Alberta Highway 901

Alberta Highway 901 shield

Highway 901
Route information
Length: 40 km[1] (25 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Hwy 24/ Hwy 24 near Carseland
East end: Hwy 1 (TCH) (Trans-Canada Highway) near Gleichen
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:
Wheatland County
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

Hwy 899Hwy 921

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 901[2] is an east-west highway in southern Alberta, Canada. It spans approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Highway 24 to Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway).[1][3]

The highway has been receiving an increasing level of traffic, diverting vehicles from Highway 1 east of Gleichen.[4] Since at least the late 1980s, the current alignment of Highway 901 has been earmarked as a possible new route for the Trans-Canada itself in order to bypass the bulk of Calgary.[5]

Route description

Preceded by Highway 22X in the west, Highway 901 begins at Highway 24, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of the Hamlet of Carseland and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the Hamlet of Cheadle. After intersecting Highway 817, the highway enters the Siksika I.R. No. 146, an Indian reserve of the Siksika Nation, intersecting Highway 547 south of the Hamlet of Gleichen. A short distance later, the highway leaves the Indian reserve and ends at the Trans-Canada Highway, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Gleichen.[1][3]

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Highway 901 from west to east.[1][3]

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Continues as Hwy 22X west
Wheatland County 00 Hwy 24 Cheadle, Carseland, Vulcan
Hwy 22X west Calgary
Hwy 901 begins
 106 Hwy 817 Strathmore, Carseland
Siksika I.R. No. 146 3723 Hwy 547 Gleichen, Arrowwood
Wheatland CountyGleichen4025 Hwy 1 (TCH) Strathmore, Calgary, Bassano, Medicine HatHwy 901 ends

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2011 Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  2. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 38
  3. 1 2 3 Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2011 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § M-6.
  4. "Highway 1 Alignment and Area Network – Highway 842 to Highway 797 Planning Study (Open House #2 presentation)" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  5. Beaty, Bob (March 8, 1989). "Plan to move highway irks tourism operators". Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta). Retrieved May 26, 2014.

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