Alberta Highway 9

Highway 9
Route information
Length:	325 km (202 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 797 near Langdon
	Hwy 72 Hwy 21 Hwy 10 Hwy 56 Hwy 27 Hwy 36 Hwy 41
East end:	Saskatchewan border near Alsask continues east as Hwy 7
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Kneehill County, Starland County, Special Area No. 2, Special Area No. 3
Towns:	Irricana, Drumheller, Hanna
Villages:	Beiseker, Munson, Youngstown, Cereal
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 8 Hwy 10 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 9^[1] is an east-west highway through south-central Alberta, Canada. It is designated a core route in Canada's National Highway System, connecting the Calgary Region with Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.^[2] Highway 9 spans approximately 325 km (202 mi) from the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) east of Calgary to Alberta's border with Saskatchewan.^[3][4]

Route description

Highway 9 descending into the Red Deer River valley in Drumheller

Highway 9 begins at its interchange with Highway 1 approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Chestermere and 20 km (12 mi) west of Strathmore, and approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Langdon via Highway 797. For its first 45 km (28 mi), Highway 9 generally runs in a north/south direction to Beiseker. At Beiseker, Highway 9 runs in an east-west direction for 64 km (40 mi) to Drumheller. It then runs north/south for 22 km (14 mi) from Drumheller to its intersection with Highway 27 east of Morrin. The highway then runs east/west for the balance of route to the Saskatchewan border, providing connections to Hanna and Oyen as well as numerous smaller communities, and generally running parallel to Highway 12 to the north. The highway continues as Saskatchewan Highway 7 in a northeast direction toward Saskatoon.^[2][3][4]

History

Over the past few years, the province of Alberta has executed a number of upgrades to the highway, widening shoulders and realigning the road (most recently just west of Drumheller, although the new alignment now bypasses the Horseshoe Canyon landmark as a result). As of 2007, however, the province has yet to twin any stretch of the busy highway, and there have been calls for interchanges to be built at its junctions with Highway 21 and the Trans-Canada due to the number of fatal automobile accidents that have happened at these locations.

A full scale interchange was constructed in 2007 where Highway 9 crosses the Trans-Canada Highway. As well, the junction with Highway 21 was changed to a four-way stop in early 2011.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 9 from west to east.^[3][4]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Continues as Hwy 797 south
Rocky View County		0	0	Hwy 1 (TCH) – Strathmore, Medicine Hat, Chestermere, Calgary Hwy 797 south – Langdon	Hwy 9 begins and travels north. Grade separated.
		13	8	Hwy 564 – Delacour, Calgary
		19	12	Hwy 566 west – Kathyrn, Balzac, Calgary
		33	21	Hwy 567 west – Airdrie, Cochrane
	Irricana	35	22	Urban Approach Road 144 west
	Beiseker	44	27	Hwy 72 west – Crossfield Hwy 806 north – Acme, Linden	Hwy 9 turns east.
Wheatland County / Kneehill County		64	40	Hwy 21 – Three Hills, Strathmore
		70	43	Hwy 836 north – Carbon
		83	52	Hwy 840 south – Rosebud, Standard
Kneehill County		99	62	Hwy 841 south – Dalum
Town of Drumheller		107	66	5 Street SE / South Railway Avenue Hwy 10 east – East Coulee Hwy 56 south – Bassano	Hwy 9 turns northwest Hwy 56 concurrency begins
		108	67	2 Street SW Hwy 575 west (South Dinosaur Trail) – Nacmine, Carbon	Hwy 9/56 turns north
		108.5	67.4	Crosses Red Deer River
		109	68	Hwy 838 west (North Dinosaur Trail) – Royal Tyrrell Museum
		110	68	Hwy 576 east
Starland County	Munson	119	74	Township Road 302
		129	80	Hwy 27 west – Morrin, Three Hills, Olds Hwy 56 north – Big Valley, Stettler, Camrose	Hwy 9 turns east. Hwy 56 concurrency ends.
		142	88	Hwy 849 south – Michichi, Rosedale
		152	94	Hwy 851 – Delia
		162	101	Urban Approach Road 122 (Range Road 165) north - Craigmyle
Special Area No. 2		173	107	Hwy 855 north – Endiang, Halkirk
		175	109	Hwy 862 south – Gem
	Hanna	182	113	Range Road 144
		190	118	Hwy 36 north (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Castor, Killam, Viking	Hwy 36 concurrency begins.
		193	120	Hwy 36 south (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Brooks, Vauxhall, Taber	Hwy 36 concurrency ends.
Special Area No. 3	Youngstown	238	148	Hwy 884 south – Jenner, Suffield	Hwy 884 concurrency begins.
		245	152	Hwy 884 north – Veteran	Hwy 884 concurrency ends.
	Cereal	268	167	Hwy 886 – Consort, Buffalo
	Oyen	292	181	Hwy 41 (Buffalo Trail) – Consort, Oyen, Medicine Hat
		310	193	Hwy 899 north – Altario, Provost	Hwy 899 concurrency begins.
		311	193	Hwy 899 south	Hwy 899 concurrency ends.
	Sibbald	314	195	Range Road 20
		325	202	Alberta – Saskatchewan border	Hwy 9 ends.
Continues as Hwy 7 east – Alsask, Kindersley, Rosetown, Saskatoon
Concurrency terminus

References

1. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 3
2. "National Highway System". Transport Canada. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
3. "2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
4. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § L–6, L-7, L–8.

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.
• Mile by Mile. Alberta Highway # 9