Alberta Highway 14

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Highway 14
Poundmaker Trail
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Highway 14 highlighted in red
Route information
Length: 257.0 km[1] (159.7 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Hwy 2 in Edmonton
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East end: Hwy 40 at the Saskatchewan border
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:
Strathcona County, Beaver County, Wainwright No. 61 M.D.
Major cities: Edmonton
Towns: Tofield, Viking, Wainwright
Villages: Ryley, Holden, Irma
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta
Hwy 13 Hwy 15

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 14, commonly referred to as Highway 14, is an east-west highway in central Alberta, Canada. It stretches from Edmonton through Wainwright to the AlbertaSaskatchewan border, running parallel to the more northern Highway 16.[2] Highway 14 is about 257 kilometres (160 mi) long.

Along with Saskatchewan Highway 40 (with which it connects at the boundary), it forms part of the Poundmaker Trail, named after Chief Poundmaker of the Cree.

Route description

Highway 14 begins in south Edmonton as a freeway named Whitemud Drive at the Calgary Trail / Gateway Boulevard interchange, linking to Highway 2.[3] It travels east for 9 km (5.6 mi) along Whitemud Drive through neighbourhoods of southeast Edmonton until reaching the Anthony Henday Drive ring road, with which it is concurrent for 2 km (1.2 mi). Leaving the city, the highway veers east and intersects Highway 21 before the divided highway ends west of South Cooking Lake. It continues east toward Tofield where it bends southeast, paralleling the main line of the Canadian National Railway, and passes through Ryley, Poe, Holden, and Bruce before intersecting Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) in Viking. The highway continues through the communities of Kinsella, Irma, Fabyan, and Wainwright, crossing Highway 41 (Buffalo Trail). The route then travels due east and intersects Highway 17 to enter Saskatchewan. [1][4]

History

Highway 14 historically began in Old Strathcona at the intersection of 104 Street (Calgary Trail) and Whyte (82) Avenue, following Whyte Avenue and 79 Avenue out of Edmonton[5] until it was realigned to the newly constructed Sherwood Park Freeway further in the mid-1960s.[6] Just west of Sherwood Park, at the Highway 14X junction, Highway 14 branched south for 6 km (3.7 mi) along present-day Anthony Henday Drive before it turned east. In the 1980s, Highway 14 was rerouted to follow Whitemud Drive into the city; however it followed 50 Street and Sherwood Park Freeway as at the time Whitemud Drive terminated at 34 Street.[7] In 1999, Whitemud Drive was extended to present-day Anthony Henday Drive and Highway 14 was changed to its current alignment.[8]

Major intersections

From west to east:[9]

Rural/specialized municipality Location km[1] mi Destinations Notes
City of Edmonton 0.0–
0.6
0.0–
0.37
Whitemud Drive west (Hwy 2 north) to Hwy 16 (TCH) west Whitemud Drive continues west
Calgary Trail (Hwy 2 south) – Airport, Red Deer, Calgary
Gateway Boulevard north – City Centre
99 Street
Interchange; part of Whitemud Drive
1.9 1.2 91 Street Interchange
3.6 2.2 75 Street / 66 Street Interchange
5.2 3.2 50 Street Interchange
6.8 4.2 34 Street Interchange
8.6 5.3 17 Street Interchange
Strathcona County 10.3 6.4 Anthony Henday Drive (Hwy 216 north)
Hwy 628 east (Township Road 522)
Interchange (Hwy 216 exit 64); west end of Hwy 216 concurrency
11.9–
15.5
7.4–
9.6
Anthony Henday Drive (Hwy 216 west) Bretona Interchange[10] (Hwy 216 exit 66);
east end of Hwy 216 concurrency; west end of Poundmaker Trail
20.1 12.5 Hwy 21 – Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Camrose Interchange
27.3 17.0 Hwy 824 north – Ardrossan
South Cooking Lake 29.1 18.1 South Cooking Lake Road
Beaver County 51.8 32.2 Hwy 630 north – Lindbrook, Sherwood Park
Hwy 833 south – Camrose
Tofield 59.8 37.2 To Hwy 834 north (46 Avenue) Tofield west access
61.1 38.0 46 Avenue Tofield east access
63.3 39.3 Hwy 834 – Chipman, Round Hill
Ryley 78.5 48.8 Hwy 854 south – Bawlf West end of Hwy 854 concurrency
80.3 49.9 Hwy 854 north – Mundare East end of Hwy 854 concurrency
Holden 93.1 57.8 Hwy 855 – Mundare, Daysland
Bruce 107.6 66.9 Hwy 857 – Vegreville
Viking 127.5 79.2 Hwy 36 – Two Hills, Killam
129.3 80.3 To Hwy 619 east (Range Road 130)
143.8 89.4 Hwy 26 west – Camrose
Kinsella 147.8 91.8 Hwy 870 south – Lougheed West end of Hwy 870 concurrency
148.6 92.3 Hwy 870 north – Innisfree East end of Hwy 870 concurrency
M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 Irma 170.3 105.8 Hwy 881 – Mannville, Hardisty
185.2 115.1 Hwy 883 north
187.2 116.3 Crosses the Battle River
Fabyan 188.9 117.4 Range Road 75
Wainwright 198.3 123.2 1 Street Access to CFB Wainwright
201.6 125.3 Hwy 41 – Vermilion, Consort
216.2 134.3 Hwy 610 south – Edgerton, Ribstone, Chauvin
222.7 138.4 Hwy 894 north West end of Hwy 894 concurrency
226.0 140.4 Hwy 894 south – Edgerton East end of Hwy 894 concurrency
232.5 144.5 Hwy 897 north – Paradise Valley, Kitscoty
253.8 157.7 Hwy 17 south – Dillberry Lake Provincial Park, Macklin West end of Hwy 17 concurrency
256.2 159.2 Hwy 17 north – Lloydminster East end of Hwy 17 concurrency
257.0 159.7 Hwy 40 (Poundmaker Trail) – Cut Knife, The Battlefords Continues into Saskatchewan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former Auxiliary Routes

There are three former auxiliary routes of Highway 14 located in the Edmonton area.

Highway 14A

Highway 14A
Location: Edmonton
Length: 3 km (2 mi)

There are two former alignments of Highway 14A. The first route followed Connors Road and 83 Street between Highway 14, which at the time followed Whyte (82) Avenue, and downtown Edmonton via the Low Level Bridge. The route was phased out in the 1970s.

Highway 14A
Location: Strathcona County
Length: 5 km (3 mi)

The second route of Highway 14A was 76 Avenue through Strathcona County. Highway 14 formerly shifted south from Whyte (82) Avenue to 76 Avenue before continuing east. When the Sherwood Park Freeway opened in 1968, Highway 14 was moved to the new route and the former route was renumbered as Highway 14A. The route was phased out in the 1970s.

Highway 14X

Highway 14X
Location: Strathcona County

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Highway 14X was a spur connecting Highway 14 with Highway 16A and Highway 16. The route became part of Highway 216 in 1999.

References

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  4. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2015 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § J–6, I–6, J–7, and J–8.
  5. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1962 ed.). Government of the Province of Alberta. § Edmonton inset.
  6. Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1969 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § Edmonton inset.
  7. Province of Alberta Canada 1988 Official Road Map (Map). Alberta Tourism and Small Business. § Edmonton
  8. Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1999 (Map). Alberta Tourism and Small Business. § Edmonton
  9. Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 56, 57, 65, 66, and 67.
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