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{{short description|Highway in Alberta}}
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'''Highway 21''' is a north–south highway in [[Alberta]], Canada that parallels [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]] between [[Calgary]] and [[Edmonton]].<ref name=overmap>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@52.3984765,-113.8891641,7.24z|title=Highways 21 in Alberta|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|328|km}} in length.<ref name=progress>{{Cite web|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410182657/http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2016 |date=March 2015 |title=Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart |work=Alberta Transportation |url-status=live }}</ref> It begins at the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] ([[Alberta Highway 1|Highway 1]]) east of [[Strathmore, Alberta|Strathmore]], and ends at [[Fort Saskatchewan]] where it is succeeded by [[Alberta Highway 15|Highway 15]].<ref name=2011ABRoadMap>{{Cite map | publisher=Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation | title=Alberta Official Road Map | edition=2011}}</ref> The northernmost {{convert|25|km|mi|0}} of the highway are [[Twinning (roads)|twinned]]. Highway 21 runs roughly parallel to the main north–south [[Canadian National Railway|CN rail line]] between Calgary and Edmonton between [[Three Hills]] and [[Looma, Alberta|Looma]].
'''Alberta Provincial Highway No. 21'''<ref name=PHDO>{{Citation | title=Provincial Highways Designation Order | publisher=Alberta Transportation | page=5}}</ref> is a north-south highway in the province of [[Alberta]], Canada, that parallels [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]] (the Queen Elizabeth II Highway), between the [[Calgary Region]] and the [[Edmonton Capital Region]].


== Route description ==
Highway 21 is approximately {{convert|327|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=AT2010>{{cite news | url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/provincial001-216.pdf | title=2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart | publisher=Alberta Transportation | date=March 2010 | accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref> It begins at the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] ([[Alberta Highway 1|Highway 1]]) in the south, {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Strathmore, Alberta|Strathmore]], and ends at [[Fort Saskatchewan]] where it is succeeded by [[Alberta Highway 15|Highway 15]].<ref name=2011ABRoadMap>{{Cite map | publisher=Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation | title=Alberta Official Road Map | edition=2011}}</ref> The final {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} of the highway is twinned.
Highway 21 begins at Highway 1 approximately {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} east of [[Strathmore, Alberta|Strathmore]] in [[Wheatland County, Alberta|Wheatland County]] and travels north, passing near the village of [[Rockyford, Alberta|Rockyford]] (located about {{cvt|8|km|0}} east of Highway 21) and it reaches a [[four-way stop]] at [[Alberta Highway 9|Highway 9]] between [[Beiseker]] and [[Drumheller]], where it crosses into [[Kneehill County]]. It continues north past the village [[Carbon, Alberta|Carbon]] (located about {{cvt|6|km|0}} east of Highway 21) to the intersection of [[Alberta Highway 27|Highway 27]] east / [[Alberta Highway 582|Highway 582]] west, beginning {{convert|16|km|mi|adj=mid|0}} [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with Highway 27. Highway 21 continues to the town of [[Three Hills]], home of [[Prairie Bible Institute]], passing along the town's eastern edge. North of Three Hills, the CN rail line begins to run parallel to the highway, serving most of the communities along the route. Highway 27 departs from Highway 21 towards [[Olds, Alberta|Olds]], about {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} south of the town [[Trochu, Alberta|Trochu]]. Highway 21 passes the hamlet of [[Huxley, Alberta|Huxley]] and the access road to [[Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park]] before entering [[Red Deer County]]; the Kneehill / Red Deer county boundary also signifies the transition from the [[prairie]] to [[aspen parkland]] ecosystem, with increasing foliage. Highway 21 bypasses [[Elnora, Alberta|Elnora]] and [[Lousana]] prior to [[Delburne]], skirting its western edge on a bypass constructed in the 1980s. North of Delburne, Highway 21 reaches a [[T intersection]] with [[Alberta Highway 595|Highway 595]] and turns east for {{convert|5.7|km|mi}} along Township Road 380, then north at Range Road 231, the former alignment through Delburne. The roadway narrows for the following {{convert|23|km|mi|0}} as it heads towards the [[Red Deer River]], which it crosses at the Content Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Content Bridge Campground|url=http://www.lacombetourism.com/camping-accommodations/campgrounds/content-bridge-campground/|website=Lacombe Regional Tourism|access-date=April 23, 2018|date=2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104111951/http://www.lacombetourism.com/camping-accommodations/campgrounds/content-bridge-campground/|archive-date=November 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> North of the Red Deer River, it briefly enters [[Stettler County]], crossing [[Alberta Highway 11|Highway 11]] and [[Alberta Highway 12|Highway 12]].<ref name=2011ABRoadMap/>

