Alberta Highway 22 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Highway 22
Cowboy Trail
Highway 22 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	574 km (357 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Hwy 3 near Lundbreck
	Hwy 22X in Priddis Hwy 8 near Redwood Meadows Hwy 1 (TCH) near Cochrane Hwy 1A in Cochrane Hwy 11 in Rocky Mountain House Hwy 12 near Rocky Mountain House Hwy 13 near Alder Flats Hwy 39 near Drayton Valley Hwy 16 (TCH) near Evansburg Hwy 43 in Mayerthorpe
North end	Hwy 18 near Mayerthorpe
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D., Ranchland No. 26 M.D., Foothills County, Rocky View County, Mountain View County, Clearwater County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County, Parkland County, Yellowhead County, Lac Ste. Anne County
Towns:	Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Cochrane, Sundre, Rocky Mountain House, Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe
Villages:	Longview, Cremona, Caroline
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 21 Hwy 22X →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 22, commonly referred to as Highway 22 and officially named Cowboy Trail, is a 584-kilometre (363 mi) highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. It generally parallels Highway 2, beginning in the foothills of southern Alberta at Highway 3 near Lundbreck Falls. It proceeds north along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains passing through the foothills and ranch country to the aspen parkland of northern Alberta, ending at Highway 18 near Mayerthorpe.

Cowboy Trail continues south and east of Highway 22 by following Highway 3 to Pincher Creek, Highway 6 to Waterton Lakes National Park, and Highway 5 to Cardston.

Alberta Transportation is currently constructing a new interchange at the over-saturated intersection of Highways 22 and 1A in Cochrane. There are also long-term plans for twinning from Bragg Creek to the north end of Cochrane, and the implementation of passing lanes near the highway's south end.

Major intersections

From south to north:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9	Lundbreck	0	0.0	Hwy 3 – Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, Crowsnest Pass
	​	24	15	Crosses Oldman River
M.D. of Ranchland No. 66	​	44	27	Hwy 520 east – Claresholm, Barons
	Chain Lakes Provincial Park	71	44	Hwy 533 east / PAR 152 west – Nanton
	​	82	51	Hwy 532 west – Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
M.D. of Foothills No. 31	Bar U Ranch N.H.S.	96	60	Hwy 540 east – Pekisko, Cayley
	Longview	109	68	Crosses the Highwood River
		111	69	Hwy 541 west – Kananaskis Country
	​	118	73	Hwy 543 east – High River
	Black Diamond	128	80	Hwy 7 east – Okotoks	Hwy 22 branches west
	↑ / ↓	129	80	Crosses the Sheep River
	Turner Valley	132	82	Hwy 546 west – Sheep River Provincial Park
	Millarville	143	89	Hwy 549 west	Hwy 549 concurrency begins
	​	146	91	Hwy 549 east – Okotoks	Hwy 549 concurrency ends
	Priddis	159	99	Hwy 22X east – Calgary	Hwy 22 branches west
	​	184.7	114.8	Hwy 762 south – Millarville
↑ / ↓	​	185	115	Hwy 66 west – Elbow Falls	Hwy 22 branches north
Rocky View County	Bragg Creek	189	117	Hwy 758 south – Bragg Creek Provincial Park	Hwy 22 branches northeast
Tsuu T'ina Nation I.R. No. 145	Redwood Meadows	195	121	Redwood Meadows Drive
Rocky View County	​	199	124	Hwy 8 east (Glenmore Trail) – Calgary	Roundabout Hwy 22 turns north
	​	207	129	Hwy 1 (TCH) (Exit 161) – Calgary, Banff	Interchange
	Cochrane	214	133	James Walker Trail / Fireside Gate
		217	135	Crosses the Bow River
		219	136	Hwy 1A (Bow Valley Trail) – Calgary, Canmore
	​	228	142	Hwy 567 east – Airdrie	Roundabout
	Bottrel	244	152	Hwy 574 east – Madden, Crossfield
Mountain View County	​	255	158	Hwy 579 west – Water Valley
	Cremona	259	161	Hwy 580 east – Carstairs
	​	274	170	Hwy 582 east – Didsbury
	​	286	178	Hwy 27 east – Olds	Hwy 22 branches west; Hwy 27 concurrency begins
	Westward Ho	288	179	Crosses the Little Red Deer River
	Sundre	296	184	Hwy 760 south – Bergen
		296.3	184.1	Crosses the Red Deer River
		298	185	Hwy 584 west – Bearberry	Hwy 22 branches north; Hwy 27 concurrency ends
↑ / ↓	​	310	190	Crosses the James River
Clearwater County	James River Bridge	315	196	Hwy 587 east – Bowden
	​	327	203	Crosses the Raven River
	​	332	206	Hwy 54 east – Innisfail	Hwy 22 branches west; Hwy 54 concurrency begins
	Caroline	337	209	50 Street
	​	344.8	214.2	Crosses the Clearwater River
	​	345	214	Hwy 591 west – Ricinus	Hwy 22 branches north; Hwy 54 concurrency ends
	​	360	220	Crosses the Clearwater River
	​	371	231	Hwy 11 east – Red Deer	Hwy 22 branches west; Hwy 11 concurrency begins
	Rocky Mountain House	379	235	52 Avenue Hwy 11A west to Hwy 752 south Hwy 598 east – Leslieville	Access to Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site.
		383	238	Hwy 11 west – Nordegg, Saskatchewan River Crossing	Hwy 22 branches north; Hwy 11 concurrency ends
	​	389	242	Hwy 12 east – Lacombe
	​	416	258	Hwy 53 east – Rimbey, Ponoka
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	​	443	275	Hwy 13 – Alder Flats, Wetaskiwin
Brazeau County	​	463	288	Hwy 616 – Buck Creek, Breton
	​	474	295	Hwy 39 east – Leduc	Hwy 22 branches west
	​	480	300	Crosses the North Saskatchewan River
	​	485	301	Hwy 620 west – Lodgepole, Brazeau Reservoir	Hwy 22 turns north
	Drayton Valley	488	303	50 Avenue
		490	300	50 Street
	Rocky Rapids	495	308	Hwy 621 west – Cynthia
↑ / ↓	​	505	314	Hwy 624 east – Tomahawk
Parkland County	Entwistle	530	330	Hwy 16 (TCH) east (Exit 289) – Edmonton Hwy 16A west – Entwistle	Interchange Hwy 22 branches west; Hwy 16 concurrency begins
↑ / ↓	↑ / ↓	532	331	Crosses the Pembina River
Yellowhead County	Evansburg	533	331	UAR 115 north
	​	538	334	Hwy 16 (TCH) west – Jasper	Hwy 22 branches north; Hwy 16 concurrency ends
	​	539	335	Hwy 16A – Wildwood, Evansburg
Lac Ste. Anne County	​	571	355	Hwy 647 west – Anselmo
	Mayerthorpe	577	359	Hwy 43 – Whitecourt, Grande Prairie, Edmonton
	​	584	363	Hwy 18 – Green Court, Barrhead
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Images for kids

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  Southbound Highway 22, north of Sundre