Highway in Alberta, Canada
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Segments of Highway 2A in Alberta |
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Auxiliary route of Highway 2 |
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors |
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Length | 46 km[1] (29 mi) |
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South end | Highway 23 in High River |
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Major intersections | Highway 7 at Okotoks |
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North end | Highway 201 in Calgary |
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Length | 229 km[1] (142 mi) |
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South end | Highway 2 / Highway 72 near Crossfield |
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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 |
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North end | Highway 2 in Leduc |
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Length | 53 km[1] (33 mi) Sexsmith 15 km (9 mi) High Prairie 27 km (17 mi) Grimshaw 11 km (7 mi) |
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Country | Canada |
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Province | Alberta |
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Specialized and rural municipalities | Foothills 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. |
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Major cities | Calgary, Red Deer, Lacombe, Wetaskiwin, Leduc |
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Towns | High River, Okotoks, Crossfield, Carstairs, Olds, Bowden, Innisfail, Penhold, Blackfalds, Ponoka, Millet, Grimshaw |
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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.