Highway 21 turns west and follows Highway 12 for {{convert|1|mi|km}} entering [[Lacombe County]], before turning north, about {{convert|6|km|mi|0}} east of the village of [[Alix, Alberta|Alix]]. It passes by the hamlet of [[Mirror, Alberta|Mirror]] before entering [[Camrose County]], passing northwest of [[Buffalo Lake (Alberta)|Buffalo Lake]]. The route bypasses [[Bashaw, Alberta|Bashaw]], concurrent with [[Alberta Highway 53|Highway 53]] {{convert|7|km|mi|0}}, then continues north past [[Ferintosh, Alberta|Ferintosh]] and the hamlets of [[New Norway]] and [[Duhamel, Alberta|Duhamel]], crossing the [[Battle River]] at an area locally known as Ross' Flats.<ref>{{cite map|title=Camrose County Tourism Map|url=https://camrosecounty.civicweb.net/document/1329/2017%20Tourism%20Map.pdf?handle=D036DA55A06C4870AB37F2AD63538A5C|website=Camrose County|access-date=April 23, 2018|date=2017}}</ref> Highway 21 intersects [[Alberta Highway 13|Highway 13]] at the locality of [[Ervick, Alberta|Ervick]], about {{convert|6|km|mi|0}} west of the city of [[Camrose, Alberta|Camrose]], home of the [[University of Alberta Augustana Faculty|Augustana Faculty]] of the [[University of Alberta]] (formerly [[Augustana University College]]) and [[Big Valley Jamboree]]; Highway 21 is considered the main north–south highway serving Camrose despite not entering city limits. It continues north past the hamlet of [[Armena]] and village of [[Hay Lakes]], entering [[Leduc County]] just south of the hamlet of [[New Sarepta]], into the eastern portion of the [[Edmonton Metropolitan Region]]. North of the hamlet [[Looma, Alberta|Looma]], it enters [[Strathcona County]] and reaches an [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Alberta Highway 14|Highway 14]]. It becomes a divided highway, passing along the eastern edge of [[Sherwood Park]] prior to an interchange at [[Alberta Highway 16|Highway 16]]. Highway 21 continues north to the city of [[Fort Saskatchewan]] in which it ends at [[Alberta Highway 15|Highway 15]].<ref name=2011ABRoadMap/>

== History ==
The southern terminus of Highway 21 was originally at Highway 9 in the village of [[Beiseker]], travelled north for {{convert|13|km|mi|0}} along present-day [[Alberta Highway 806|Highway 806]] to the village of [[Acme, Alberta|Acme]], travelled east for approximately {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} along present-day [[Alberta Highway 575|Highway 575]], before turning north towards Three Hills.<ref>{{Cite map | publisher=Department of Economic Affairs | title=Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta | edition=1958 | sections=E-4, E-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite map | publisher=Department of Economic Affairs | title=Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta | edition=1959 | sections=E-4, E-5}}</ref> In {{circa|1958}}, Highway 21 was realigned to travel due south from Three Hills to Highway 9, and was later extended to Highway 1 near Strathmore, while the former section was renumbered to [[Alberta Highway 21A|Highway 21A]] until {{circa|1962}}, when it was renumbered to [[Alberta Highway 26|Highway 26]], and again renumbered in {{circa|1972}} to its present designations.<ref>{{Cite map | publisher=Government of the Province of Alberta | title=Alberta Official Road Map | edition=1963 | sections=J-7, J-8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite map | publisher=Government of the Province of Alberta | title=Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map | edition=1973 | section=L-6}}</ref>

