Alberta Highway 40

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Highway 40

Bighorn Highway, Kananaskis Trail, Forestry Trunk Road
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
RestrictionsAnnually closed between Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and Hwy 541 from December 1 - June 14.[1]
Crowsnest Pass segment
Length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
South end Hwy 3 in Coleman
North endForestry Trunk Road north of Coleman
Kananaskis Trail segment
Length104 km (65 mi)
South end Hwy 541 in Highwood House
North end Hwy 1 (TCH) south of Seebe
Forestry Trunk Road segment
Length46 km (29 mi)
South end Hwy 1A east of Ghost Lake
North end Hwy 579 north of Waiparous
Northern segment
Length434 km (270 mi)
South end Hwy 734 south of Coalspur
Major intersections Hwy 47 in Coalspur
Hwy 16 (TCH) in Hinton
North end Hwy 43 in Grande Prairie
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesCrowsnest Pass, M.D. of Ranchland No. 66, Kananaskis I.D., M.D. of Bighorn No. 8, Rocky View County, Yellowhead County, M.D. Greenview No. 16, County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Major citiesGrande Prairie
TownsHinton
Highway system
← Hwy 39→ Hwy 41

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 40, commonly referred to as Highway 40, is a south-north highway in western Alberta, Canada.[2] It is also named Bighorn Highway and Kananaskis Trail in Kananaskis Country. Its segmented sections extend from Coleman in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass northward to the City of Grande Prairie and is currently divided into four sections.[3]

Route description

The southernmost section is gravel; it runs for 3.9 km (2.4 mi) through the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, where it then becomes the Forestry Trunk Road to Highway 541, which has a combined length of 102 km (63 mi).

The second section of Highway 40 is Kananaskis Trail, which is paved and runs through Kananaskis Country for 104 km (65 mi) from Highway 541, over Highwood Pass, and through Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and Spray Valley Provincial Park. The highway passes Kananaskis Village before terminating at the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1).[4]

The third section is gravel and is part of the Forestry Trunk Road, which runs 46 km (29 mi) from Highway 1A to Highway 579. The highway continues as the Forestry Trunk Road and Highway 734 for approximately 293 km (182 mi), through the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve. The intention is that one day the entire road will be a continuous paved highway. In the past, other gravel sections were named Highway 940; the 900 series in Alberta is used for temporary names. There is no signed connection between the Kananaskis Trail section and the Forestry Trunk Road section; however, it is connected by using Highway 1, Highway 1X, and Highway 1A between Seebe and Ghost Lake.

The fourth section is 434 km (270 mi) and runs from the Lovett River in Yellowhead County to the City of Grande Prairie. The 61 km (38 mi) section south of Cadomin is gravel while the remainder is paved. The highway shares 2 km (1.2 mi) concurrency with the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16), before continuing north and passing through the Hamlet of Grande Cache en route to Grande Prairie.[5]

Major intersections

Starting from the south end of Highway 40:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Crowsnest PassColeman00.0 Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) – Lethbridge, Fort Macleod, FernieSouthern terminus
Crowsnest Pass–
M. D. of Ranchland No. 66 boundary		​3.82.4Forestry Trunk RoadNorth end of Hwy 40
101 km (63 mi) gap in Hwy 40
Kananaskis I.D.
(Kananaskis Country)		​10565Forestry Trunk Road
Hwy 541 east – Longview		South end of Kananaskis Trail;
south end of seasonal closure[1]
​14288Highwood Pass – elev. 2,206 m (7,238 ft)
Peter Lougheed
Provincial Park		16099Kananaskis Lakes TrailFormer Hwy 742; north end of seasonal closure;[1]
​186116Mount Allan Drive – Kananaskis Village, Nakiska
​201125 Hwy 68 east (Sibbald Creek Trail)
Stoney I.R. Nos. 142, 143, and 144​209130 Hwy 1 (TCH) – Canmore, Banff, CalgaryInterchange; exit 118 on Hwy 1; north end of Kananaskis Trail
45 km (28 mi) gap in Hwy 40
Rocky View County​254158 Hwy 1A (Bow Valley Trail) – Canmore, Cochrane, CalgarySouth end of Forestry Trunk Road concurrency
M.D. of Bighorn No. 8Waiparous271168Hummingbird Lane
​300190 Hwy 579 east – Water Valley, Cremona
Forestry Trunk Road to Hwy 734		North end of Hwy 40
293 km (182 mi) gap in Hwy 40
Yellowhead County​593368 Hwy 734 south (Forestry Trunk Road)South end of Big Horn Highway
Crosses the Lovett River
​626389 Hwy 47 north – Robb, Edson
​635395Crosses the McLeod River
Cadomin654406roadHwy 40 branches northwest
​678421Crosses the Gregg River
Hinton701436 Hwy 16 east – EdmontonSouth end of Hwy 16 concurrency
​703437 Hwy 16 west – JasperNorth end of Hwy 16 concurrency
​708440Crosses the Athabasca River
​709441Brule Road – Brule
​726451PAR 123 – William A. Switzer Provincial Park
M.D. of Greenview No. 16​805500Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park
Muskeg River810500Forestry Trunk RoadFormer Hwy 734
Grande Cache841523Hoppe Avenue, 100 Avenue
​846526Crosses the Smoky River
​1,016631 Hwy 666 west – GrovedaleGrade separated
↑ / ↓​1,017632Crosses the Wapiti River
County of Grande Prairie No. 1​1,021634 Hwy 668 east (37 Avenue) / Township Road 710
City of Grande Prairie1,02463668 Avenue
1,02663884 Avenue
1,027638 To Hwy 43 / 100 Avenue  / 108 Street – Airport, Dawson Creek, EdmontonHwy 40 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Road Closures". Alberta Parks. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 7
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Google (November 4, 2016). "Central Alberta section of Highway 40 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Google (November 4, 2016). "Northern section of Highway 40 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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