Alberta Highway 36

Highway 36
Veterans Memorial Highway
Route information
Length:	681 km (423 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Hwy 4 at Warner
	Hwy 3 in Taber Hwy 1 (TCH) near Brooks Hwy 9 near Hanna Hwy 12 near Castor Hwy 13 at Killam Hwy 14 in Viking Hwy 16 (TCH) near Lavoy Hwy 45 at Two Hills Hwy 29 at Duvernay and St. Brides Hwy 28 at Ashmont and Vilna
North end:	Hwy 55 at Lac La Biche
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Warner 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
Towns:	Taber, Vauxhall, Killam, Viking, Two Hills
Villages:	Warner, Vilna
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 35 Hwy 37 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 36, also named Veterans Memorial Highway,^[1] is a north-south highway located in eastern Alberta, Canada. It extends from Highway 4 near the Village of Warner in the south to Highway 55 within the Hamlet of Lac La Biche in the north.^[2] Lac La Biche County is lobbying 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]

Major intersections

Southbound, south of Vauxhall

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

From south to north:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
County of Warner No. 5	Warner	0	0.0	Hwy 4 – Coutts, Lethbridge 4th Avenue	Hwy 36 begins
	​	1	0.62	Hwy 504 east
	Wrentham	27	17	Hwy 61 – Stirling, Foremost, Manyberries
M.D. of Taber	​	36	22	Crosses Chin Lakes
	​	45	28	Hwy 513 east
	Taber	57	35	Hwy 3 west (Crowsnest Highway) – Lethbridge	Hwy 36 branches east Hwy 3 concurrency begins
		60	37	Hwy 3 east (Crowsnest Highway) – Medicine Hat	Hwy 36 branches north Hwy 3 concurrency ends
	​	80	50	Crosses Oldman River
	​	84	52	Hwy 875 north – Hays, Rolling Hills
	Vauxhall	93	58	Hwy 524 west – Retlaw	Hwy 524 concurrency begins
	​	98	61	Hwy 524 east – Hays, Redcliff	Hwy 524 concurrency ends
	​	104	65	Hwy 526 west – Enchant
↑ / ↓	​	114	71	Crosses Bow River
County of Newell	​	116	72	Hwy 530 east – Rolling Hills
	​	118	73	UAR 110 west – Scandia
	​	130	81	Hwy 873 – Rainier, Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
	​	143	89	Hwy 539 west – Lomond
	​	153	95	Hwy 542 east (Cassils Road) – Brooks
	​	160	99	Hwy 1 (TCH) (Trans-Canada Highway) – Calgary, Brooks, Medicine Hat	Interchange proposed[5]
	​	166	103	Hwy 544 east – Patricia, Dinosaur Provincial Park
	Duchess	172	107	Hwy 550 to Hwy 873 – Rosemary, Brooks
	​	190	120	Hwy 556 west – Gem
↑ / ↓	​	191	119	Crosses Red Deer River
Special Area No. 2	​	213	132	Hwy 561 east – Cessford
	​	233	145	Hwy 570 – Sunnynook, Dorothy, Drumheller
	​	259	161	Hwy 577 east – Sheerness
	​	273	170	Hwy 9 east – Oyen, Kindersley, Saskatoon	Hwy 36 branches west Hwy 9 concurrency begins
	​	275	171	Hwy 9 west – Hanna, Drumheller, Calgary	Hwy 36 branches north Hwy 9 concurrency ends
	​	279	173	Township Road 312 – Hanna
	​	288	179	Hwy 586 east
County of Paintearth No. 18	​	339	211	Hwy 12 – Stettler, Castor, Coronation, Consort
	​	342	213	Hwy 599 west – Castor	Hwy 599 concurrency begins
	​	344	214	Hwy 599 east	Hwy 599 concurrency ends
↑ / ↓	​	366	227	Crosses Battle River
Flagstaff County	​	368	229	Hwy 602 east – Alliance
	​	379	235	UAR 137 west – Galahad
	​	385	239	Hwy 53 west – Forestburg, Bashaw, Ponoka Hwy 608 east
	Killam	408	254	Hwy 13 – Camrose, Provost
Beaver County	​	434	270	Hwy 26 west – Camrose	Hwy 36 branches east Hwy 26 concurrency begins
	​	437	272	Hwy 26 east – Kinsella	Hwy 36 branches north Hwy 26 concurrency ends
	Viking	446	277	Hwy 14 – Edmonton, Wainwright
		447	278	Hwy 619 east (51 Avenue) – Lloydminster
County of Minburn No. 27	​	484	301	Hwy 16 (TCH) (Yellowhead Highway) – Vegreville, Edmonton, Lloydminster	Interchange proposed[6]
	​	497	309	Hwy 631
County of Two Hills No. 21	Two Hills	517	321	Hwy 45 west – Hairy Hill, Bruderheim	Hwy 36 branches east Hwy 45 concurrency begins
	​	521	324	Hwy 45 east – Marwayne	Hwy 36 branches north Hwy 45 concurrency ends
	Duvernay	527	327	Hwy 29 west – Hairy Hill, Lamont	Hwy 29 concurrency begins
↑ / ↓	Brosseau	529	329	Crosses North Saskatchewan River
County of St. Paul No. 19	​	548	341	Hwy 646 east – Lafond, Elk Point
	​	558	347	Hwy 652 west – Saddle Lake
	St. Brides	560	350	Hwy 29 east – St. Paul	Hwy 29 concurrency ends
	Ashmont	576	358	Hwy 28 east – Bonnyville, Cold Lake	Hwy 36 branches west Hwy 28 concurrency begins
	​	583	362	Hwy 866 north – McRae
Smoky Lake County	​	598	372	Hwy 859 south – Hamlin
	Vilna	599	372	UAR 116 north
	​	607	377	Hwy 28 west – Smoky Lake, Edmonton	Hwy 36 branches north Hwy 28 concurrency ends
	Kikino Metis Settlement	632	393	UAR 213 west – Kikino
Lac La Biche County	​	660	410	Hwy 55 east – Cold Lake	Hwy 55 concurrency begins
	Lac La Biche	681	423	Hwy 55 west – Athabasca Hwy 881 north – Beaver Lake, Conklin, Fort McMurray 100 Street north	Hwy 55 concurrency ends Hwy 36 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Unopened

References

1. Province of Alberta (2005-11-11). "Highway 36 renamed Veterans Memorial Highway". Retrieved 2010-01-27.
2. Google (November 4, 2016). "Highway 36 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
3. "Topics for Ministers Meetings" (PDF). Lac La Biche County. March 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.
5. "Figure 4.6 - Freeway Corridor Management Plan: Highway 1, Calgary to Saskatchewan" (PDF) (Map). Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation. McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. February 21, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
6. "Highway 16/Highway 36 Interchange Planning Study - Proposed Diamond Interchange Ultimate Stage" (PDF) (Map). Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation. Al-Terra Engineering. Retrieved November 10, 2016.