The section from Fort Saskatchewan to Highway 16 was originally designated as [[Alberta Highway 55|Highway 55]]. By 1960, Highway 21 terminated at Highway 14 southwest of Edmonton.<ref>{{cite map|author = Department of Highways|publisher = Government of Alberta|year = 1960|title = Province of Alberta Official Road Map|url = http://www.altaroads.ca/full_scans/1960.pdf|sections = E-6, E-7}}</ref> In the 1970s, Highway 21 was extended north from Highway 14 past Sherwood Park to Highway 16, while Highway 55 was renumbered and became part of Highway 21.<ref>{{Cite map | publisher=Alberta Business Development and Tourism | title=Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1978/79 | section=I-6}}</ref> The section of Highway 21 previously designated as 55 was twinned in the 1980s, and the section adjacent to Sherwood Park was completed in late 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Di Massa|first1=Michael|title=Hwy. 21 twinning nearing the end|url=http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2009/10/08/hwy-21-twinning-nearing-the-end|access-date=April 23, 2018|work=Sherwood Park News|date=October 8, 2009|language=en-CA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424072004/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2009/10/08/hwy-21-twinning-nearing-the-end|archive-date=April 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Future ==
Alberta Transportation has long-term plans to replace the Content Bridge across the Red Deer River with a new crossing north of Delburne. [[Right-of-way (transportation)|Right-of-way]] is protected from the Highway 595 intersection to Highway 11 southwest of Alix, as well as from the current Highway 21 north / Highway 12 intersection south to Highway 11 – internally designated as [[Alberta Highway 921|Highway 921]].<ref>{{cite map|title=Provincial Highways 500-986 Progress Chart|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2017_PROVINCIAL_HWY_500-986_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf|website=Alberta Transportation|publisher=Government of Alberta|access-date=April 23, 2018|date=March 2017}}</ref> There is no timeline on construction.

Alberta Transportation, in partnership with the City of Edmonton, City of Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County, and [[Sturgeon County]], is also studying a new [[North Saskatchewan River]] crossing in northeast Edmonton that would include a new roadway from the Highway 15 / [[Alberta Highway 28A|Highway 28A]] intersection to Highway 21 south of Fort Saskatchewan.<ref name=NE_river>{{cite web|title=Northeast River Crossing|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/design_studies/north-east-river-crossing.aspx|website=City of Edmonton|access-date=April 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The study is still in the early stages, but proposals show that Highway 21 might be realigned so that through traffic would flow from Highway 16 to the new bridge and tie into Highway 28A. The final alignment has not been determined and it is not yet known if it would be designated as part of Highway 21.<ref>{{cite report|title=Stage 2 - November 2017 Survey and Map Comments|work=Northeast River Study Functional Planning Study|date=November 2017|publisher=City of Edmonton|access-date=April 23, 2018|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/RoadsTraffic/NERC_StageTwo_SurveyComments_Nov2017.pdf}}</ref> The proposed bridge and its connecting roads will not be constructed for another 25 to 35 years.<ref name=NE_river/> There are also long-term plans to upgrade Highway 21 to expressway/freeway standards from the northeast river crossing to [[Alberta Highway 625|Highway 625]] as part of a High Load/Heavy Haul bypass connecting [[Nisku, Alberta|Nisku]] to northeastern Alberta and [[Fort McMurray]].<ref>{{cite report|title=2017 Regional Transportation Priorities|url=http://emrb.ca/Website/files/1a/1ae737e4-5a8e-4a08-a771-b72cf5aa42cc.pdf|website=Capital Regional Board|access-date=April 23, 2018|date=May 11, 2017}}</ref>


== Major intersections ==
== Major intersections ==
Starting from the south end of Highway 21:
Starting from the south end of Highway 21:
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
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== External links ==
*[http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/provincial001-216.pdf 2010 Provincial Highways 1 – 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB)] by Alberta Transportation.


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[[Category:Alberta Primary Highways, 1-216 series|021]]
[[Category:Alberta provincial highways, 1–216 series|021]]
[[Category:Fort Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Fort Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Sherwood Park]]
[[Category:Roads in Strathcona County]]

Latest revision as of 05:34, 27 August 2024

Highway 21 marker
Highway 21
Highway 21 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length328 km[1] (204 mi)
Major junctions
South end Highway 1 (TCH) east of Strathmore
Major intersections
North end Highway 15 in Fort Saskatchewan
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesWheatland County, Kneehill County, Red Deer County, Stettler No. 6 County, Lacombe County, Camrose County, Leduc County, Strathcona County
Major citiesCamrose, Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan
TownsThree Hills, Trochu, Bashaw
VillagesDelburne, Ferintosh, Hay Lakes
Highway system
← Highway 20→ Highway 22

Highway 21 is a north–south highway in Alberta, Canada that parallels Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton.[1] It is approximately 328 kilometres (204 mi) in length.[2] It begins at the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) east of Strathmore, and ends at Fort Saskatchewan where it is succeeded by Highway 15.[3] The northernmost 25 kilometres (16 mi) of the highway are twinned. Highway 21 runs roughly parallel to the main north–south CN rail line between Calgary and Edmonton between Three Hills and Looma.

