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{{short description|Highway in Alberta, Canada}}
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{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
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| alternate_name =
| map_notes=Highway 23 highlighted in red
| length_km = 145
| length_km = 136
| length_ref= <ref name=GM/>
| direction_a = South
| direction_a = South
| direction_b = North
| direction_b = North
| starting_terminus = {{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|3}} near [[Monarch, Alberta|Monarch]]
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|3}} near [[Monarch, Alberta|Monarch]]
| junction =
| junction ={{plainlist|
| ending_terminus = {{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|2A}} at [[High River, Alberta|High River]]
*{{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|3A}} near [[Monarch, Alberta|Monarch]]
*{{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|519}} near [[Nobleford]]
| counties =
| cities = [[Vulcan, Alberta|Vulcan]]
*{{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|24}} near [[Vulcan, Alberta|Vulcan]]
*{{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|2}} in [[High River]]}}
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|2A}} in [[High River]]
| rural_municipalities = [[Lethbridge County]], [[Vulcan County]], [[Foothills County]]
| towns = [[Vulcan, Alberta|Vulcan]], [[High River]]
| villages = [[Barons, Alberta|Barons]], [[Carmangay, Alberta|Carmangay]], [[Champion, Alberta|Champion]]
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'''Highway 23''' is a short highway which located in southern [[Alberta]] east of [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]].
'''Alberta Provincial Highway No.&nbsp;23''', commonly referred to as '''Highway&nbsp;23''', is a highway in southern [[Alberta]], Canada, east of [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway&nbsp;2]] that serves as an alternate route between [[Calgary]] and [[Lethbridge]].<ref name=GM/>


It begins at [[Alberta Highway 3|Highway&nbsp;3]] ([[Crowsnest Highway]]) {{cvt|21|km|mi}}<ref name=GM>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@50.1851718,-113.3430095,8.21z|title=Highway 23 in Alberta|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> west of Lethbridge near the Hamlet of [[Monarch, Alberta|Monarch]] and shares a short concurrency with [[Alberta Highway 3A|Highway&nbsp;3A]]. It continues north and passes by the Villages of [[Nobleford, Alberta|Nobleford]], [[Barons, Alberta|Barons]], and [[Carmangay, Alberta|Carmangay]] before it crosses the [[Little Bow River]]. It continues north, passing through the Hamlet of [[Kirkcaldy, Alberta|Kirkcaldy]] and Town of [[Vulcan, Alberta|Vulcan]] before it meets the junction of [[Alberta Highway 24|Highway&nbsp;24]] and [[Alberta Highway 542|Highway&nbsp;542]].<ref name=GM/> From there, the highway turns west and passes near just north of the Hamlet of [[Brant, Alberta|Brant]] and just south of the Hamlet of [[Blackie, Alberta|Blackie]] before skirting [[Frank Lake (Alberta)|Frank Lake]]. It intersects Highway&nbsp;2 and enters the Town of [[High River]] along 12&nbsp;Avenue&nbsp;SE before becoming [[Alberta Highway 2A|Highway&nbsp;2A]] at 10&nbsp;Street&nbsp;SE.<ref name=length>{{Cite web|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410182657/http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2016 |date=March 2015 |title=2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart |work=Alberta Transportation |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>''Alberta Official Road Map'' (Map) (2016 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § M–5, M–6, N–6.</ref> In tandem with [[Alberta Highway 519|Highway&nbsp;519]], the southernmost portion of Highway&nbsp;23 is frequently used as a bypass of [[Fort Macleod]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://nobleford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Highway-519-23-assessment-report-2013.pdf | work=AMEC Environment & Infrastructure | title=Intersection Assessment: Highway 23/519 | access-date=2016-11-05 | date=February 2013 |location=Lethbridge | df=mdy-all | page=6 | quote=This route is now a popular shortcut for motorists wishing to bypass the town of Fort MacLeod...}}</ref>
It begins at [[High River, Alberta|High River]] along [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]] and proceeds 17&nbsp;km east (skirting [[Frank Lake]] to the north) where [[Alberta Highway 799|Highway 799]] branches off it to the north (just south of the hamlet of [[Blackie, Alberta|Blackie]]). It continues east another 9&nbsp;km where [[Alberta Highway 804|Highway 804]] branches off it to the south(just north of the hamlet of [[Brant, Alberta|Brant]]). It keeps going east 17&nbsp;km where it meets the junction of [[Alberta Highway 24|Highway 24]] and [[Alberta Highway 542|Highway 542]]. The highway turns south 20&nbsp;km to the town of [[Vulcan, Alberta|Vulcan]] where it crosses [[Alberta Highway 534|Highway 534]]. It keeps south another 7&nbsp;km through the hamlet of [[Kirkcaldy, Alberta|Kirkcaldy]]. The road goes southeast another 13&nbsp;km where it crosses [[Alberta Highway 529|Highway 529]] and goes past the village of [[Champion, Alberta|Champion]]. It proceeds south another 13&nbsp;km where it crosses the [[Little Bow River]] just before the village of [[Carmangay, Alberta|Carmangay]].


