Alberta Highway 58
Highway 58 | ||||
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 Highway 58 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
| Length | 325.5 km[1] (202.3 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Local road near Rainbow Lake | |||
 Hwy 35 in High Level Hwy 88 near Fort Vermilion | ||||
| East end | Local road near Garden River | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Mackenzie County | |||
| Towns | Rainbow Lake, High Level | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 58, commonly referred to as Highway 58, is an east–west highway in northwest Alberta, Canada.[2] It starts west of the Rainbow Lake Airport and passes through the towns of Rainbow Lake and High Level before it ends at the Wood Buffalo National Park boundary west of Garden River.[1][3]
As of 2010, the highway was 283 km (176 mi) in length.[4] An extension to Wood Buffalo National Park opened on November 8, 2011 under a joint project between Government of Alberta, the Government of Canada, and the Little Red River Cree Nation (LRRCN) to construct 58 km (36 mi) of all weather roads to provide access to the LRRCN communities of Garden River and Fox Lake.[5] The project included the 42 km (26 mi) extension of Highway 58 to its current length of 325 km (202 mi).[6]
At its western extremity, Highway 58 continues as a winter road (commonly referred to as Border Road/Powerline Road/Sierra Road), which connects to Highway 97 (Alaska Highway) in British Columbia at Fort Nelson. At its eastern extremity, Highway 58 continues as a Garden River Road within Wood Buffalo National Park to Garden River.[3]
The highway is designated as a Northern/Remote Route within Canada's National Highway System.
Peace Point
A separate unsigned segment of Alberta Highway 58 continues as Pine Lake Road through Wood Buffalo National Park, terminating at Alberta Highway 48. The junction at Peace Point continues as an unsigned segment and winter road of Alberta Highway 59 Moose Island road and winter Highway to Fort Chipewyan.[7]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Mackenzie County.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Rainbow Lake | 0 | 0.0 | Imperial Drive | ||
| High Level | 140 | 87 | Hwy 35 south – Peace River | West end of Hwy 35 concurrency | |
| 141 | 88 | Hwy 35 north – Hay River | East end of Hwy 35 concurrency | ||
| | 197 | 122 | Hwy 88 south – Fort Vermilion, La Crete, Slave Lake | ||
| John D'Or Prairie | 261 | 162 | Range Road 71A | ||
| Wood Buffalo National Park | 325 | 202 | Garden River Road – Garden River | Wood Buffalo National Park park boundary; continues east | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 9
- ^ a b Google (October 31, 2016). "Highway 58 in northern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Through Federal, Provincial and First Nation collaboration Garden River all weather access road opens". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. 2011-11-08. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "2012 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Current Road Conditions in Wood Buffalo National Park". April 3, 2023.