Alberta Highway 16X

Route information
Length36 km[1] (22 mi)
Existed1970s–1997
Major junctions
West end Highway 16 (TCH) west of Stony Plain
Major intersections Highway 60 near Acheson
East end Highway 2 / Highway 16 (TCH) (170 Street) in Edmonton
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesParkland County
Major citiesEdmonton, Spruce Grove
Highway system
Highway 16A Highway 17

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 16X, commonly referred to as Highway 16X, is the designation of one former and three proposed routes off Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) in Alberta, Canada.[2] The former section was a 36 km (22 mi) east–west provincial highway in Edmonton Capital Region, that existed for approximately 20 years between the 1970s and 1997 and is now part of Highway 16.[3] Right of way is set aside around Hinton, Edson, and Lloydminster that is presently designated as Highway 16X.[4]

  1. ^ "Former Highway 16X in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 10
  3. ^ "Highways 16 and 16X Renumbered to Provide Greater Consistency". Government of Alberta. June 4, 1997. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.