Highway 9 is a highway in south-central Alberta, Canada, which together with Saskatchewan Highway 7 connects Calgary to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan via Drumheller. It is designated as a core route of the National Highway System, forming a portion of an interprovincial corridor.[2] Highway 9 spans approximately 324 km (201 mi) from the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) east of Calgary to Alberta's border with Saskatchewan.[1][3][4]
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 Alberta Highway 9 (highlighted in red) and Saskatchewan Highway 7 form a core route of the National Highway System between Calgary and Saskatoon | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 324.1 km[1] (201.4 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   Highway 1 (TCH) / Highway 797 near Langdon | |||
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| East end |  Highway 7 at Saskatchewan border near Alsask | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Kneehill County, Starland County, Special Area No. 2, Special Area No. 3 | |||
| Towns | Irricana, Drumheller, Hanna | |||
| Villages | Beiseker, Munson, Youngstown, Cereal | |||
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Route description
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Highway 9 begins at its interchange with Highway 1 approximately 10 km (6 mi) east of Chestermere and 20 km (12 mi) west of Strathmore, and approximately 6 km (4 mi) north of Langdon via Highway 797. For its first 45 km (28 mi), Highway 9 generally runs in a north/south direction to Beiseker, where it meets Highways 72 and 806. At Beiseker, Highway 9 runs in an east-west direction for 64 km (40 mi) to Drumheller, where it meets Highways 10 and 56. Highways 9 and 56 then run in a north/south concurrence for 22 km (14 mi) from Drumheller to its intersection with Highway 27 east of Morrin. Highway 9 leaves the concurrence at this point and runs east/west for the balance of route to the Saskatchewan border, providing connections to Hanna and Oyen as well as numerous smaller communities, and generally running parallel to Highway 12 to the north. The highway continues as Saskatchewan Highway 7 in a northeast direction toward Saskatoon.[2][4]
History
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Over the past few years, the province of Alberta has executed a number of upgrades to the highway, widening shoulders and realigning the road (most recently just west of Drumheller, although the new alignment now bypasses the Horseshoe Canyon landmark as a result). As of 2007, however, the province has yet to twin any stretch of the busy highway, and there have been calls for interchanges to be built at its junctions with Highway 21 and the Trans-Canada due to the number of fatal automobile accidents that have happened at these locations.[citation needed]
A partial cloverleaf interchange was constructed in 2007 where Highway 9 crosses the Trans-Canada Highway. As well, the junction with Highway 21 was changed to a four-way stop in early 2011.
Major intersections
editThe following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 9 from west to east.[1][4]
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Foothills County | | −22.6 | −14.0 |  Highway 552 – De Winton | Hwy 797 southern terminus; unsigned | ||
| −19.7 | −12.2 | dead end | Hwy 797 northern terminus | ||||
| Gap in Hwy 797 / Range Road 273 (Bow River) | |||||||
| Rocky View County | | −16.2 | −10.1 | Township Road 220 | |||
| −8.1 | −5.0 |  Highway 22X – Calgary, Gleichen | |||||
| Langdon | −6.5 | −4.0 |  Highway 560 west (Glenmore Trail) / Township Road 234 – Calgary | Hwy 797 southern terminus | |||
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 1 (TCH) – Strathmore, Medicine Hat, Calgary | Interchange | |||
 Highway 9 western terminus • Highway 797 northern terminus | |||||||
| 13.0 | 8.1 |  Highway 564 – Delacour, Calgary | |||||
