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 | ||||
Length | 46 km[1] (29 mi) | |||
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Central Alberta segment | ||||
Length | 229 km[1] (142 mi) | |||
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Northern Alberta segments | ||||
Length | 53 km[1] (33 mi) Sexsmith 15 km (9 mi) High Prairie 27 km (17 mi) Grimshaw 11 km (7 mi) | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
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. | |||
Major cities | Calgary, Red Deer, Lacombe, Wetaskiwin, Leduc | |||
Towns | High River, Okotoks, Crossfield, Carstairs, Olds, Bowden, Innisfail, Penhold, Blackfalds, Ponoka, Millet, Grimshaw | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.