Alberta Highway 2

Highway 2 in Alberta, Canada
Queen Elizabeth II Highway
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Basic data
Operator:	Alberta Transportation
Start of the street:	Carway ( 49 ° 0 ′  N , 113 ° 23 ′  W )
End of street:	Grande Prairie ( 55 ° 14 ′  N , 118 ° 48 ′  W )
Overall length:	1225 km
Municipal District :	Cardston County Willow Creek No. 26th Foothills No. 31 Calgary Rocky View County Mountain View County Red Deer County Lacombe County Ponoka County County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Leduc County Edmonton Sturgeon County Westlock County Athabasca County Lesser Slave River No. 124 Big Lakes Smoky River No. 130 Northern Sunrise County Peace No. 135 Fairview No. 136 Spirit River No. 133 County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Highway 2 at Ponoka
Course of the road Further on   United States - Canada  Cardston County Carway Belly River Cardston Waterton River W to Waterton Lakes National Park Joint routing with O to Lethbridge Willow Creek No. 26th Fort Macleod O to Lethbridge Part of the National Highway System Joint routing with W to Crowsnest Pass Oldman River Claresholm Stavely Nanton Foothills No. 31 High River Airport High river W to High River, O to Vulcan Highwood River Aldersyde N after Black Diamond Sheep River S after Okotoks Joint routing with N to Calgary Bow River Calgary Calgary City ring around Calgary W to Banff , O to Medicine Hat Calgary International Airport City ring around Calgary Awarded Queen Elizabeth II Highway Rocky View County Airdrie N to Crossfield , O to Drumheller N to Carstairs , S to Crossfield Mountain View County W to Sundre , O to Trochu Red Deer County S to Olds Bowden W after Caroline Innisfail N after Penhold O to Pine Lake N to Red Deer , S to Penhold Red deer W to Penhold, O to Pine Lake Red deer S to Penhold, N to Lacombe Red Deer River W to Rocky Mountain House , O to Nevis W to Sylvan Lake Blindman River Lacombe County Blackfalds W to Gull Lake , O to Stettler Lacombe S to Red Deer, N to Leduc Ponoka County Battle River W to Rimbey , O to Bashaw County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 W to Alder Flats , O to Camrose Leduc County Leduc S after Wetaskiwin W to Drayton Valley Edmonton International Airport W to Devon Edmonton Edmonton Award as Queen Elizabeth II Highway ends Part of the National Highway System ends City ring around Edmonton O to Tofield City ring around Edmonton Joint routing with N Cityring around Edmonton , W to Jasper Joint routing with O to Lloydminster City ring around Edmonton Sturgeon County St. Albert, Alberta W to Onoway , E to Fort Saskatchewan Morinville Westlock County W to Westlock Joint routing with O after Thorhild Athabasca County O to Fort McMurray Northern Woods and Water Route award Athabasca Lesser Slave River No. 124 S to Edmonton O after Smith Athabasca River N to Fort Vermilion Slave Lake Big Lakes S to Swan Hills High prairie McLennan Donnelly (Alberta) W to Valleyview Smoky River No. 130 S to Valleyview , W to Rycroft Awarded as Northern Woods and Water Route ends Part of the National Highway System Northern Sunrise County Peace No. 135 Peace River Peace River Peace River Airport S to Grimshaw N to Yellowknife Part of the National Highway System ends O to Peace River Grimshaw Fairview No. 136 Fairview W to Fort St. John N to Fort St. John Spirit River No. 133 O to Valleyview , W to Dawson Creek Rycroft County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Sexsmith W to Buffalo Lake Clairmont E to Grande Prairie , S to Dawson Creek Further on   Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Alberta Highway 2 (AB2) extends substantially from the south to the north of the Canadian province of Alberta and connects the two cities Calgary and Edmonton . It has a length of 1225 km. Parts of the highway are part of the National Highway System , a northern section is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route .

Route

The route begins at the border with the United States at the Carway border crossing. On the US side, the highway continues as US Route 89 . The route leads north, the first major town is Cardston . In the north of Cardston Highway 5 crosses , which leads from here in a westerly direction to Waterton Lakes National Park and in an easterly direction to Lethbridge . Further north, the highway meets the Crowsnest Highway in Fort Macleod , and the through-town through Fort McLeod follows the same route. From Fort McLeod, the highway is at least four lanes, the intersections with subordinate roads are mostly at the same level, the higher-order roads are equipped with systems that are used at the German motorway junctions .

The route heads north towards Calgary . Most of the places along the route are bypassed, but roads known as Highway 2A branch off from Highway 2, which then run parallel to Highway 2 through the corresponding places, e.g. B. High River . The route meets the Calgary City Ring, Highway 201 , south of Calgary . This is not yet fully developed, it ends for the time being west of Highway 2. Highway 2 leads through Calgary along the Bow River . To the east of the city center (Downtown Calgary) it leaves the Bow River valley, which comes from the west; the route continues north again to the Cityring. Highway 2 and Highway 1 , the Trans-Canada Highway , cross on the section to the Cityring . To the east of the route is Calgary International Airport , which is accessed by Highway 2. The section of the highway following the junction with the Cityring is also called Queen Elizabeth II Highway, this designation applies along the entire route to Edmonton . The route leads through Airdrie to Red Deer , which is then bypassed again.

Edmonton International Airport , Edmonton International Airport , is located north of Leduc and is also served by Highway 2. North of the airport, Highway 2 meets Edmonton's city ring, Highway 216 . Highway 2 leads north into the heart of the city, but does not go through the city center, but instead goes west of it. A section runs together with the Cityring in the west of the city, and the following section runs together with Highway 16 , the Yellowhead Highway . This is left after 7 km, however, Highway 2 continues north, from Edmonton the highway is again two-lane.

In Athabasca, Highway 2 meets Highway 55 , from this junction Highway 2 is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route, a tourist route. Highway 2 continues in a north-westerly direction and meets Lesser Slave Lake , on whose south bank the route to High Prairie runs . West of it intersects Highway 49 , which also ends the Northern Woods and Water Route. The route leads north again to Peace River . There the Peace River is crossed, the northernmost point of Highway 2 is reached. The route then heads west and then turns south north of Grimshaw . The route runs in a south-westerly direction and meets Highway 49 again in Rycroft . The route continues south to the town of Grande Prairie . In the north of the city, the highway meets Highway 43 , which it then joins and ends with.

National Highway System

The section between Fort McLeod from Highway 3 and Edmonton on the Cityring Highway 216 is performed as part of the National Highway System (NHS). It has a route length of 448 km and belongs to the core routes, the core of the system. The northern section between Donnelly and Grimshaw, which is part of the NHS, is also listed under the core routes. This section has a length of 82 km.

Trivia

Before 1940, Highway 2 was run as Highway 1, accordingly the sections of Highway 1 were designated as Highway 2.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alberta Highways 1 to 986 - Traffic volume, vehicle classification, travel and esal statistics report 2015. (PDF) Transportation Alberta, accessed on July 8, 2016 (English). 
2. ↑ Canada's National Highway System, Annual Report 2014. (PDF, 1.45 MB) Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, September 2015, accessed on July 8, 2016 . 
3. ^ Highway Map of Province of Alberta Canada. (PDF) Department of Public Works, 1939, accessed July 8, 2016 . 

Web links

Commons : Alberta Highway 2  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• 2015 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (PDF, 8 MB) at Alberta Transportation