== Major intersections ==
In another 13&nbsp;km, [[Alberta Highway 520|Highway 520]] branches off to the west and Highway 23 proceeds another 3&nbsp;km to the village of [[Barons, Alberta|Barons]] where [[Alberta Highway 520|Highway 520]] branches off to the east. The road goes south 14&nbsp;km where it crosses [[Alberta Highway 519|Highway 519]] just west of the village of [[Nobleford, Alberta|Nobleford]]. It continues 8 more km where it ends at [[Crowsnest Highway|Highway 3]] just east of the hamlet of [[Monarch, Alberta|Monarch]].
From south to north:<ref>{{cite book
| title = Alberta Road Atlas
| year = 2008
| publisher = MapArt Publishing Corp.
| location = Oshawa, ON
| pages = 76, 77, and 83
| isbn = 978-1-55368-019-2
| edition = 2007}}</ref>
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{{ABint
|county_special=[[Lethbridge County]]
|cspan=5
|location=Monarch
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|km=0.0
|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|3|dir1=east|name1=[[Crowsnest Highway]]|city1=Lethbridge}}
|notes=Interchange; westbound exit, eastbound entrance;<br />south end of [[Alberta Highway 3A|Hwy&nbsp;3A]] concurrency
}}
{{ABint
|type=concur
|km=1.5
|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|3A|Hwy|3|dir1=west|dir2=west|to2=yes|city1=Monarch|city2=Fort Macleod}}
|notes=Interchange; north end of Hwy&nbsp;3A concurrency
}}
{{ABint
|location=Nobleford
|km=9.6
|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|519|city1=Granum|city2=Picture Butte}}
|notes=Roundabout
}}
{{ABint
|location=Barons
|type=concur
|km=22.6
|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|520|dir1=east}}
|notes=South end Hwy&nbsp;520 of concurrency
}}
{{ABint
|location=none
|type=concur
|km=27.6
|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|520|dir1=west|city1=Claresholm}}
|notes=North end of Hwy&nbsp;520 concurrency
}}
{{ABint
|county_special=[[Vulcan County]]
|cspan=4
|location=Carmangay
|km=38.8
|road=[[List of Alberta provincial highways#Urban approach roads|UAR 161]] east
|notes=
}}
{{ABint
|location=Champion
|km=54.5
|road={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|529|city1=Parkland|location2=[[Little Bow Provincial Park]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{ABint
|location=Vulcan
|km=72.2
|road={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|534|city1=Nanton|city2=Lomond}}
|notes=
}}
{{ABint
|location=none
|km=91.8
|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|542|dir1=east|city1=Milo}}<hr />{{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|24|dir1=north|city1=Mossleigh|city2=Strathmore}}
|notes=Hwy&nbsp;23 branches west; directional signage changes
}}
{{ABint
|county_special=[[Foothills County]]
|cspan=2
|location=none
|lspan=2
|km=109.4
|road={{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|804|dir1=south|city1=Brant}}
|notes=
}}
{{ABint
|km=118.0
|road={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|799|dir1=north|city1=Blackie}}
|notes=
}}
{{ABint
|indep_city_special=[[Town]] of [[High River]]
|lspan=3
|km=134.6
|road={{jct|state=AB|Hwy|2|city1=Calgary|city2=Fort Macleod|city3=Lethbridge}}
|notes=Interchange; exit&nbsp;194 on Hwy&nbsp;2; becomes 12 Avenue SE
}}
{{Jctint
|km=136.2
|mspan=2
|road=10 Street SE
|notes=Former [[Alberta Highway 2A|Hwy&nbsp;2A]] south
}}
{{Jctint
|type=trans
|km=none
|road={{Jctname|state=AB|Hwy|2A|dir1=north|name1=12 Avenue SE|city1=Okotoks}}
|notes=Continues west
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete,trans}}
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{{-}}


== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
{{Alberta Provincial Highways|Hwy=yes}}

[[Category:Alberta Primary Highways, 1-216 series|023]]


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{{Alberta Provincial Highways|Hwy=yes}}


[[Category:Alberta provincial highways, 1–216 series|023]]
{{Alberta-road-stub}}
[[Category:High River]]

Latest revision as of 22:54, 10 May 2023

Highway 23 marker

Highway 23

Highway 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length136 km[1] (85 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 3 near Monarch
Major intersections
North end Hwy 2A in High River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesLethbridge County, Vulcan County, Foothills County
TownsVulcan, High River
VillagesBarons, Carmangay, Champion
Highway system
← Hwy 22X→ Hwy 24

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 23, commonly referred to as Highway 23, is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Highway 2 that serves as an alternate route between Calgary and Lethbridge.[1]

It begins at Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) 21 km (13 mi)[1] west of Lethbridge near the Hamlet of Monarch and shares a short concurrency with Highway 3A. It continues north and passes by the Villages of Nobleford, Barons, and Carmangay before it crosses the Little Bow River. It continues north, passing through the Hamlet of Kirkcaldy and Town of Vulcan before it meets the junction of Highway 24 and Highway 542.[1] From there, the highway turns west and passes near just north of the Hamlet of Brant and just south of the Hamlet of Blackie before skirting Frank Lake. It intersects Highway 2 and enters the Town of High River along 12 Avenue SE before becoming Highway 2A at 10 Street SE.[2][3] In tandem with Highway 519, the southernmost portion of Highway 23 is frequently used as a bypass of Fort Macleod.[4]

Major intersections[edit]

From south to north:[5]

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Lethbridge CountyMonarch0.00.0 Hwy 3 east (Crowsnest Highway) – LethbridgeInterchange; westbound exit, eastbound entrance;
south end of Hwy 3A concurrency
1.50.93 Hwy 3A west to Hwy 3 west – Monarch, Fort MacleodInterchange; north end of Hwy 3A concurrency
Nobleford9.66.0 Hwy 519 – Granum, Picture ButteRoundabout
Barons22.614.0 Hwy 520 eastSouth end Hwy 520 of concurrency
​27.617.1 Hwy 520 west – ClaresholmNorth end of Hwy 520 concurrency
Vulcan CountyCarmangay38.824.1UAR 161 east
Champion54.533.9 Hwy 529 – Parkland, Little Bow Provincial Park
Vulcan72.244.9 Hwy 534 – Nanton, Lomond
​91.857.0 Hwy 542 east – Milo
Hwy 24 north – Mossleigh, Strathmore		Hwy 23 branches west; directional signage changes
Foothills County​109.468.0 Hwy 804 south – Brant
118.073.3 Hwy 799 north – Blackie
Town of High River134.683.6 Hwy 2 – Calgary, Fort Macleod, LethbridgeInterchange; exit 194 on Hwy 2; becomes 12 Avenue SE
136.284.610 Street SEFormer Hwy 2A south
12 Avenue SE (Hwy 2A north) – OkotoksContinues west
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Google (January 2, 2018). "Highway 23 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2016 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § M–5, M–6, N–6.
  4. ^ "Intersection Assessment: Highway 23/519" (PDF). AMEC Environment & Infrastructure. Lethbridge. February 2013. p. 6. Retrieved November 5, 2016. This route is now a popular shortcut for motorists wishing to bypass the town of Fort MacLeod...
  5. ^ Alberta Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2008. pp. 76, 77, and 83. ISBN 978-1-55368-019-2.
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