Alberta Highway 16

Highway 16 in Alberta, Canada
Yellowhead Highway Trans-Canada Highway
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Basic data
Operator:	Alberta Transportation
Start of the street:	Yellowhead Pass ( 52 ° 53 ′  N , 118 ° 27 ′  W )
End of street:	Lloydminster ( 53 ° 17 ′  N , 110 ° 0 ′  W )
Overall length:	634 km
Municipal District :	Improvement District No. 12 Yellowhead County Parkland County Edmonton Capital Region Strathcona County Improvement District No. 13 Lamont County County of Minburn No. 27 County of Vermilion River
East of Edmonton
Course of the road On  to Kamloops ===  British Columbia Improvement District No. 12 Jasper National Park Jasper National Park ( usage fee ) Jasper S to Banff S to Banff Jasper National Park (usage fee) Yellowhead County N to Grande Prairie Hinton S to Crowsnest Pass S after Robb Edson O to Evansburg N to Mayerthorpe Pembina River Parkland County Entwistle W to Evansburg , S to Lundbreck Wabamun N to Grande Prairie O to Edmonton Spruce Grove N after Hondo N to Calmar Edmonton Capital Region Edmonton N to St. Albert , S to Sherwood Park N to Grande Prairie , S to Calgary O to Cold Lake O to Fort Saskatchewan North Saskatchewan River Strathcona County S to Sherwood Park N to Fort Saskatchewan Improvement District No. 13 Elk Island National Park Elk Island National Park ( usage fee ) Lamont County W to Fort Saskatchewan County of Minburn No. 27 O to Vegreville W to Vegreville N to Lac La Biche , S to Warner Innisfree Mannville County of Vermilion River Mannville N to Cold Lake , S to Medicine Hat Lloydminster N to Onion Lake , S to Macklin ===  Saskatchewan On  to Saskatoon  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Highway 16 in the Canadian province of Alberta has km in length 634th It leads in a west-east direction through the entire province and is continued in Saskatchewan Highway 16 and British Columbia Highway 16 , like the other two highways mentioned, it is known as the Yellowhead Highway. The highway is part of the Canadian National Highway System as a so-called “core route” .

Route description

The highway begins on the British Columbia border at Yellowhead Pass in the Rocky Mountains . The provincial border is also the border of Jasper National Park , through which the highway initially leads. 25 km after the start of the route, Highway 93, the Icefields Parkway , which leads into Banff National Park , joins from the south . The extension of Highway 93 then also leads to Jasper , which bypasses Highway 16 to the southwest. The route now continues in a northerly direction through the national park and thus follows the Athabasca River . 50 km north of Jasper is the national park border.

The route runs in a northeast direction to Hinton , southeast of the city intersects Highway 40 , which runs east along the mountain range of the Rocky Mountains. Hinton is crossed and the course of the Athabasca River is left at Obed Provincial Park , the route now heads east. She bypasses Edson south and comes to the city limits of the provincial capital Edmonton . The highway runs through the center of the city and crosses the North Saskatchewan River there . Further east is Elk Island National Park , the next 10 km through the park are again operated by Parks Canada. The route to Lloydminster leads past the cities of Vegreville and Vermilion . Within the city is the provincial border with Saskatchewan , Highway 16 continues there under the same name.

Special features and sights

Highway 2 is part of the CANAMEX Corridor from the junction with Alberta Highway 43 at Manly Corner to Edmonton . This trade route was defined under the North American Free Trade Agreement and is used for transportation between Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Jasper National Park and Jasper

→ Main article : Jasper National Park

The national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The well-known Maligne Lake can be reached from Highway 16 east of Jasper via a dead end road . Jasper is a small town within the park that was founded as a trading post as early as 1813.

Edmonton

→ Main article : Edmonton

Edmonton is the provincial capital. It is the second largest city in Alberta and continues to grow rapidly. The city runs through the River Valley Parks System , one of the largest park systems in North America.

Elk Island National Park

→ Main article : Elk Island National Park

The park is located at the transition area between the North American prairies and the boreal coniferous forest areas . The park was Canada's first large game reserve.

Lloydminster

→ Main article : Lloydminster

The city of Lloydminster is located in the two provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The border runs along Highway 17, which is operated by both provinces.

Usage fees

In Alberta, there is generally no road usage fee for using a highway. However, because the route passes through Jasper National Park, Parks Canada charges a park use fee. The parking fee is due as soon as one night is spent in the national park, i. H. transit through the park within one day is free of charge.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Alberta Highways 1 to 986, traffic volume, vehicle classification, travel and esal statistic reports. (PDF, 419 kB) Transport Alberta, p. 16f , accessed on July 7, 2016 (English). 
2. ^ National Highway System - An Overview. (PDF; 146.21 kB) Council of Ministers - Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, April 2008, accessed on June 29, 2016 (English). 
3. ^ List of Fees. Parks Canada, accessed March 29, 2018 .