange
​136.284.6137Bear Hill RoadInterchange
M.D. of Bighorn No. 8​140.187.1Scott Lake Hill – 1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Rocky View County​142.688.6143 Hwy 68 south (Sibbald Creek Trail)Interchange
155.096.3156Jumping Pound RoadInterchange
159.899.3161 Hwy 22 (Cowboy Trail) – Cochrane, Redwood Meadows, Bragg CreekInterchange
Springbank168.0104.4169Range Road 33 – Calaway ParkInterchange
​171.2106.4172 Old Banff Coach Road (Hwy 563 east)Interchange
City of Calgary175.0108.7(176)Valley Ridge Boulevard / Crestmont BoulevardInterchange
176.2109.5177 Stoney Trail (Hwy 201 north) – Edmonton, Medicine HatInterchange; Hwy 201 exit 36
177.8110.5(179)Canada Olympic Drive / Bowfort Road – Canada Olympic ParkInterchange
179.3111.4(180) Sarcee Trail to Hwy 2 southInterchange
Freeway ends
180.2112.0Crosses the Bow River
182.6113.5Shaganappi Trail / Memorial Drive / Bowness RoadInterchange
183.1113.8 West Campus Boulevard – Alberta Children's HospitalInterchange
184.1114.4 29 Street NW / Uxbridge Drive – Foothills Medical Centre
184.6114.7University Drive to Crowchild Trail south – McMahon Stadium, University of CalgaryInterchange
185.3115.1 Banff Trail to Crowchild Trail north (Hwy 1A west)
186.5115.914 Street NW – City CentreFormer Hwy 1A east
187.2116.310 Street NW
188.8117.3Centre Street N – City Centre
189.2117.6Edmonton Trail
191.2118.8 Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2) – Airport, Red Deer, Fort MacleodHwy 2 exit 258
192.2119.419 Street NEInterchange proposed
(no construction timeline)[22]
193.0119.9—Barlow TrailInterchange; former Hwy 2A
194.4120.8—36 Street NEInterchange
196.0121.8—52 Street NEInterchange
197.7122.868 Street NE
198.7123.5— Stoney Trail (Hwy 201) – Edmonton, Banff, LethbridgeInterchange; Hwy 201 exit 78
Rocky View County​202.0125.5Garden Road (100 Street NE)Traffic signals
City of Chestermere208.4129.5—Chestermere BoulevardInterchange; former Hwy 1A
Rocky View County​212.3131.9 Hwy 791 (Range Road 280) – Indus
218.8136.0— Hwy 9 north – Drumheller, Saskatoon
Hwy 797 south – Langdon		Interchange
Wheatland County​228.6142.0 Hwy 24 south – Cheadle, Lethbridge
Strathmore238.3148.1 Wheatland Trail (Hwy 817) – Carseland
239.9149.1George Freeman Trail
​248.1154.2 Hwy 21 north – Rockyford, Three Hills, Drumheller
260.5161.9 Hwy 561 east – Standard, Hussar, Rosebud
Gleichen277.9172.7 Hwy 547 south – Siksika Nation, Arrowwood
282.3175.4 Hwy 901 west – Siksika Nation
​292.1181.5 Hwy 842 – Chancellor, Cluny, Milo
308.1191.4 Hwy 56 north – Hussar, Drumheller, Crowfoot Ferry
Newell CountyBassano325.1202.011th StreetEastbound exit only
326.4202.86th AvenueFormer Hwy 847
​330.1205.1 Hwy 550 east – Rosemary, Bassano
364.2226.3 Hwy 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Hanna, Vauxhall, Taber
Brooks372.6231.5— 2nd Street W (Hwy 873) – DuchessInterchange
375.8233.5— Cassils Road (Hwy 542 west)Interchange
​385.0239.2 Hwy 875 south – Rolling Hills
393.4244.4 Hwy 876 – Tilley, Patricia
Cypress CountySuffield438.6272.5 Hwy 884 north – CFB Suffield, Ralston, Jenner
​465.2289.1 Hwy 524 west – Hays, Rolling Hills
Redcliff471.0292.7Mitchell Street
471.9293.2Broadway Avenue
City of Medicine Hat472.9293.8Boundary Road
475.2295.3—Box Springs RoadInterchange
476.5296.13 Street NWInterchange
477.1296.5Crosses the South Saskatchewan River
477.7296.81 Street SWAt-grade; uncontrolled
Proposed interchange[19][20]
478.6297.46 Street SW / 7 Street SWTraffic signals
Proposed intersection closure[19][20]
479.1297.7— Gershaw Drive (Crowsnest Highway) (Hwy 3 west / Hwy 41A east) – LethbridgeInterchange
479.7298.116 Street SWTraffic signals
Proposed intersection closure[19][20]
481.5299.2—College Avenue / South Ridge DriveInterchange
483.0300.1—13 Avenue SEInterchange
484.5301.1—Dunmore Road / South Boundary RoadInterchange
Cypress CountyDunmore491.4305.3Eagle Butte Road
​493.0306.3 Hwy 41 north (Buffalo Trail) – OyenWest end of Hwy 41 concurrency.
509.0316.3 Hwy 41 south (Buffalo Trail) – Cypress Hills P.P., Elkwater, HavreEast end of Hwy 41 concurrency.
Irvine513.5319.1
Walsh530.6329.7
​533.8331.7 Hwy 1 (TCH) east – Swift Current, Moose Jaw, ReginaContinuation into Saskatchewan
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See also

References
  1. Google (October 18, 2017). "Highway 1 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. Department of Public Works (1939). "Highway Map of Province of Alberta Canada" (PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2011 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § L–3, L-4, L–5, L–6, M–6, M–7, M–8, and N–8.
  4. "National Highway System". Transport Canada. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  5. "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. "The Trans-Canada Highway". Transport Canada. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  7. "August 2009 Contract Maintenance of Provincial Highways" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. May 28, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  8. "Alberta Provincial Highway Projects". Alberta Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  9. "Exit Numbering – Recommended Practices" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. November 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  10. "TSB Newsletter – Volume 4, Issue 1" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  11. "Trans-Canada Highway Twinning Project: Phase IVB | Fact Sheet" (PDF). Parks Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  12. Schmidt, Colleen (June 13, 2014). "Crews complete twinning of Trans-Canada through Banff National Park". CTV News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  13. McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. (November 22, 2010). "Highway 1 Interchange at Garden/Conrich Road | Recommended Plan" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  14. AECOM (April 2008). "Highway 1 at Rainbow Road Functional Planning Study | Recommended Interchange Configuration and Rainbow Road Alignment" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  15. UMA Engineering Ltd. (September 2007). "Highway 1 and Highway 36 Interchange Functional Planning Study" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  16. McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. (November 2013). "Highway 1 Functional Planning Study (Highway 842 to Highway 797) | Executive Summary" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  17. "Open House #2 – Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network, Highway 842 to Highway 797 Planning Study" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. June 21, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  18. "Highway 1 & 3 Functional Planning Study – Medicine Hat | Overview of Bypass Plan" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Stantec. June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  19. "Highways 1 & 3 Existing Route Improvements: Highway 1 – 1 Street to 16 Street (Option 1 Revised)" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Stantec. April 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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Preceded by
BC Highway 1		 Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 1		 Succeeded by
SK Highway 1
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