Alberta Highway 22

Highway 22
Cowboy Trail
Mayerthorpe Entwistle Drayton Valley Rocky Mountain House Cochrane Black Diamond Pincher Creek Calgary Edmonton
Route information
Length:	584 km (363 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) near Lundbreck
To:	Hwy 18 near Mayerthorpe
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D., Ranchland No. 26 M.D., Foothills No. 31 M.D., Rocky View County, Mountain View County, Clearwater County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County, Parkland County, Yellowhead County, Lac Ste. Anne County
Towns:	Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Cochrane, Sundre, Rocky Mountain House, Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe
Villages:	Longview, Cremona, Caroline
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 21 Hwy 22X →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 22^[1] is a north-south highway in Alberta, Canada. The highway has been billed as the Cowboy Trail, since it passes through a lot of ranch country. The highway generally follows the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Southbound, north of Sundre

Highway 22 starts at the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) between Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass. It then goes north through Longview, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, and Millarville. The highway then jogs west at Highway 22X. About 30 km (19 mi) later, it turns north again and passes through the Hamlet of Bragg Creek where Highway 22X ends. Highway 22 continues north past the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) west of Calgary, north through the Town of Cochrane, the Hamlet of Cochrane Lake, and the Village of Cremona to Highway 27.

The highway continues in a generally northward direction (with a number of westward jogs), passing through Sundre, Caroline, Rocky Mountain House and Drayton Valley until it intersects Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) at Entwistle approximately 85 km (53 mi) west of Edmonton). After a 8 km (5.0 mi) jog to the west, it continues north to cross Highway 43 at Town of Mayerthorpe, where it terminates 7 km north of the town at Highway 18.

In 1955 a ferry was built to cross the North Saskatchewan River.^[2] A bridge was eventually built to replace a ferry that crossed the river. In 2014, at the cost of C$52 million, a new bridge was completed. ^{[3] [4]}

Major intersections

From south to north:

km	Description
0	Hwy 3 – Lethbridge, Cowley, Crowsnest Pass Highway 22 begins
24	Crosses Oldman River
44	Hwy 520 east – Claresholm, Barons
71	Hwy 533 east – Nanton, Vulcan Chain Lakes Provincial Park located just west of highway
82	Hwy 532 west – Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
96	Hwy 540 east – Pekisko
109	Longview Crosses the Highwood River
111	Hwy 541 west – Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
118	Hartell Hwy 543 east – High River
128	Black Diamond Hwy 7 east – Okotoks, Aldersyde Highway 22 turns west
132	Turner Valley Hwy 546 west Highway 22 continues north
143	Hwy 549 west – Millarville Begin Highway 549 concurrence
146	Hwy 549 east – Okotoks End Highway 549 concurrence
159	Hwy 22X east – Calgary Highway 22 turns west near Priddis
185	Hwy 66 west – Little Elbow recreation area Hwy 762 south – Millarville Highway 22 continues north
189	Bragg Creek Hwy 758 south – Bragg Creek Provincial Park
194	Passes the resort community of Redwood Meadows
199	Hwy 8 east – Calgary (Glenmore Trail)
207	Hwy 1 (TCH) (Exit 161/161A) – Calgary, Banff
217	Crosses the Bow River and enters Cochrane
219	Hwy 1A – Calgary, Canmore exits Cochrane
228	Hwy 567 east – Airdrie, Irricana
244	Bottrel (2 km west) Hwy 574 east – Madden, Crossfield
255	Hwy 579 west – Water Valley
259	Cremona Hwy 580 east – Carstairs
274	Shantz Hwy 582 east – Didsbury
289	Hwy 27 east – Olds, Torrington, Three Hills Highway 22 turns west concurrency with Highway 27 west begins
294	Enters Sundre Crosses the Little Red Deer River
297	Crosses Red Deer River
298	Hwy 760 south – Bergen
299	Hwy 584 west Highway 22 continues north and exits Sundre concurrency with Highway 27 west ends
315	Hwy 587 east – Bowden
332	Hwy 54 east – Innisfail Highway 22 turns west concurrency with Highway 54 west begins
337	Passes through Caroline
345	Hwy 591 west Highway 22 continues north concurrency with Highway 54 west ends
371	Hwy 11 east – Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Stettler Highway 22 turns west Begin Highway 11 concurrence
379	Rocky Mountain House Hwy 11A west / Hwy 752 south Hwy 598 east – Leslieville
383	Hwy 11 west – Nordegg, Saskatchewan River Crossing End Highway 11 concurrence Highway 22 continues north and exits Rocky Mountain House
389	Hwy 12 east – Bentley, Lacombe, Stettler
416	Hwy 53 east – Rimbey, Ponoka
443	Hwy 13 – Alder Flats, Winfield, Wetaskiwin
463	Hwy 616 – Buck Creek, Breton
474	Hwy 39 east – Thorsby, Calmar, Leduc Highway 22 jogs west
480	Crosses the North Saskatchewan River
485	Hwy 620 west – Lodgepole, Brazeau Reservoir Highway 22 turns north and passes through Drayton Valley
495	Rocky Rapids Hwy 621 west – Cynthia
505	Hwy 624 east – Tomahawk
530	Hwy 16 (TCH) east – Spruce Grove, Edmonton Hwy 16A west – Entwistle, Evansburg Highway 22 truns west Begin Highway 16 concurrence, crosses the Pembina River
538	Hwy 16 (TCH) west – Edson, Hinton, Jasper Highway 22 continues north End Highway 16 concurrence
539	Hwy 16A – Entwistle, Evansburg
571	Hwy 647 west – Anselmo
577	Hwy 43 – Valleyview, Grande Prairie, Edmonton Highway 22 passes through Mayerthorpe
584	Hwy 18 – Green Court, Barrhead, Westlock Highway 22 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 5
2. Martin, Isobel (1977). Forests to Grainfields. Berrymoor, Alberta: Berrymoor/Carnwood Historical Society. p. 133. ISBN 0-919213-36-7.
3. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=5&pid=26&project=150
4. http://bigwestcountry.ca/2015/06/bridge-open-to-traffic/

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.
• The Cowboy Trail's official webpage