Alberta Highway 23
Highway 23 | ||||
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 Highway 23 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
| Length | 136 km[1] (85 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Hwy 3 near Monarch | |||
| North end |  Hwy 2A in High River | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Lethbridge County, Vulcan County, Foothills County | |||
| Towns | Vulcan, High River | |||
| Villages | Barons, Carmangay, Champion | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 23, commonly referred to as Highway 23, is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Highway 2 that serves as an alternate route between Calgary and Lethbridge.[1]
It begins at Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) 21 km (13 mi)[1] west of Lethbridge near the Hamlet of Monarch and shares a short concurrency with Highway 3A. It continues north and passes by the Villages of Nobleford, Barons, and Carmangay before it crosses the Little Bow River. It continues north, passing through the Hamlet of Kirkcaldy and Town of Vulcan before it meets the junction of Highway 24 and Highway 542.[1] From there, the highway turns west and passes near just north of the Hamlet of Brant and just south of the Hamlet of Blackie before skirting Frank Lake. It intersects Highway 2 and enters the Town of High River along 12 Avenue SE before becoming Highway 2A at 10 Street SE.[2][3] In tandem with Highway 519, the southernmost portion of Highway 23 is frequently used as a bypass of Fort Macleod.[4]
Major intersections
From south to north:[5]
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lethbridge County | Monarch | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 3 east (Crowsnest Highway) – Lethbridge | Interchange; westbound exit, eastbound entrance; south end of Hwy 3A concurrency |
| 1.5 | 0.93 |  Hwy 3A west to Hwy 3 west – Monarch, Fort Macleod | Interchange; north end of Hwy 3A concurrency | ||
| Nobleford | 9.6 | 6.0 |  Hwy 519 – Granum, Picture Butte | Roundabout | |
| Barons | 22.6 | 14.0 |  Hwy 520 east | South end Hwy 520 of concurrency | |
| | 27.6 | 17.1 | Hwy 520 west – Claresholm | North end of Hwy 520 concurrency | |
| Vulcan County | Carmangay | 38.8 | 24.1 | UAR 161 east | |
| Champion | 54.5 | 33.9 |  Hwy 529 – Parkland, Little Bow Provincial Park | ||
| Vulcan | 72.2 | 44.9 |  Hwy 534 – Nanton, Lomond | ||
| | 91.8 | 57.0 |  Hwy 542 east – Milo Hwy 24 north – Mossleigh, Strathmore | Hwy 23 branches west; directional signage changes | |
| Foothills County | | 109.4 | 68.0 |  Hwy 804 south – Brant | |
| 118.0 | 73.3 |  Hwy 799 north – Blackie | |||
| Town of High River | 134.6 | 83.6 |  Hwy 2 – Calgary, Fort Macleod, Lethbridge | Interchange; exit 194 on Hwy 2; becomes 12 Avenue SE | |
| 136.2 | 84.6 | 10 Street SE | Former Hwy 2A south | ||
| 12 Avenue SE (Hwy 2A north) – Okotoks | Continues west | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c d e Google (January 2, 2018). "Highway 23 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2016 ed.). Alberta Culture and Tourism. § M–5, M–6, N–6.
- ^ "Intersection Assessment: Highway 23/519" (PDF). AMEC Environment & Infrastructure. Lethbridge. February 2013. p. 6. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
This route is now a popular shortcut for motorists wishing to bypass the town of Fort MacLeod...
- ^ Alberta Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2008. pp. 76, 77, and 83. ISBN 978-1-55368-019-2.