Alberta Highway 8

Highway 8 in Alberta, Canada
Glenmore Trail
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Basic data
Operator:	Alberta Transportation
Start of the street:	Redwood Meadows ( 51 ° 1 ′  N , 114 ° 28 ′  W )
End of street:	Calgary ( 50 ° 59 ′  N , 114 ° 2 ′  W )
Overall length:	31 km
Municipal District :	Rocky View County Calgary
Bridge over the Glenmore Reservoir near Calgary
Course of the road Further on  Rocky View County N to Rocky Mountain House , S to Pincher Creek Elbow River Calgary Glenmore Reservoir N to Edmonton , S to Fort Macleod Further on   Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Highway 8 in the Canadian province of Alberta leads from the west coming to Calgary as a feeder to the city. The highway has a total length of 31 km.

The route begins north of Redwood Meadows , at a roundabout it branches off in an easterly direction on Highway 22 . After 17 km you will reach the city limits of Calgary. Within Calgary, the highway is known as the Glenmore Trail, it is named after the Glenmore Reservoir, a reservoir that serves as a reservoir for drinking water for Calgary and which is also crossed by the highway. In Calgary the route meets Highway 2 , to the east of which Highway 8 ends at the Bow River , it continues in an easterly direction as Alberta Highway 560 , which is also known as a section of the Glenmore Trail.

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. 10 , accessed on August 24, 2013 .