Alberta Highway 5

Alberta Highway 5 shield

Highway 5
Route information
Length: 129 km (80 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end: Waterton Lake
  Hwy 6 within Waterton Lakes National Park
Hwy 2 in Cardston
Hwy 62 at Magrath
Hwy 52 near Welling Station
Northeast end: Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) in Lethbridge
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:		 I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Warner No. 5 County, Lethbridge County
Major cities: Lethbridge
Towns: Magrath, Cardston
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

← Hwy 4Hwy 6 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 5[1] is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada. Over its approximate 129 km (80 mi) length, the highway starts as an east-west highway in Waterton Lakes National Park and transitions to a north-south highway before ending at the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) in the City of Lethbridge.[2][3]

Route description

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. 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 within Letbridge.[2][3]

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 5 from southwest to northeast.[2][3]

Municipality km Description Notes
I.D. No. 4 (Waterton
Lakes National Park) 		0 Begins within Waterton Lakes National Park  
8 Hwy 6 branches off to the north
Hwy 6 concurrency begins 		 
9 Hwy 6 branches off to the south
Hwy 6 concurrency ends 		 
Cardston County 26 Hwy 800 branches off to the north  
33 Hwy 501 branches off to the southeast  
Town of Cardston 53 Hwy 2 branches off to the south
Hwy 2 concurrency begins
Hwy 501 branches off to the east 		 
Cardston County 54 Hwy 2 branches off to the north
Hwy 2 concurrency ends 		 
58 Hwy 503 branches off to the east  
74 Hwy 820 branches off to the south  
77 Hwy 505 branches off to the west at Spring Coulee  
Town of Magrath 95 Hwy 62 branches off to the south  
Cardston County 102 Hwy 52 branches off to the east between Welling Station and Welling  
Lethbridge County 119 Hwy 508 branches off to the east  
City of Lethbridge 126 Former Hwy 4 (24 Street S) branches off to the east  
129 Ends at Hwy 3 (Mayor Magrath Drive)  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 2
  2. 1 2 3 "2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-6, O-5, O-6.

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