Alberta Highway 13

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 13, commonly referred to as Highway 13, is an east–west highway through central Alberta. It runs from Alder Flats, 7 km (4 mi) west of Highway 22, to the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, where it becomes Saskatchewan Highway 14.[2] Highway 13 is about 366 kilometres (227 mi) long.[1] East of the City of Wetaskiwin, it generally parallels a Canadian Pacific rail line.

Highway 13
Highway 13 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation, the City of Wetaskiwin, and the City of Camrose
Length	366.0 km[1] (227.4 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Range Road 74 near Alder Flats
	Hwy 22 near Alder Flats Hwy 20 near Winfield Hwy 2 near Wetaskiwin Hwy 2A in Wetaskiwin Hwy 21 near Camrose Hwy 26 in Camrose Hwy 56 near Camrose Hwy 36 in Killam Hwy 41 near Czar
East end	Hwy 14 near Hayter at the Saskatchewan border
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities	Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Camrose County, Flagstaff County, Provost No. 52 M.D.
Major cities	Wetaskiwin, Camrose
Towns	Daysland, Killam, Sedgewick, Hardisty, Provost
Villages	Bittern Lake, Bawlf, Lougheed, Amisk, Hughenden
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 12 → Hwy 14

Route description

From the west, Highway 13 begins at Alder Flats before intersecting Highway 22.[3] It continues east, passing south of Buck Lake and Winfield before crossing Highway 20.[1] The highway then passes south of Battle Lake, the headwaters of the Battle River, and then south of Pigeon Lake, passing through the hamlets of Westerose and Falun prior to intersecting Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway), approximately 51 km (32 mi) south of Edmonton.[4][1]

East of Highway 2, Highway 13 enters Wetaskiwin as 40 Avenue and turns north along Highway 2A (56 Street). At the north side of Wetaskiwin, it turns east and passes north of Gwynne through Bittern Lake. After crossing Highway 21, it enters Camrose as 48 Avenue.[4]

East of Camrose, Highway 13 travels generally southeast, passing by Ohaton, Bawlf, Daysland and Strome prior to an intersection with Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) in Killam. The highway continues southeast passing by Sedgewick, Lougheed, Hardisty, Amisk and Hughenden, crossing Highway 41 north of Czar. The road travels by Metiskow, through Provost, and by Hayter. Upon entering Saskatchewan, Highway 13 continues as Saskatchewan Highway 14 to Saskatoon.[4][1]

History

The section of Highway 13 from Wetaskiwin to Winfield was originally designated as Highway 19, but was renumbered in the late 1960s.[5][6] Highway 13 was extended further west to Alder Flats in c. 1979 when Highway 612 was renumbered, coinciding with the commissioning of Highway 22 north of Cremona.[7][8]

