Alberta Highway 881
Highway 881 | ||||
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 The two segments of Highway 881 (highlighted in red) are connected by Highway 55 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
| South segment | ||||
| Length | 214 km[1] (133 mi) | |||
| South end |  Hwy 13 at Hardisty | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  Hwy 55 east of Rich Lake | |||
| North segment | ||||
| Length | 265 km[2] (165 mi) | |||
| South end |  Hwy 36 / Hwy 55 at Lac La Biche | |||
| North end |  Hwy 63 south of Fort McMurray | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Flagstaff County, Wainwright M.D. No. 61, Minburn County No. 27, Two Hills County No. 21, St. Paul County No. 19, Bonnyville M.D. No. 87, Lac La Biche County, I.D. No. 349, R.M. of Wood Buffalo | |||
| Towns | Hardisty, St. Paul | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 881, commonly referred to as Highway 881, is a highway split into two sections in northeast Alberta, Canada. Each section is over 200 kilometers (120 mi) in length; the southern portion runs from Highway 13 in Hardisty to Highway 55 northwest of Bonnyville, while the northern section stretches from Highway 55 in Lac La Biche to the south side of Fort McMurray, serving as an important alternate route to Highway 63.[3] A 72-kilometer (45 mi) section of Highway 55 joins the two sections. Lac La Biche County is lobbying the Government of Alberta to renumber the section of Highway 881 between Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray to Highway 36.[4]
Both sections are entirely paved. This highway is also 49 Street in Hardisty, 53 Street in Irma, 47 Street in Mannville, 50 Street in Myrnam, and 40 Street in St. Paul.[1]
Future
In October 2012, the Government of Alberta announced $158 million in funding to improve Highway 881 between Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray, and an additional $150 million for extension of the highway from Anzac to Highway 69 (now Saprae Creek Trail) near Fort McMurray.[5]
Major intersections
Starting from the south end of Highway 881.
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1][2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Flagstaff County | Hardisty | 0 | 0.0 | Hwy 13 – Camrose, Provost | |||
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | Irma | 30 | 19 |  Hwy 14 – Edmonton, Wainwright | |||
| | 52 | 32 |  Hwy 619 west – Viking | Hwy 619 concurrency begins | |||
| County of Minburn No. 27 | | 62 | 39 | Hwy 619 east – Hwy 41 | Hwy 881 branches north Hwy 619 concurrency ends | ||
| | 80 | 50 |   Hwy 16 (TCH) – Edmonton, Lloydminster | ||||
| Mannville | 81 | 50 | 50 Avenue | ||||
| County of Two Hills No. 21 | | 105 | 65 |  Hwy 631 | |||
| Myrnam | 118 | 73 |  Hwy 45 – Two Hills, Marwayne | ||||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 129 | 80 | Crosses the North Saskatchewan River — | |||
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | | 146 | 91 |  Hwy 646 – Lafond, Elk Point | |||
| | 156 | 97 |  Hwy 29 east – Bonnyville, Elk Point | Hwy 881 branches west Hwy 29 concurrency begins | |||
| St. Paul | 158 | 98 | 40 Street Hwy 29 east (50 Avenue) – Lamont | Hwy 881 branches north Hwy 29 concurrency ends | |||
| St. Vincent | 176 | 109 | Township Road 600 | ||||
| | 179 | 111 |  Hwy 28 – Edmonton, Bonnyville, Cold Lake | ||||
| M.D. of Bonnyville | | 186 | 116 | Township 610 – Therien | |||
| | 189 | 117 |  Hwy 660 east – Glendon | ||||
| | 202 | 126 | Township Road 624 – Goodridge | ||||
| | 214 | 133 | Hwy 55 – Lac La Biche, Cold Lake | ||||
| 70 km (43 mi) gap in Hwy 881[6] | |||||||
| Lac La Biche County | Lac La Biche | 284 | 176 | Hwy 55 / Hwy 36 south – Vilna, Cold Lake, Athabasca | |||
| | 287 | 178 |  Hwy 663 east – Beaver Lake | Hwy 881 branches north | |||
| | 293 | 182 | Lakeland Drive – Lac La Biche | Former Hwy 881 alignment | |||
| | 313 | 194 |  Hwy 858 west – Plamondon | Hwy 881 branches north | |||
| Imperial Mills | 330 | 210 | Range 121A | ||||
| | 333 | 207 | Township Road 695A – Heart Lake No. 167 | ||||
| R.M. of Wood Buffalo | Conklin | 422 | 262 | Northland Drive | |||
| | 458 | 285 | Nokohoo Road – Janvier South, Janvier No. 194 | ||||
| Anzac | 527 | 327 | Stony Mountain Road | ||||
| | 535 | 332 | Township Road 891A – Gregoire Lake No. 176 | ||||
| | 540 | 340 | Road – Gregoire Lake Provincial Park | ||||
| | 549 | 341 | Hwy 63 – Edmonton, Fort McMurray | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Google (February 8, 2017). "Hwy 881 in Alberta - Southern Segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Google (February 8, 2017). "Hwy 881 in Alberta - Northern Segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Topics for Ministers Meetings" (PDF). Lac La Biche County. March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Highway 63 twinning fast-tracked for fall 2016 completion". Government of Alberta. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Google (February 8, 2017). "Hwy 881 Gap in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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