Alberta Highway 36

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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

    From south to north:

    Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
    County of Warner No. 5Warner0.00.0 Highway 4 – Coutts, LethbridgeHighway 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 Highway 3 concurrency
    59.837.2 Highway 3 east – Medicine HatNorth end of Highway 3 concurrency
    M.D. of Taber80.149.8Crosses the Oldman River
    84.152.3 Highway 875 north – Hays, Rolling Hills
    Vauxhall93.257.9 Highway 524 west – RetlawSouth end of Highway 524 concurrency
    97.660.6 Highway 524 east – Hays, RedcliffNorth end of Highway 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
    Cassils152.894.9 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 Highway 9 concurrency
    275.4171.1 Highway 9 west – Hanna, Drumheller, CalgaryNorth end of Highway 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 Highway 599 concurrency
    344.3213.9 Highway 599 eastNorth end of Highway 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 Highway 26 concurrency
    437.5271.8 Highway 26 east – KinsellaNorth end of Highway 26 concurrency; former Highway 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 Highway 45 concurrency
    520.5323.4 Highway 45 east – MarwayneNorth end of Highway 45 concurrency
    527.0327.5 Highway 29 west – Hairy Hill, LamontSouth end of Highway 29 concurrency; former Highway 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 Highway 29 concurrency; former Highway 28 east
    Ashmont575.7357.7 Highway 28 east – Bonnyville, Cold LakeSouth end of Highway 28 concurrency; former Highway 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 Highway 28 concurrency
    Kikino Metis Settlement642.7399.4UAR 213 west – Kikino
    Lac La Biche County661.3410.9 Highway 55 east – Cold LakeSouth end of Highway 55 concurrency
    Lac La Biche679.0421.9 Highway 55 west – Athabasca
    Highway 881 north – Beaver Lake, Conklin, Fort McMurray
    Highway 36 northern terminus; north end of Highway 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

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

    References

    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.