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Alberta Highway 36

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Highway 36 marker Highway 36 marker
Highway 36
Veterans Memorial Highway
Highway 36 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length679 km[1] (422 mi)
Major junctions
South end Highway 4 in Warner
Major intersections
North end Highway 55 in Lac La Biche
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesWarner No. 5 County, Taber M.D., Newell County, Special Area No. 2, Paintearth No. 18 County, Flagstaff County, Beaver County, Minburn No. 27 County, Two Hills No. 21 County, St. Paul No. 19 County, Smoky Lake County, Lac La Biche County
TownsTaber, Vauxhall, Killam, Viking, Two Hills
VillagesWarner, Vilna
Highway system
Highway 35 Highway 37

Highway 36, officially named Veterans Memorial Highway,[2] is a north-south highway in eastern Alberta, Canada that extends from Highway 4 near Warner to Highway 55 in Lac La Biche.[1] In 2013 Lac La Biche County unsuccessfully lobbied the Government of Alberta to renumber Highway 881 to Highway 36 from Lac La Biche north to Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray.[3][4]

Southbound, south of Vauxhall
Northbound, south of Lac La Biche, marking the divide between the Arctic basin, and the Hudson Bay basin.

Major intersections

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From south to north:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
County of Warner No. 5Warner0.00.0 Highway 4 – Coutts, LethbridgeHwy 36 southern terminus
1.00.62 Highway 504 east
Wrentham27.417.0 Highway 61 – Lethbridge, Foremost, Manyberries
M.D. of Taber44.827.8 Highway 513 east
Taber57.235.5 Highway 3 west – LethbridgeSouth end of Hwy 3 concurrency
59.837.2 Highway 3 east – Medicine HatNorth end of Hwy 3 concurrency
80.149.8Crosses the Oldman River
84.152.3 Highway 875 north – Hays, Rolling Hills
Vauxhall93.257.9 Highway 524 west – RetlawSouth end of Hwy 524 concurrency
97.660.6 Highway 524 east – Hays, RedcliffNorth end of Hwy 524 concurrency
104.164.7 Highway 526 west – Enchant
↑ / ↓113.970.8Crosses the Bow River
County of Newell115.771.9 Highway 530 east – Rolling Hills
120.374.8UAR 110 west – Scandia
129.880.7 Highway 873 – Rainier, Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
143.088.9 Highway 539 west – Lomond
152.894.9 Highway 542 east – Brooks
160.199.5 Highway 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Brooks, Medicine Hat
166.0103.1 Highway 544 east – Patricia, Dinosaur Provincial Park
Duchess172.2107.0 Highway 550 – Rosemary, Duchess
190.3118.2 Highway 556 west – Gem
↑ / ↓192.5119.6Crosses the Red Deer River
Special Area No. 2203.2126.3 Highway 561 east – Cessford
232.9144.7 Highway 570 – Sunnynook, Dorothy
259.3161.1 Highway 577 east – Sheerness
272.8169.5 Highway 9 east – OyenSouth end of Hwy 9 concurrency
275.4171.1 Highway 9 west – Hanna, Drumheller, CalgaryNorth end of Hwy 9 concurrency
278.7173.2Township Road 312 – Hanna
288.4179.2 Highway 586 east
County of Paintearth No. 18Castor339.6211.0 Highway 12 – Stettler, Coronation
342.2212.6 Highway 599 westSouth end of Hwy 599 concurrency
344.3213.9 Highway 599 eastNorth end of Hwy 599 concurrency
↑ / ↓365.0226.8Crosses the Battle River
Flagstaff County368.2228.8 Highway 602 east – Alliance
378.3235.1UAR 137 west – Galahad
384.8239.1 Highway 53 west – Forestburg
Highway 608 east
Killam408.7254.0 Highway 13 – Camrose, Provost
Beaver County433.6269.4 Highway 26 west – CamroseSouth end of Hwy 26 concurrency
437.5271.8 Highway 26 east – KinsellaNorth end of Hwy 26 concurrency; former Hwy 615 east
Viking446.0277.1 Highway 14 – Edmonton, Wainwright
446.2277.3 Highway 619 east – Lloydminster
County of Minburn No. 27483.9300.7 Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Edmonton, Lloydminster
496.8308.7 Highway 631
County of Two Hills No. 21Two Hills516.7321.1 Highway 45 west – BruderheimSouth end of Hwy 45 concurrency
520.5323.4 Highway 45 east – MarwayneNorth end of Hwy 45 concurrency
527.0327.5 Highway 29 west – Hairy Hill, LamontSouth end of Hwy 29 concurrency; former Hwy 637 west
Duvernay
Brosseau
528.8328.6Crosses the North Saskatchewan River[a]
County of St. Paul No. 19548.5340.8 Highway 646 east – Lafond, Elk Point
558.4347.0 Highway 652 west – Saddle Lake
St. Brides560.0348.0 Highway 29 east – St. PaulNorth end of Hwy 29 concurrency; former Hwy 28 east
Ashmont575.7357.7 Highway 28 east – Bonnyville, Cold LakeSouth end of Hwy 28 concurrency; former Hwy 28A east
582.7362.1 Highway 866 north – McRae
Smoky Lake County598.1371.6 Highway 859 south – Hamlin
Vilna599.4372.4UAR 116 north
606.9377.1 Highway 28 west – Smoky Lake, EdmontonNorth end of Hwy 28 concurrency
Kikino Metis Settlement642.7399.4UAR 213 west – Kikino
Lac La Biche County661.3410.9 Highway 55 east – Cold LakeSouth end of Hwy 55 concurrency
Lac La Biche679.0421.9 Highway 55 west – Athabasca
Highway 881 north – Beaver Lake, Conklin, Fort McMurray
Hwy 36 northern terminus; north end of Hwy 55 concurrency
681.1423.2101 AvenueFormer Highway 55 / Highway 881 alignment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Duvernay is on the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River and Brosseau is on the north bank.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Highway 36 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Province of Alberta (November 11, 2005). "Highway 36 renamed Veterans Memorial Highway". Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Topics for Ministers Meetings" (PDF). Lac La Biche County. March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "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.