Alberta Highway 16A

Segments of Highway 16A in Alberta
Segments of Highway 16A in Alberta

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 16A[1] is the designation of three alternate routes off Alberta Highway 16 (the Yellowhead highway) in Alberta, Canada. The EvansburgEntwistle section is called 16A:08 by Alberta Transportation, while 16A:24 runs through Vegreville. The section west of Edmonton is labelled 16A:14 and 16A:16 on Alberta Transportation maps, but is better known as Parkland Highway and Stony Plain Road.

Evansburg – Entwistle

Alberta Highway 16A shield

Highway 16A
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length: 13.6 km (8.5 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Hwy 16 (TCH) (YH) west of Evansburg
  Hwy 22
East end: Hwy 16 (TCH) (YH) / Hwy 22 in Entwistle
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:
Yellowhead County, Parkland County
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

Hwy 16Hwy 16A

Highway 16A:08 parallels Highway 16 to the north, intersecting Highway 22, and passing through Evansburg, the Pembina River Provincial Park, and Entwistle.

Major intersections

Starting from the west end of Highway 16A:[2]

Municipality km Intersecting road Notes Coordinates
Yellowhead County 0.0 Hwy 16 (TCH) Edson, Jasper 53°36′10″N 115°8′44″W / 53.60278°N 115.14556°W / 53.60278; -115.14556 (16A:08 km 00)
2.7 Hwy 22 Mayerthorpe 53°36′16″N 115°6′26″W / 53.60444°N 115.10722°W / 53.60444; -115.10722 (16A:08 km 02)
8.5 Urban Approach Road 115
Range Road 75
Evansburg 53°36′7″N 115°1′20″W / 53.60194°N 115.02222°W / 53.60194; -115.02222 (16A:08 km 08)
↑ / ↓ 10.8 Pembina River 53°35′59″N 115°0′15″W / 53.59972°N 115.00417°W / 53.59972; -115.00417 (16A:08 km 10)
Parkland County 11.3 Road Pembina River Provincial Park 53°36′14″N 115°0′12″W / 53.60389°N 115.00333°W / 53.60389; -115.00333 (16A:08 km 11)
13.0 50 Avenue, Main Street Entwistle 53°35′38″N 114°59′34″W / 53.59389°N 114.99278°W / 53.59389; -114.99278 (16A:08 km 13)
13.6 Hwy 16 (TCH) Edmonton Grade separated
Hwy 16 Exit 289
53°35′22″N 114°59′19″W / 53.58944°N 114.98861°W / 53.58944; -114.98861 (16A:08 km 14)
Continues as Hwy 22 south (Cowboy Trail) Drayton Valley
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Parkland Highway

Highway 16A
Parkland Highway
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length: 35 km (22 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Hwy 16 (TCH) (YH) west of Stony Plain
  Hwy 60
East end: Hwy 216 in Edmonton
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:
Parkland County
Major cities: Edmonton, Spruce Grove
Towns: Stony Plain
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

Hwy 16AHwy 16A

Running for 35 km (22 mi) Parkland Highway (Highway 16A) runs parallel to Highway 16 to the south. The highway starts west of Stony Plain, Alberta near the hamlet of Carvel. Parkland Highway goes through the bedroom communities of Stony Plain, where it is a central thoroughfare, and Spruce Grove where it is the southern boundary. At Acheson it intersects with Highway 60. Highway 16A enters Edmonton along Stony Plain Road, splits into one-way streets where eastbound traffic follows 100 Avenue, before ending at Alberta Highway 216 (Anthony Henday Drive).

Major intersections

County km Municipality Notes Coordinates
Parkland County 0 Hwy 16 (TCH) Jasper Grade separated
Hwy 16 Exit 344
Eastbound entrance, westbound exit.
53°34′10″N 114°9′34″W / 53.56944°N 114.15944°W / 53.56944; -114.15944 (16A km 00)
5 Parkland Drive, Township Road 520 West to Carvel 53°32′30″N 114°5′26″W / 53.54167°N 114.09056°W / 53.54167; -114.09056 (16A km 05)
Town of Stony Plain 11 Hwy 779 (48 Street) (Fifth Meridian, 114° Longitude)
Partial cloverleaf interchange
53°32′29″N 114°0′7″W / 53.54139°N 114.00194°W / 53.54139; -114.00194 (16A km 11)
City of Spruce Grove 16 Jennifer Heil Way / Campsite Road Traffic lights 53°32′29″N 113°56′4″W / 53.54139°N 113.93444°W / 53.54139; -113.93444 (16A km 16)
17 Calahoo Road / Golden Spike Road Traffic lights 53°32′28″N 113°54′36″W / 53.54111°N 113.91000°W / 53.54111; -113.91000 (16A km 17)
19 Century Road Traffic lights 53°32′29″N 113°53′7″W / 53.54139°N 113.88528°W / 53.54139; -113.88528 (16A km 19)
Parkland County 27 Hwy 60 (Devonian Way) Devon Acheson
Partial cloverleaf interchange
53°32′29″N 113°45′46″W / 53.54139°N 113.76278°W / 53.54139; -113.76278 (16A km 27)
City of Edmonton 31 231 Street, Range Road 261 Edmonton City Limits 53°32′29″N 113°42′49″W / 53.54139°N 113.71361°W / 53.54139; -113.71361 (16A km 31)
35 Hwy 216 (Anthony Henday Drive) Cloverstack interchange
Hwy 216 Exit 21
Hwy 16A ends.
53°32′28″N 113°39′32″W / 53.54111°N 113.65889°W / 53.54111; -113.65889 (16A km 35)
Eastbound traffic continues as 100 Avenue
Westbound traffic continues as Stony Plain Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Vegreville

Alberta Highway 16A shield

Highway 16A
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length: 11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Major junctions
West end: Hwy 16 (TCH) (YH)
East end: Hwy 16 (TCH) (YH)
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:
County of Minburn No. 27
Towns: Vegreville
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

Hwy 16AHwy 17

Highway 16A:24 runs through the Town of Vegreville as 50 Avenue.

Major intersections

Starting from the west end of Highway 16A:[2]

Municipality km Intersecting road Notes Coordinates
County of Minburn No. 27 0.0 Hwy 16 (TCH) Edmonton Grade separated
Hwy 16 Exit 481
Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
53°31′26″N 112°8′16″W / 53.52389°N 112.13778°W / 53.52389; -112.13778 (16A:24 km 00)
Town of Vegreville 6.1 Hwy 857 north / 60 Street Willingdon Hwy 857 concurrency begins 53°30′0″N 112°3′58″W / 53.50000°N 112.06611°W / 53.50000; -112.06611 (16A:24 km 06)
8.1 Hwy 857 south / 47 Street Bruce Hwy 857 concurrency ends 53°29′25″N 112°2′31″W / 53.49028°N 112.04194°W / 53.49028; -112.04194 (16A:24 km 08)
County of Minburn No. 27 11.2 Hwy 16 (TCH) Lloydminster Grade separated
Hwy 16 Exit 491
Westbound exit, eastbound entrance
53°28′45″N 112°0′37″W / 53.47917°N 112.01028°W / 53.47917; -112.01028 (16A:24 km 11)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 4
  2. 1 2 "2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB)" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-25.

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