Alberta Highway 9

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Highway 9
Alberta Highway 9 (highlighted in red) and Saskatchewan Highway 7 form a core route of the National Highway System between Calgary and Saskatoon
Route information
Length 324.1 km[1] (201.4 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 1 (TCH) near Langdon
 
East end Hwy 7 at Saskatchewan border near Alsask
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities		 Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Kneehill County, Starland County, Special Area No. 2, Special Area No. 3
Towns Irricana, Drumheller, Hanna
Villages Beiseker, Munson, Youngstown, Cereal
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

← Hwy 8Hwy 10 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 9, commonly referred to as Highway 9, is a highway in south-central Alberta, Canada, which together with Saskatchewan Highway 7 connects Calgary to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan via Drumheller. It is designated as a core route of the National Highway System, forming a portion of an interprovincial corridor.[2] Highway 9 spans approximately 324 km (201 mi) from the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) east of Calgary to Alberta's border with Saskatchewan.[1][3][4]

Route description

Highway 9 descending into the Red Deer River valley in Drumheller

Highway 9 begins at its interchange with Highway 1 approximately 10 km (6 mi) east of Chestermere and 20 km (12 mi) west of Strathmore, and approximately 6 km (4 mi) north of Langdon via Highway 797. For its first 45 km (28 mi), Highway 9 generally runs in a north/south direction to Beiseker. At Beiseker, Highway 9 runs in an east-west direction for 64 km (40 mi) to Drumheller. It then runs north/south for 22 km (14 mi) from Drumheller to its intersection with Highway 27 east of Morrin. The highway then runs east/west for the balance of route to the Saskatchewan border, providing connections to Hanna and Oyen as well as numerous smaller communities, and generally running parallel to Highway 12 to the north. The highway continues as Saskatchewan Highway 7 in a northeast direction toward Saskatoon.[2][4]

History

Over the past few years, the province of Alberta has executed a number of upgrades to the highway, widening shoulders and realigning the road (most recently just west of Drumheller, although the new alignment now bypasses the Horseshoe Canyon landmark as a result). As of 2007, however, the province has yet to twin any stretch of the busy highway, and there have been calls for interchanges to be built at its junctions with Highway 21 and the Trans-Canada due to the number of fatal automobile accidents that have happened at these locations.

A partial cloverleaf interchange was constructed in 2007 where Highway 9 crosses the Trans-Canada Highway. As well, the junction with Highway 21 was changed to a four-way stop in early 2011.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 9 from west to east.[1][4]

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[3]miDestinationsNotes
M.D. of Foothills No. 31​−22.6−14.0 Hwy 552 – De WintonHwy 797 southern terminus; unsigned
−19.7−12.2dead endHwy 797 northern terminus
Gap in Hwy 797 / Range Road 273 (Bow River)
Rocky View County​−16.2−10.1Township Road 220
−8.1−5.0 Hwy 22X – Calgary, Gleichen
Langdon−6.5−4.0 Hwy 560 west (Glenmore Trail) / Township Road 234 – CalgaryHwy 797 southern terminus
​0.00.0 Hwy 1 (TCH) – Strathmore, Medicine Hat, CalgaryInterchange
Hwy 9 western terminus • Hwy 797 northern terminus
13.08.1 Hwy 564 – Delacour, Calgary
19.412.1 Hwy 566 west – Balzac, Kathyrn, Keoma
32.720.3 Hwy 567 west – Airdrie
Irricana35.121.8UAR 144 west
Beiseker43.226.8UAR 141 west
44.327.5 Hwy 72 west – Crossfield
Hwy 806 north – Acme, Linden		Hwy 9 branches east; former Hwy 21A / Hwy 26 north
Wheatland County /
Kneehill County		​63.839.6 Hwy 21 – Three Hills, Strathmore
70.343.7 Hwy 836 north – CarbonFormer Hwy 26 north
82.751.4 Hwy 840 south – Rosebud, Standard
Kneehill County​98.661.3 Hwy 841 south – Dalum
Town of Drumheller106.866.4 Hwy 10 east / Hwy 56 south (Railway Avenue S) – Rosedale
5 Street SE		Hwy 9 branches northwest;
west end of Hwy 56 concurrency
107.766.92 Street SW
Hwy 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) – Nacmine		Hwy 9 / Hwy 56 branches north
108.367.3Crosses the Red Deer River
108.867.6 Hwy 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum
109.167.8 Hwy 576 east
Starland CountyMunson119.474.2Township Road 302
​129.080.2 Hwy 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills
Hwy 56 north – Stettler		Hwy 9 branches east;
east end of Hwy 56 concurrency
142.088.2 Hwy 849 south – Michichi
151.894.3 Hwy 851 – Byemoor, Delia
161.5100.4UAR 122 north – Craigmyle
Special Area No. 2​172.9107.4 Hwy 855 north – Watts, Endiang
174.6108.5 Hwy 862 south – Gem
Hanna183.1113.8Palliser Trail (Range Road 144)
​189.8117.9 Hwy 36 north – Castor, VikingWest end of Hwy 36 concurrency
192.4119.6 Hwy 36 south – Brooks, TaberEast end of Hwy 36 concurrency
Special Area No. 3Youngstown237.0147.3 Hwy 884 south – Big StoneWest end of Hwy 884 concurrency
​244.0151.6 Hwy 884 north – VeteranWest end of Hwy 884 concurrency
Cereal267.5166.2 Hwy 886 – Sedalia, Consort, Buffalo
Oyen291.1180.9 Hwy 41 – Consort, Oyen, Medicine Hat
​309.2192.1 Hwy 899 north – EstherWest end Hwy 899 concurrency
310.9193.2 Hwy 899 southEast end of Hwy 899 concurrency
Sibbald314.2195.2Range Road 20
​324.1201.4Alberta – Saskatchewan border
Continues as Hwy 7 east – Alsask, Kindersley, Saskatoon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Route transition

Highway 797

Highway 797
Location Langdon
Length 9.4 km[5] (5.8 mi)

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 797, commonly referred to as Highway 797, is a highway in the Calgary Region that functions as a southern extension of Highway 9. It presently is in two segments; the 6.5 km (4.0 mi) northern segment runs from Highway 560 (Glenmore Trail) in Langdon to the Trans-Canada Highway, while the 2.9 km (1.8 mi) southern section is unsigned and runs from Highway 552 to the south bank of the Bow River.[5] The northern segment used to extend from Langdon to the north bank of the Bow River, indicating that a bridge might be constructed to connect the two sections. The bridge was not constructed and the 9.7 km (6.0 mi) section was transferred to Rocky View County in the 2000s.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "National Highway System". Transport Canada. 2009-12-13. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  3. 1 2 Google (November 22, 2017). "Highway 9 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § L–6, L-7, L–8.
  5. 1 2 "2017 Provincial Highway 500-986 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ Alberta Transportation (August 2008). "Contract Maintenance of Provincial Highways" (PDF). County vs. Provincial Roads. Rocky View County. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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