Route description

[edit]

Highway 21 begins at Highway 1 approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Strathmore in Wheatland County and travels north, passing near the village of Rockyford (located about 8 km (5 mi) east of Highway 21) and it reaches a four-way stop at Highway 9 between Beiseker and Drumheller, where it crosses into Kneehill County. It continues north past the village Carbon (located about 6 km (4 mi) east of Highway 21) to the intersection of Highway 27 east / Highway 582 west, beginning 16-kilometre (10 mi) concurrency with Highway 27. Highway 21 continues to the town of Three Hills, home of Prairie Bible Institute, passing along the town's eastern edge. North of Three Hills, the CN rail line begins to run parallel to the highway, serving most of the communities along the route. Highway 27 departs from Highway 21 towards Olds, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the town Trochu. Highway 21 passes the hamlet of Huxley and the access road to Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park before entering Red Deer County; the Kneehill / Red Deer county boundary also signifies the transition from the prairie to aspen parkland ecosystem, with increasing foliage. Highway 21 bypasses Elnora and Lousana prior to Delburne, skirting its western edge on a bypass constructed in the 1980s. North of Delburne, Highway 21 reaches a T intersection with Highway 595 and turns east for 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) along Township Road 380, then north at Range Road 231, the former alignment through Delburne. The roadway narrows for the following 23 kilometres (14 mi) as it heads towards the Red Deer River, which it crosses at the Content Bridge.[4] North of the Red Deer River, it briefly enters Stettler County, crossing Highway 11 and Highway 12.[3]

Highway 21 turns west and follows Highway 12 for 1 mile (1.6 km) entering Lacombe County, before turning north, about 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of the village of Alix. It passes by the hamlet of Mirror before entering Camrose County, passing northwest of Buffalo Lake. The route bypasses Bashaw, concurrent with Highway 53 7 kilometres (4 mi), then continues north past Ferintosh and the hamlets of New Norway and Duhamel, crossing the Battle River at an area locally known as Ross' Flats.[5] Highway 21 intersects Highway 13 at the locality of Ervick, about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of the city of Camrose, home of the Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta (formerly Augustana University College) and Big Valley Jamboree; Highway 21 is considered the main north–south highway serving Camrose despite not entering city limits. It continues north past the hamlet of Armena and village of Hay Lakes, entering Leduc County just south of the hamlet of New Sarepta, into the eastern portion of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. North of the hamlet Looma, it enters Strathcona County and reaches an interchange with Highway 14. It becomes a divided highway, passing along the eastern edge of Sherwood Park prior to an interchange at Highway 16. Highway 21 continues north to the city of Fort Saskatchewan in which it ends at Highway 15.[3]

History

[edit]

The southern terminus of Highway 21 was originally at Highway 9 in the village of Beiseker, travelled north for 13 kilometres (8 mi) along present-day Highway 806 to the village of Acme, travelled east for approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) along present-day Highway 575, before turning north towards Three Hills.[6][7] In c. 1958, Highway 21 was realigned to travel due south from Three Hills to Highway 9, and was later extended to Highway 1 near Strathmore, while the former section was renumbered to Highway 21A until c. 1962, when it was renumbered to Highway 26, and again renumbered in c. 1972 to its present designations.[8][9]

The section from Fort Saskatchewan to Highway 16 was originally designated as Highway 55. By 1960, Highway 21 terminated at Highway 14 southwest of Edmonton.[10] In the 1970s, Highway 21 was extended north from Highway 14 past Sherwood Park to Highway 16, while Highway 55 was renumbered and became part of Highway 21.[11] The section of Highway 21 previously designated as 55 was twinned in the 1980s, and the section adjacent to Sherwood Park was completed in late 2009.[12]

Future

[edit]

Alberta Transportation has long-term plans to replace the Content Bridge across the Red Deer River with a new crossing north of Delburne. Right-of-way is protected from the Highway 595 intersection to Highway 11 southwest of Alix, as well as from the current Highway 21 north / Highway 12 intersection south to Highway 11 – internally designated as Highway 921.[13] There is no timeline on construction.

Alberta Transportation, in partnership with the City of Edmonton, City of Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County, and Sturgeon County, is also studying a new North Saskatchewan River crossing in northeast Edmonton that would include a new roadway from the Highway 15 / Highway 28A intersection to Highway 21 south of Fort Saskatchewan.[14] The study is still in the early stages, but proposals show that Highway 21 might be realigned so that through traffic would flow from Highway 16 to the new bridge and tie into Highway 28A. The final alignment has not been determined and it is not yet known if it would be designated as part of Highway 21.[15] The proposed bridge and its connecting roads will not be constructed for another 25 to 35 years.[14] There are also long-term plans to upgrade Highway 21 to expressway/freeway standards from the northeast river crossing to Highway 625 as part of a High Load/Heavy Haul bypass connecting Nisku to northeastern Alberta and Fort McMurray.[16]

