Alberta Highway 22 facts for kids
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Quick facts for kids
Highway 22 |
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Cowboy Trail | ||||
![]() Highway 22 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Length: | 584 km (363 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Specialized and rural municipalities: |
Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D., Ranchland No. 26 M.D., Foothills No. 31 M.D., 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
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Southbound Highway 22, north of Sundre
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 22, commonly referred to as Highway 22 and officially named Cowboy Trail, is a north-south highway in Alberta, Canada. It generally follows the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, passing through ranch country.
Major intersections
From south to north:
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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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 | ![]() |
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 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 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 |
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