Alberta Highway 2A

Highway 2A marker
Highway 2A
Segments of Highway 2A in Alberta
Route information
Auxiliary route of Highway 2
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Southern Alberta segment
Length46 km[1] (29 mi)
South end Highway 23 in High River
Major intersections Highway 7 at Okotoks
North end Highway 201 in Calgary
Central Alberta segment
Length229 km[1] (142 mi)
South end Highway 2 / Highway 72 near Crossfield
Major intersections Highway 27 in Olds
Highway 42 in Penhold
Highway 2 in Red Deer
Highway 11 in Red Deer
Highway 11A in Red Deer
Highway 12 in Lacombe
Highway 53 in Ponoka
Highway 13 in Wetaskiwin
North end Highway 2 in Leduc
Northern Alberta segments
Length53 km[1] (33 mi)
Sexsmith 15 km (9 mi)
High Prairie 27 km (17 mi)
Grimshaw 11 km (7 mi)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesFoothills County, Rocky View County, Mountain View County, Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Leduc County, Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D., Big Lakes County, Smoky River No. 130 M.D., Peace No. 135 M.D.
Major citiesCalgary, Red Deer, Lacombe, Wetaskiwin, Leduc
TownsHigh River, Okotoks, Crossfield, Carstairs, Olds, Bowden, Innisfail, Penhold, Blackfalds, Ponoka, Millet, Grimshaw
Highway system
Highway 2 Highway 3

Highway 2A[2] is the designation of six alternate routes off Highway 2 in Alberta, Canada. In general, these are original sections of Highway 2, such as the southern portion of Macleod Trail in Calgary. They passed through communities before limited-access freeways were built to shorten driving distance, accommodate heavier volumes and to bypass city traffic. Portions of the alignment of Highway 2A follow the route of the former Calgary and Edmonton Trail.

  1. ^ a b c "Highway 2A in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 1