Alberta Highway 61
Appearance
Route map:
Red Coat Trail | ||||
Highway 61 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
Length | 146.8 km[1] (91.2 mi) | |||
Existed | 1960[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ||||
East end | ||||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Warner No. 5 County, Forty Mile No. 8 County | |||
Villages | Foremost | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 61, commonly referred to as Highway 61, is an east–west highway in southern Alberta, Canada. In the west, Highway 61 starts at Highway 4 north of the Village of Stirling and ends at Highway 889 east of the Hamlet of Manyberries. It is part of the Red Coat Trail, a historical route north of the Canada–US border. The Red Coat Trail continues to Saskatchewan via Highway 889 and Highway 501.[3][1]
History
[edit]In 1959, Alberta announced $100,000 of improvements to the highway, and incorporation of it to the provincial highway system the following year.[2] Paving was completed by 1961.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]From west to east:
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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County of Warner No. 5 | Stirling | 0.0 | 0.0 | Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 4 north | |
Wrentham | 23.5 | 14.6 | |||
County of Forty Mile No. 8 | | 52.2 | 32.4 | West end of Hwy 877 concurrency | |
Skiff | 55.2 | 34.3 | East end of Hwy 877 concurrency | ||
Foremost | 81.1 | 50.4 | West end of Hwy 879 concurrency | ||
82.7 | 51.4 | East end of Hwy 879 concurrency | |||
Etzikom | 108.2– 108.3 | 67.2– 67.3 | Intersections offset; Hwy 885 concurrency for 110 m (360 ft) | ||
Orion | 129.7 | 80.6 | West end of Hwy 887 concurrency | ||
| 136.8 | 85.0 | East end of Hwy 887 concurrency | ||
Manyberries | 146.8 | 91.2 | Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 889 south | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]KML is not from Wikidata
- ^ a b c Google (December 20, 2017). "Highway 61 in southern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Stirling - Manyberries Road Will Be Improved". The Lethbridge Herald. April 25, 1959.
- ^ "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.