Alberta Highway 20

Highway 20A
Location	Rimbey
Length	3.2 km[6] (2.0 mi)

Highway 20
Route information
Length	110 km[1] (70 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Hwy 11 near Sylvan Lake
	Hwy 11A in Sylvan Lake; Hwy 12 in Bentley; Hwy 53 in Rimbey; Hwy 20A in Rimbey; Hwy 13 in Winfield;
North end	Hwy 39 in Alsike
Location
Specialized; and rural; municipalities	Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County
Towns	Sylvan Lake, Bentley, Rimbey
Villages	Breton
Highway system

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 20, commonly referred to as Highway 20, is a highway in central Alberta, Canada, west of Highway 2.^[2]

Highway 20 begins at Alsike along Highway 39 and proceeds 10 km (6.2 mi) south to Breton where it crosses Highway 616.^[1] It continues south another 17 km to Winfield where it crosses Highway 13. From Winfield the highway continues south for another 15 km to Hoadley where Highway 611 branches off to the east. 12 km further south it goes through Bluffton where Highway 607 branches off to the west.^[1]

Highway 53 branches off Highway 20 to the east towards Ponoka about 10 km south of Bluffton. The highway then travels 2 km before meeting Highway 20A, which proceeds into Rimbey. Highway 20 turns left and proceeds another 3 km before Highway 53 branches off to the west through Rimbey to Highway 22. The highway proceeds southeast for 22 km where Highway 771 branches off to the north. The highway meets Highway 12 just east of Bentley 2 km later.^[1]

From Highway 12, it goes directly south for 16 km where it meets Highway 11A at a four way stop at the east end of Sylvan Lake. From Highway 11A it travels another 4 km to its end at Highway 11.^[3]

Highway 20 southbound between Breton and Rimbey

Major intersections

From south to north:^[4]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Red Deer County	Sylvan Lake	0.0	0.0	Hwy 11 – Rocky Mountain House, Red Deer	Traffic signals; proposed interchange and Hwy 781 realignment^[5]
Red Deer County	Sylvan Lake	4.1	2.5	Hwy 11A east / Lakeshore Drive – Red Deer	Roundabout
Lacombe County		10.7	6.6	Aspelund Road – Blackfalds
	Bentley	20.3	12.6	Hwy 12 – Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe	Former Hwy 51 west
		22.3	13.9	Hwy 771 north – Parkland Beach
Ponoka County	Rimbey	42.8	26.6	Hwy 20A north (50 Avenue) to Hwy 53 west	Hwy 20 turns west north of intersection
	Rimbey	45.4	28.2	Hwy 20A south / Hwy 53 west (51 Street)	Hwy 20 branches north; south end of Hwy 53 concurrency
		47.0	29.2	Hwy 53 east – Ponoka	North end of Hwy 53 concurrency
		53.9	33.5	Hwy 607 west
		56.1	34.9	UAR 165 north – Bluffton
	Hoadley	69.2	43.0	Hwy 611 east – Maskwacis
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	Winfield	83.7	52.0	Hwy 13 – Alder Flats, Wetaskiwin
Brazeau County	Breton	100.7	62.6	Hwy 616 – Buck Creek, Mulhurst
Brazeau County	Alsike	110.2	68.5	Hwy 39 – Drayton Valley, Leduc
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Highway 20A

Highway 20A in Rimbey highlighted in red

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 20A is the designation of a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) alternate route off Highway 20 serving the Town of Rimbey. It starts within Rimbey at Highway 53 and ends 1.6 km (1.0 mi) to the north at Highway 20.^[2]^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Ponoka County.

Location	km^[6]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Rimbey	0.0	0.0	Hwy 20 – Bentley, Sylvan Lake Township Road 424	East entrance into Rimbey along 50 Avenue
	1.6	0.99	Hwy 53 west (50 Avenue) 51 Street	Four way stop, Hwy 20A branches north Hwy 53 concurrency begins
	3.2	2.0	Hwy 20 / Hwy 53 east – Winfield, Breton, Ponoka	North entrance into Rimbey; Hwy 20A ends.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Route map:

References

1 2 3 4 5 Google (February 15, 2017). "Highway 20 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
1 2 "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
↑ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2015 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § J–5 and K–5.
↑ Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. p. 64.
↑ "Highway 11 Functional Planning Study - Executive Summary" (PDF). Government of Alberta. McElhanny Consulting Services Ltd. December 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
1 2 3 Google (February 15, 2017). "Highway 20A in Rimbey, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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[length_20-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Google (February 15, 2017). "Highway 20 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

[progress-2] 1 2 "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

[3] Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2015 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § J–5 and K–5.

[4] Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. p. 64.

[5] "Highway 11 Functional Planning Study - Executive Summary" (PDF). Government of Alberta. McElhanny Consulting Services Ltd. December 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[length_20A-6] 1 2 3 Google (February 15, 2017). "Highway 20A in Rimbey, AB" (Map). Google Maps. Google.