Alberta Highway 5
 .svg) Highway 5 | ||||
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 Highway 5 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 129.1 km[1] (80.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Waterton Park | |||
| North end |  Highway 3 in Lethbridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Warner No. 5 County, Lethbridge County | |||
| Major cities | Lethbridge | |||
| Towns | Magrath, Cardston | |||
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Highway 5 is a 129-kilometre (80 mi) highway that connects Lethbridge to Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It begins as an east–west highway in Waterton and transitions to a north–south route before ending at Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3) in Lethbridge.[2][3]
Highway 5 is part of the Cowboy Trail between Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park and Cardston.[4]
Route description
[edit]Highway 5 begins in the Hamlet of Waterton Park within Waterton Lakes National Park. After leaving the park, the highway generally travels east, passing by the hamlets of Mountain View and Leavitt, to the Town of Cardston.[1] After Cardston, the highway generally travels northeast, passing by the Hamlet of Spring Coulee, the Town of Magrath, and the Hamlet of Welling Station. Shortly after Welling Station, the highway travels north, passing the Hamlet of Welling, before ending at Highway 3 in Lethbridge.[2][3]
Highway 5 is known as Mayor Magrath Drive within Lethbridge city limits.
Major intersections
[edit]The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 5 from southwest to northeast.[2][3]
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| I.D. No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park) | Waterton Park | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| | 8.6 | 5.3 |  Highway 6 north (Cowboy Trail) – Pincher Creek | West end of Hwy 6 concurrency and Cowboy Trail | |
| 9.5 | 5.9 | Highway 6 south – Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park | East end of Hwy 6 concurrency | ||
| Cardston County | | 26.4 | 16.4 |  Highway 800 north – Hill Spring | |
| Mountain View | 28.6 | 17.8 | |||
| | 33.0 | 20.5 | Highway 501 east – Beazer, Police Outpost Provincial Park | Hwy 501 is unsigned | |
| Cardston | 53.3 | 33.1 |  Highway 2 south (Main Street) – CarwayCardston Truck Bypass (Highway 501 south) | West end of Hwy 2 concurrency; east end of Cowboy Trail | |
| Blood No. 148 | 54.0 | 33.6 | Highway 2 north – Fort Macleod, Calgary | East end of Hwy 2 concurrency | |
| ↑ / ↓ | | 57.1 | 35.5 | Crosses the St. Mary River | |
| Cardston County | | 58.1 | 36.1 |  Highway 503 east | |
| 74.3 | 46.2 |  Highway 820 south | |||
| Spring Coulee | 76.8 | 47.7 |  Highway 505 west | ||
| Magrath | 94.8 | 58.9 |  Highway 62 south – Del Bonita | ||
| Welling | 102.6 | 63.8 |  Highway 52 east – Raymond, Milk River, Coutts | ||
| Lethbridge County | | 118.9 | 73.9 |  Highway 508 east | |
| 121.8 | 75.7 |  Lethbridge Airport | |||
| City of Lethbridge | 125.8 | 78.2 |   Scenic Drive / 24 Avenue S to Highway 4 south / I-15 south – Coutts, Great Falls | Former Hwy 4 alignment | |
| 129.1 | 80.2 | Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3) – Fort Macleod, Calgary, Medicine Hat Mayor Magrath Drive | Interchange; Mayor Magrath Drive continues north | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Highway 5 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-6, O-5, O-6.
- ^ "Cowboy Trail Map". The Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association. Retrieved July 30, 2018.