Alberta Highway 6

Highway 6
Route information
Length:	74 km (46 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	MT 17 at the U.S. border near Chief Mountain
	Hwy 5 within Waterton Lakes National Park
North end:	Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) near Pincher Creek
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D.
Towns:	Pincher Creek
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 5 Hwy 7 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 6^[1] is a north-south highway in southern Alberta, Canada. It spans approximately 74 km (46 mi) from Alberta's border with Montana to the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3).^[2][3]

Route description

Montana State Highway 17 in Glacier National Park becomes Alberta Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park as it crosses the Canada–United States border at Chief Mountain. Generally travelling in a north direction from Chief Mountain, the highway provides access to the Hamlet of Waterton Park via Highway 5, and passes through the Hamlet of Twin Butte and the Town of Pincher Creek. Highway 6 then ends at Highway 3 north of Pincher Creek.^[2][3]

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 6 from south to north.^[2][3]

Municipality	km	Description	Notes
I.D. No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park)	0	Begins at Montana border Preceded by MT 17
	22	Hwy 5 branches off to the east Hwy 5 concurrency begins
	23	Hwy 5 branches off to the west Hwy 5 concurrency ends
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9	49	Hwy 505 branches off to the east
Town of Pincher Creek	69	Hwy 507 branches off to the east Hwy 507 concurrency begins
	69.5	Hwy 785 branches off to the east
	71	Hwy 507 branches off to the west Hwy 507 concurrency ends
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9	74	Ends at Hwy 3
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 2
2. "2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
3. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-5, O-5, O-6.

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.