| 19.4 | 12.1 |  Highway 566 west – Balzac, Kathyrn, Keoma | |||||
| 32.7 | 20.3 |  Highway 567 west – Airdrie | |||||
| Irricana | 35.1 | 21.8 | UAR 144 west | ||||
| Beiseker | 43.2 | 26.8 | UAR 141 west | ||||
| 44.3 | 27.5 |  Highway 72 west – Crossfield Highway 806 north – Acme, Linden | Hwy 9 branches east; former Hwy 21A / Hwy 26 north | ||||
| Wheatland County / Kneehill County | | 63.8 | 39.6 |  Highway 21 – Three Hills, Strathmore | |||
| 70.3 | 43.7 |  Highway 836 north – Carbon | Former Hwy 26 north | ||||
| 82.7 | 51.4 |  Highway 840 south – Rosebud, Standard | |||||
| Kneehill County | | 98.6 | 61.3 |  Highway 841 south – Dalum | |||
| Town of Drumheller | 106.8 | 66.4 |   Highway 10 east / Highway 56 south (Railway Avenue S) – Rosedale5 Street SE | Hwy 9 branches northwest; west end of Hwy 56 concurrency | |||
| 107.7 | 66.9 | 2 Street SW Highway 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) – Nacmine | Hwy 9 / Hwy 56 branches north | ||||
| 108.3 | 67.3 | Crosses the Red Deer River | |||||
| 108.8 | 67.6 |  Highway 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum | |||||
| 109.1 | 67.8 |  Highway 576 east | |||||
| Starland County | Munson | 119.4 | 74.2 | Township Road 302 | |||
| | 129.0 | 80.2 |  Highway 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills Highway 56 north – Stettler | Hwy 9 branches east; east end of Hwy 56 concurrency | |||
| 142.0 | 88.2 |  Highway 849 south – Michichi | |||||
| 151.8 | 94.3 |  Highway 851 – Byemoor, Delia | |||||
| 161.5 | 100.4 | UAR 122 north – Craigmyle | |||||
| Special Area No. 2 | | 172.9 | 107.4 |  Highway 855 north – Watts, Endiang | |||
| 174.6 | 108.5 |  Highway 862 south – Gem | |||||
| Hanna | 183.1 | 113.8 | Palliser Trail (Range Road 144) | ||||
| | 189.8 | 117.9 |  Highway 36 north – Castor, Viking | West end of Hwy 36 concurrency | |||
| 192.4 | 119.6 | Highway 36 south – Brooks, Taber | East end of Hwy 36 concurrency | ||||
| Special Area No. 3 | Youngstown | 237.0 | 147.3 |  Highway 884 south – Big Stone | West end of Hwy 884 concurrency | ||
| | 244.0 | 151.6 | Highway 884 north – Veteran | West end of Hwy 884 concurrency | |||
| Cereal | 267.5 | 166.2 |  Highway 886 – Sedalia, Consort, Buffalo | ||||
| Oyen | 291.1 | 180.9 |  Highway 41 – Consort, Oyen, Medicine Hat | ||||
| | 309.2 | 192.1 |  Highway 899 north – Esther | West end Hwy 899 concurrency | |||
| 310.9 | 193.2 | Highway 899 south | East end of Hwy 899 concurrency | ||||
| 324.1 | 201.4 | Highway 7 east – Alsask, Kindersley, Saskatoon | Continues east into Saskatchewan | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Highway 797
edit Highway 797 | |
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| Location | Foothills County, Rocky View County |
| Length | 9.4 km[5] (5.8 mi) |
Highway 797 is a highway in the Calgary Region that functions as a southern extension of Highway 9. It presently is in two segments; the 6.5 km (4.0 mi) northern segment runs from Highway 560 (Glenmore Trail) in Langdon to the Trans-Canada Highway, while the 2.9 km (1.8 mi) southern section is unsigned and runs from Highway 552 to the south bank of the Bow River.[5] The northern segment used to extend from Langdon to the north bank of the Bow River, indicating that a bridge might be constructed to connect the two sections. The bridge was not constructed and the 9.7 km (6.0 mi) section was transferred to Rocky View County in the 2000s.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "National Highway System". Transport Canada. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Highway 9 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § L–6, L-7, L–8.
- ^ a b "2017 Provincial Highway 500-986 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ Alberta Transportation (August 2008). "Contract Maintenance of Provincial Highways" (PDF). County vs. Provincial Roads. Rocky View County. Retrieved November 22, 2017.