Jump to content

Alberta Highway 72

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Highway 72 marker
Highway 72
Highway 72 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length33.4 km[1] (20.8 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 2 / Highway 2A near Crossfield
East end Highway 9 / Highway 806 in Beiseker
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesRocky View County
VillagesBeiseker
Highway system
Highway 68 Highway 88

Highway 72 is a 33 km (21 mi) highway in central Alberta, Canada, connecting the Queen Elizabeth II Highway near Crossfield to Highway in Beiseker.[2]

At its west end, Highway 72 begins at its intersection with Highways 2 and 2A at Exit 295 southeast of the Town of Crossfield and ends at Highways 9 and 806 at the Village of Beiseker. The entire stretch of Highway 72 is in Rocky View County.[1][2]

Major intersections

[edit]

The entire route is in Rocky View County.

Locationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 Highway 2A north – Crossfield
Highway 2 – Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton
Interchange; exit 295 on Highway 2; through traffic follows Highway 2A
11.97.4 Highway 791
Beiseker33.520.8 Highway 9 – Drumheller, Irricana, Calgary
Highway 806 north – Acme, Linden
Through traffic follows Highway 9 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Highway 72 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 22, 2017.