 Highway 501 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
| Length | 300.1 km[1] (186.5 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Highway 5 near Mountain View | |||
 Highway 2 in Cardston Highway 4 in Milk River Highway 41 in Cypress County | ||||
| East end |  Highway 13 at Saskatchewan border | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Cardston County, Warner County No. 5, Forty Mile County No. 8, Cypress County | |||
| Towns | Cardston, Milk River | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 501, commonly referred to as Highway 501, is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west–east from Highway 5 east of Mountain View as gravel to Cardston, then pavement through Del Bonita and Milk River to Highway 879, then gravel again to the Saskatchewan border.[2]
It is also known as 9 Avenue in Cardston, and Centre Avenue in Milk River. From Highway 889, on through to Saskatchewan, it follows the path of the Red Coat Trail.[1]
The section of Highway 501 between Cardston and the ghost town of Whiskey Gap was originally designated as part of Highway 40, where Highway 40 continued south to the Canada–United States border. The Highway 40 designation was removed in the early 1970s.[3][4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
lengthwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. March 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1971 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § O-6.
- ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1972 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § O-6.