Alberta Highway 501
Highway 501 | ||||
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| Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
| Length | 300.1 km[1] (186.5 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Hwy 5 near Mountain View | |||
 Hwy 2 in Cardston Hwy 4 in Milk River Hwy 41 in Cypress County | ||||
| East end |  Hwy 13 at Saskatchewan border | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Cardston County, Warner County No. 5, Forty Mile County No. 8, Cypress County | |||
| Towns | Cardston, Milk River | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 501, commonly referred to as Highway 501, is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west–east from Highway 5 east of Mountain View as gravel to Cardston, then pavement through Del Bonita and Milk River to Highway 879, then gravel again to the Saskatchewan border.[2]
It is also known as 9 Avenue in Cardston, and Centre Avenue in Milk River. From Highway 889, on through to Saskatchewan, it follows the path of the Red Coat Trail.[1]
The section of Highway 501 between Cardston and the ghost town of Whiskey Gap was originally designated as part of Highway 40, where Highway 40 continued south to the Canada–United States border. The Highway 40 designation was removed in the early 1970s.[3][4]
Cardston bypass
The Cardston truck bypass is officially designated as part of Highway 501 but it unsigned. The signed designation follows 9th Avenue through Cardston, and then follows a short concurrency with Highway 2.[2]
Major intersections
From west to east:
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cardston County | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 5 – Waterton Park, Cardston | West of Mountain View |
| Cardston | 22.4 | 13.9 | 12 Street W / 9 Avenue W | Bypass route to Hwy 5 | |
| 24.6 | 15.3 | Hwy 2 north (Main Street) – Fort Macleod, Calgary | West end of Hwy 2 concurrency | ||
| 26.7 | 16.6 | Cardston Truck Bypass | Unsigned spur of Hwy 501 | ||
| | 27.4 | 17.0 | Hwy 2 south – Carway, U.S. border, Browning | East end of Hwy 2 concurrency | |
| 46.6 | 29.0 | Township Road 11A / Range Road 241A | Former Hwy 40 | ||
| 50.6 | 31.4 |  Hwy 820 north – Spring Coulee | |||
| Del Bonita | 72.8 | 45.2 |  Hwy 62 – Magrath, U.S. border, Cut Bank | ||
| County of Warner No. 5 | | 131.7 | 81.8 | Hwy 4 south – Coutts, U.S. border, Great Falls | West end of Hwy 4 concurrency |
| Milk River | 134.8 | 83.8 | Hwy 4 north – Lethbridge | East end of Hwy 4 concurrency | |
| | 157.3 | 97.7 |  Hwy 877 north – Skiff | ||
| 167.9 | 104.3 |  Hwy 500 south – Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park | |||
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | | 187.5 | 116.5 |  Hwy 879 north – Foremost | |
| 197.3 | 122.6 |  Hwy 880 south – Aden | |||
| 212.3 | 131.9 |  Hwy 885 north – Etzikom | |||
| 236.4 | 146.9 |  Hwy 887 north – Orion | |||
| 249.4 | 155.0 |  Hwy 889 north (Red Coat Trail) to Hwy 61 – Manyberries | West end of Red Coat Trail concurrency | ||
| Cypress County | | 281.7 | 175.0 | Hwy 41 – Medicine Hat, U.S. border, Havre | |
| 300.1 | 186.5 | Hwy 13 east (Red Coat Trail) – Eastend, Shaunavon | Continues into Saskatchewan | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Google (January 24, 2018). "Alberta Highway 501" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. March 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1971 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § O-6.
- ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1972 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § O-6.