Alberta Highway 901
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| Length: | 40 km[1] (25 mi) | |||
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| West end: |
 Hwy 24/ Hwy 22X near Carseland | |||
| East end: |
 Hwy 1 (TCH) (Trans-Canada Highway) near Gleichen | |||
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| Specialized and rural municipalities: | Wheatland County | |||
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Provincial highways in Alberta
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 901[2] is an east-west highway in southern Alberta, Canada. It spans approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Highway 24 to Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway).[1][3]
The highway has been receiving an increasing level of traffic, diverting vehicles from Highway 1 east of Gleichen.[4] 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.[5]
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][3]
Major intersections
The following is a list of major intersections along Highway 901 from west to east.[1][3]
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Continues as Hwy 22X west | |||||||
| Wheatland County | | 0 | 0.0 | Hwy 24 – Cheadle, Carseland, Vulcan Hwy 22X west – Calgary | Hwy 901 begins | ||
| | 10 | 6.2 |  Hwy 817 – Strathmore, Carseland | ||||
| Siksika I.R. No. 146 | | 37 | 23 |  Hwy 547 – Gleichen, Arrowwood | |||
| Wheatland County | Gleichen | 40 | 25 | Hwy 1 (TCH) – Strathmore, Calgary, Bassano, Medicine Hat | Hwy 901 ends | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "2011 Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ↑ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 38
- 1 2 3 Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2011 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § M-6.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Beaty, Bob (March 8, 1989). "Plan to move highway irks tourism operators". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
External links
- 2011 Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart by Alberta Transportation.