Alberta Highway 5

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Highway 5

Highway 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length129.1 km[1] (80.2 mi)
Major junctions
South endWaterton Park
Major intersections
North end Hwy 3 in Lethbridge
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesI.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Warner No. 5 County, Lethbridge County
Major citiesLethbridge
TownsMagrath, Cardston
Highway system
Hwy 4 Hwy 6

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 5, commonly referred to as Highway 5, is a 129-kilometer (80 mi) highway that connects Lethbridge to Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It begins as an east–west highway in Waterton and transitions to a north–south route before ending at Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3) in Lethbridge.[2][3]

Highway 5 is part of the Cowboy Trail between Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park and Cardston.[4]

Route description

Highway 5 begins in the Hamlet of Waterton Park within Waterton Lakes National Park. After leaving the park, the highway generally travels east, passing by the hamlets of Mountain View and Leavitt, to the Town of Cardston.[1] After Cardston, the highway generally travels northeast, passing by the Hamlet of Spring Coulee, the Town of Magrath, and the Hamlet of Welling Station. Shortly after Welling Station, the highway travels north, passing the Hamlet of Welling, before ending at Highway 3 in Lethbridge.[2][3]

Highway 5 is known as Mayor Magrath Drive within Lethbridge city limits.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 5 from southwest to northeast.[2][3]

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
I.D. No. 4
(Waterton Lakes
National Park)
Waterton Park0.00.0
8.65.3 Hwy 6 north (Cowboy Trail) – Pincher CreekWest end of Hwy 6 concurrency and Cowboy Trail
9.55.9 Hwy 6 south – Chief Mountain, Glacier National ParkEast end of Hwy 6 concurrency
Cardston County26.416.4 Hwy 800 north – Hill Spring
Mountain View28.617.8
33.020.5Hwy 501 east – Beazer, Police Outpost Provincial ParkHwy 501 is unsigned
Cardston53.333.1 Hwy 2 south (Main Street) – Carway
Cardston Truck Bypass (Hwy 501 south)
West end of Hwy 2 concurrency; east end of Cowboy Trail
Blood No. 14854.033.6 Hwy 2 north – Fort Macleod, CalgaryEast end of Hwy 2 concurrency
↑ / ↓57.135.5Crosses the St. Mary River
Cardston County58.136.1 Hwy 503 east
74.346.2 Hwy 820 south
Spring Coulee76.847.7 Hwy 505 west
Magrath94.858.9 Hwy 62 south – Del Bonita
Welling102.663.8 Hwy 52 east – Raymond, Milk River, Coutts
Lethbridge County118.973.9 Hwy 508 east
121.875.7 Lethbridge Airport
City of Lethbridge125.878.2 To Hwy 4 south / I-15 south / Scenic Drive / 24 Avenue S – Coutts, Great FallsFormer Hwy 4 alignment
129.180.2 Crowsnest Trail (Hwy 3) – Fort Macleod, Calgary, Medicine Hat
Mayor Magrath Drive
Interchange; Mayor Magrath Drive continues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c Google (November 22, 2017). "Highway 5 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-6, O-5, O-6.
  4. ^ "Cowboy Trail Map". The Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association. Retrieved July 30, 2018.