Alberta Highway 4

Highway 4 in Alberta, Canada
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Basic data
Operator:	Alberta Transportation
Start of the street:	Coutts ( 49 ° 0 ′  N , 111 ° 58 ′  W )
End of street:	Lethbridge ( 49 ° 40 ′  N , 112 ° 48 ′  W )
Overall length:	103 km
Municipal District :	Warner County Lethbridge County
Course of the road Further on   United States - Canada  Warner County Coutts Milk River Milk River Warner N according to Taber W after Welling Stirling O after Foremost Lethbridge County Lethbridge W to Fort Macleod , O to Medicine Hat Further on   Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Alberta Highway 4 (shortly AB 4 ) leading from the border between the United States and Canada to the northwest to the city of Lethbridge . It has a length of 103 km and, as a so-called core route , is part of the Canadian National Highway System .

Highway 3 is part of the CANAMEX Corridor . This trade route was defined under the North American Free Trade Agreement and is used for transportation between Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Routing

The highway begins on the border with the US state of Montana . It represents the northern continuation of Interstate 15. Directly on the border is the community of Coutts , which also gave the border station its name. The highway runs around the town as a four-lane bypass. It runs in a north-westerly direction; A Canadian Pacific Railway runs parallel over most of the route .

When Warner opens Highway 36 one, under the name Veterans Memorial Highway is known. South of Stirling , Highway 52 branches off to the west, north of Stirling Highway 61 branches off to the east. The route passes the town of Lethbridge as a bypass from the south. The previous route to Highway 5 via 24 Avenue S was abandoned, instead the route now leads north to Highway 3 , the Crowsnest Highway . However, the old route can still be found on many maps.

The stretch from Highway 61 to the end of the Crowsnest Highway is part of the Red Coat Trail , which runs from Winnipeg , Manitoba to Fort Mcleod , Alberta.

expansion

The entire route has been expanded to four lanes. However, this does not represent a motorway-like expansion, as the crossings are at the same level.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Alberta Highways 1 to 986, traffic volume, vehicle classification, travel and esal statistic reports. (PDF, 581 KB) Government of Alberta - Ministry of Transportation, 2012, p. 9f , accessed on April 8, 2013 (English). 
2. ^ National Highway System - An Overview. (PDF; 146 kB) Council of Ministers - Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, April 2008, accessed on June 29, 2016 (English). 
3. ↑ Provincial Highways 1 - progress chart 216th (PDF, 7.92 MB) Government of Alberta - Ministry of Transportation, 2010, accessed April 8, 2013 . 
4. ^ The Red Coat Trail. Retrieved April 8, 2013 .