Major intersections

From west to east:[9]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	Alder Flats	0.0	0.0	Range Road 74 / Township Road 460	Western terminus
	​	6.5	4.0	Hwy 22 – Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House
		11.3	7.0	Range Road 63 – Buck Lake
		20.6	12.8	Hwy 761 north
	Winfield	39.1	24.3	UAR 175 north
	​	39.9	24.8	Hwy 20 – Breton, Rimbey, Sylvan Lake
		59.3	36.8	Crosses Battle River
		63.7	39.6	Hwy 771 – Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
	Westerose	69.7	43.3	Hwy 13A east – Ma-Me-O Beach
	​	74.6	46.4	Hwy 13A west – Ma-Me-O Beach
	Falun	82.0	51.0	Hwy 795 – Calmar
	​	92.3	57.4	Hwy 2 – Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary	Interchange; exit 295 on Hwy 2
City of Wetaskiwin		109.5	68.0	56 Street (Hwy 2A south) – Ponoka, Red Deer 40 Avenue (Hwy 613 east)	Hwy 13 branches north; west end of Hwy 2A concurrency; former Hwy 13A east
		112.7	70.0	Hwy 2A north – Leduc, Edmonton	Hwy 13 branches east; east end of Hwy 2A concurrency
		114.3	71.0	Hwy 814 north / 47 Street – Beaumont	Former Hwy 13A west
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	​	124.9	77.6	Hwy 822
	Gwynne	126.0	78.3	UAR 189 south
Camrose County	Bittern Lake	136.0	84.5	James Street
	​	143.4	89.1	Hwy 21 – Edmonton, Three Hills	Roundabout
City of Camrose		149.8	93.1	68 Street (Hwy 13A east)
		151.8	94.3	51 Street (Hwy 833 north) – Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
		153.7	95.5	Hwy 26 east – Viking
		155.9	96.9	Hwy 13A west (Camrose Drive)
Camrose County	​	160.8	99.9	Hwy 56 south – Stettler Hwy 834 north – Tofield
	Ohaton	164.4	102.2	Range Road 192
	Bawlf	180.3	112.0	Hwy 854 – Ryley, Rosalind
Flagstaff County	Daysland	194.5	120.9	Hwy 855 north – Holden	West end of Hwy 855 concurrency
	​	196.2	121.9	Hwy 855 south – Heisler, Big Knife Provincial Park	East end of Hwy 855 concurrency
	Strome	209.0	129.9	Hwy 856 south – Forestburg
	Killam	223.7	139.0	Hwy 36 – Viking, Castor, Hanna
	Sedgewick	234.3	145.6	Hwy 869 north
	Lougheed	246.5	153.2	Hwy 870 north – Kinsella
	​	257.7	160.1	Hwy 872 south – Coronation
	Hardisty	263.6	163.8	Hwy 881 north – Irma
	​	265.6	165.0	Crosses Battle River
M.D. of Provost No. 52	Amisk	284.4	176.7	Hwy 884 south – Veteran
	Hughenden	294.1	182.7	Hwy 603 west / UAR 86 east
	​	305.1	189.6	Hwy 41 – Czar, Consort, Wainwright
		320.4	199.1	UAR 87 south – Metiskow
		332.9	206.9	Range Road 41 – Cadogan	Former UAR 108 south
	Provost	348.0	216.2	Hwy 899 north – Ribstone Hwy 600 west – Cadogan	West end of Hwy 899 concurrency
		349.6	217.2	Hwy 899 south – Bodo	East end of Hwy 899 concurrency
	Hayter	358.6	222.8	Range Road 14A
	​	366.0	227.4	Hwy 14 east – Macklin, Saskatoon	Continues into Saskatchewan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Highway 13A

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 13A is the designation of the following two current and one former alternate routes of Highway 13.[1]

Ma-Me-O Beach

Highway 13A in Ma-Me-O Beach

Highway 13A
Location	Ma-Me-O Beach
Length	7.4 km (4.6 mi)

From 2.0 km (1.2 mi) east of Westerose to 5.6 km (3.5 mi) west of Falun, the first segment of Highway 13A travels 7.4 km (4.6 mi) through Pigeon Lake Indian Reserve 138A. It provides access to the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach on the southern shore of Pigeon Lake. This segment, which runs north of Highway 13, formed the original Highway 13 alignment prior to it being realigned to bypass the Indian reserve and summer village to the south in the 2000s.

Camrose

Highway 13A in Camrose

Highway 13A (68 Street, Camrose Drive)
Location	Camrose
Length	8.2 km (5.1 mi)

The second segment of Highway 13A is a southern bypass of Camrose and is 8 km (5.0 mi) in length. Commissioned in 1989,[10] the route follows 68 Street south from Highway 13 (48 Avenue) for 2.4 km (1.5 mi) and then turns east and becoming Camrose Drive, reconnecting with Highway 13 on the eastern ends of Camrose.[1] Highway 13A serves as the main dangerous goods route through Camrose, as dangerous good are prohibited on Highway 13 (48 Avenue) through the centre of the city, and is maintained by the City of Camrose.[11]

Wetaskiwin

Highway 13A is a former alternate route of Highway 13 through Wetaskiwin. From the present Highway 13 (west) / Highway 2A intersection, Highway 13A used to proceed east along 40 Avenue for 1.6 km (0.99 mi), then turned north and followed 47 Street for 3.2 km (2.0 mi) and reconnected with Highway 13 at the present-day Highway 13 / Highway 814 intersection.[12] The route was decommissioned in mid-1980s.[13]

References

1. Google (December 1, 2016). "Highway 13 in central Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
2. "2015 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (pdf). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
3. "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
4. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2016 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § J–5, J–6, J–7, K–7, K–8.
5. Travel Alberta (1967). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta.
6. Travel Alberta (1970). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta.
7. Travel Alberta (1978–79). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § J-5.
8. Travel Alberta (1980). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § J-5.
9. Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 63, 64, 65, 66, and 67.
10. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1989 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § Camrose.
11. "City of Camrose Map". City of Camrose. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
12. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1982 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § Westaskiwin.
13. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1988 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § Westaskiwin.

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