Highway 901 marker

Highway 901

Highway 901 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length40.10 km[1] (24.92 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 24 / Hwy 22X near Carseland
East end Hwy 1 (TCH) near Gleichen
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesWheatland County
Highway system
← Hwy 899→ Hwy 921

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 901, commonly referred to as Highway 901, is a 40-kilometre (25 mi) in southern Alberta, Canada that extends Highway 22X from Highway 24 to Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) near Gleichen.[2]

The highway has been receiving an increasing level of traffic, diverting vehicles from Highway 1 east of Gleichen.[3] Since at least the late 1980s, the current alignment of Highway 901 has been earmarked as a possible new route for the Trans-Canada itself in order to bypass the bulk of Calgary.[4]

Route description

Preceded by Highway 22X in the west, Highway 901 begins at Highway 24, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of the Hamlet of Carseland and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the Hamlet of Cheadle. After intersecting Highway 817, the highway enters the Siksika I.R. No. 146, an Indian reserve of the Siksika Nation, intersecting Highway 547 south of the Hamlet of Gleichen. A short distance later, the highway leaves the Indian reserve and ends at the Trans-Canada Highway, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Gleichen.[1][2]

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Highway 901 from west to east.[1][2]

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Wheatland County​0.00.0 Hwy 22X west – CalgaryContinues west
Hwy 24 – Cheadle, Vulcan, Lethbridge
9.86.1 Hwy 817 – Strathmore, Carseland
Siksika 146​36.022.4 Hwy 547 – Gleichen, Arrowwood
Wheatland CountyGleichen40.024.9 Hwy 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Medicine Hat
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2011 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § M-6.
  3. ^ "Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network – Highway 842 to Highway 797 Planning Study (Open House #2 presentation)" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  4. ^ Beaty, Bob (March 8, 1989). "Plan to move highway irks tourism operators". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2014.


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