Alberta Highway 1

Highway 1 marker
Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
Map
Highway 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length533.8 km[1] (331.7 mi)
Existed1941[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Highway 1 (TCH) at BC border
Major intersections
East end Highway 1 (TCH) at SK border
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesI.D. No. 9, Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Kananaskis I.D., Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Newell County, Cypress County
Major citiesCalgary, Brooks, Chestermere, Medicine Hat
TownsBanff, Canmore, Strathmore, Bassano, Redcliff
Highway system
Highway 986 Highway 1A

Highway 1 is a major east–west highway in southern Alberta that forms the southern mainline of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the British Columbia border near Lake Louise through Calgary to the Saskatchewan border east of Medicine Hat. It continues as Highway 1 into both provinces. It spans approximately 534 km (332 mi) from Alberta's border with British Columbia in the west to its border with Saskatchewan in the east.[3] Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System[4] and is a core part of the developing Alberta Freeway Network.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference length was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1939ABRoadMap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2011 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § L–3, L-4, L–5, L–6, M–6, M–7, M–8, and N–8.
  4. ^ "National Highway System". Transport Canada. December 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.