Major intersections

[edit]

Starting from the south end of Highway 21:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Wheatland County​0.00.0 Highway 1 (TCH) – Medicine Hat, Strathmore, Calgary
13.08.1 Highway 564 west – NightingaleSouth end of Hwy 564 concurrency
16.310.1 Highway 564 eastNorth end of Hwy 564 concurrency
21.213.2UAR 133 east – Rockyford
31.519.6Crosses the Rosebud River
↑ / ↓​39.324.4 Highway 9 – Calgary, Drumheller
Kneehill County​53.233.1 Highway 575 – Acme, Carbon
59.236.8UAR 187 west – Swalwell
69.042.9 Highway 27 east – Morrin, Hanna
Highway 582 west – Didsbury		South end of Hwy 27 concurrency
Three Hills75.446.9 Highway 583 (2nd Street N)
​85.152.9 Highway 27 west – Torrington, OldsNorth end of Hwy 27 concurrency
Trochu88.454.9 Highway 585 east – Rumsey
​98.161.0 Highway 587 west – Bowden
Huxley99.561.8UAR 71 east
​101.463.0PAR 133 east – Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Red Deer County​107.867.0UAR 89 east – Elnora
111.069.0 Highway 590 – Innisfail, Big Valley
120.875.1 Highway 42 west – Pine Lake, Penhold
UAR 90 east – Lousana
Delburne130.781.2UAR 221 east (20 Street)
​133.983.2 Highway 595 west – Red Deer
Highway 921 north (proposed)South end of ROW to proposed Red Deer River crossing[17]
↑ / ↓​154.295.8Crosses the Red Deer River
County of Stettler No. 6​155.696.7 Highway 11 – Red Deer, Stettler
161.2100.2 Highway 12 east – StettlerSouth end of Hwy 12 concurrency
Lacombe County​162.8101.2 Highway 12 west – Alix, LacombeNorth end of Hwy 12 concurrency
Highway 921 south (proposed)North end of ROW to proposed Red Deer River crossing[17]
166.8103.6 Highway 601 – Alix, Buffalo Lake
Mirror173.3107.7 Highway 50 west (49 Avenue) – Lacombe
Camrose CountyBashaw190.3118.2 Highway 53 east – Forestburg
Highway 605 west		South end of Hwy 53 concurrency
191.1118.7UAR 206 east (50 Avenue)
​197.3122.6 Highway 53 west – PonokaNorth end of Hwy 53 concurrency
Ferintosh212.0131.7Township Road 441
​213.8132.8 Highway 609 east – Edberg
217.3135.0 Highway 611 west – Maskwacis
New Norway223.8139.1Township Road 452
​232.6144.5Crosses the Battle River
Ervick240.2149.3 Highway 13 – Wetaskiwin, Camrose
Armena251.8156.5Range Road 211
​253.6157.6 Highway 616 west – Millet
Hay Lakes262.7163.2 Highway 617 east – Kingman
Leduc County​274.8170.8 Highway 623 – Rolly View, Leduc, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
New Sarepta275.6171.2UAR 172 north
279.2173.5UAR 172 south
​283.7176.3 Airport Road – Edmonton International Airport
287.4178.6 Highway 625 west – Beaumont, Nisku
Strathcona County​299.5186.1 Highway 14 – Edmonton, WainwrightInterchange
303.5188.6 Highway 628 west – Edmonton (Whitemud Drive)
Sherwood Park306.8190.6 Wye Road (Highway 630 east)
310.0192.6Baseline Road
Bremner313.3194.7 Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Edmonton (Yellowhead Trail), LloydminsterInterchange; Hwy 16 exit 406
City of Fort Saskatchewan328.1203.9 Highway 15 – Edmonton (Manning Drive), Bruderheim, MundareThrough traffic follows Hwy 15 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Highways 21 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
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  6. ^ Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta (Map) (1958 ed.). Department of Economic Affairs. §§ E-4, E-5.
  7. ^ Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta (Map) (1959 ed.). Department of Economic Affairs. §§ E-4, E-5.
  8. ^ Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1963 ed.). Government of the Province of Alberta. §§ J-7, J-8.
  9. ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map (Map) (1973 ed.). Government of the Province of Alberta. § L-6.
  10. ^ Department of Highways (1960). Province of Alberta Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Government of Alberta. §§ E-6, E-7.
  11. ^ Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1978/79 (Map). Alberta Business Development and Tourism. § I-6.
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