Alberta Highway 560

Highway 560
Glenmore Trail, Township Road 234
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length: 16.3 km (10.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end: 84 Street SE, east Calgary limits
  Hwy 201
Hwy 791
East end: Hwy 797 in Langdon
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:
Rocky View County
Major cities: Calgary
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

Hwy 556Hwy 561

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 560[1] is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west-east from the east Calgary boundary at 84 Street SE (Range Road 290), north along the city boundary to Range Road 284, across Highway 791 south of Chestermere to the southern terminus of the northern section of Highway 797, Centre Street in Langdon.

The name Glenmore Trail, comes from the name of the street it is within the Calgary city limits. Highway 560 extends to the west in an interchange with the freeways of Hwy 2 and Hwy 8. It extends to the east as Township Road 234 to Hwy 24, and Hwy 817.

Km by km description

Starting from the west end of Highway 560:

County km Intersecting road Notes Coordinates
City of Calgary -9.2 Hwy 2, Deerfoot Trail Grade separated
Continues as Hwy 8
50°59′35″N 114°2′6″W / 50.99306°N 114.03500°W / 50.99306; -114.03500 (560 km -9)
-4.9 Barlow Trail Traffic lights 50°58′46″N 113°58′54″W / 50.97944°N 113.98167°W / 50.97944; -113.98167 (560 km -5)
-0.7 Hwy 201 Grade separated 50°58′47″N 113°55′18″W / 50.97972°N 113.92167°W / 50.97972; -113.92167 (560 km -0)
0.0 84 Street SE, Range Road 290 Traffic lights
East Calgary limits
50°58′47″N 113°54′43″W / 50.97972°N 113.91194°W / 50.97972; -113.91194 (560 km 00)
Rocky View County 9.8 Hwy 791, Range Road 280 South to Indus
North to Chestermere
50°58′46″N 113°46′20″W / 50.97944°N 113.77222°W / 50.97944; -113.77222 (560 km 10)
16.3 Hwy 797, Range Road 272, Centre Street Langdon
North to Hwy 9
End of Highway 560
50°58′46″N 113°40′46″W / 50.97944°N 113.67944°W / 50.97944; -113.67944 (560 km 16)
Wheatland County 26 Hwy 24, Range Road 262 South to Carseland
North to Cheadle
50°58′47″N 113°32′24″W / 50.97972°N 113.54000°W / 50.97972; -113.54000 (560 km 26)
35 Hwy 817, Range Road 252 South to Namaka
North to Strathmore
End of Glenmore Trail
50°58′47″N 113°24′1″W / 50.97972°N 113.40028°W / 50.97972; -113.40028 (560 km 35)

See also

References

  1. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 15
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