Alberta Highway 20

Highway 20
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length	110.2 km [1]  (68.5 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Highway 11 near Sylvan Lake
Major intersections	Highway 11A in Sylvan Lake Highway 12 in Bentley Highway 53 in Rimbey Highway 20A in Rimbey Highway 13 in Winfield
North end	Highway 39 in Alsike
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County
Towns	Sylvan Lake, Bentley, Rimbey
Villages	Breton
Highway system
Alberta Provincial Highway Network List Former
← Highway 19 → Highway 21

Highway 20 is a highway in central Alberta, Canada, west of Highway 2. ^[2]

Route description

Highway 20 southbound between Breton and Rimbey

Highway 20 begins Highway 11 and travels north for 4 km (2 mi) along the east side of the town of Sylvan Lake to a roundabout with Highway 11A. ^[1] It continues for 16 km (10 mi) to Highway 12 in Bentley, passing the southeastern shore of Sylvan Lake at Jarvis Bay as well as the Jarvis Bay Provincial Park. It intersects Highway 771 2 km (1 mi) north of Bentley, which provides access to the west side of Gull Lake and Parkland Beach, and travels for 21 km (13 mi) in a northwesterly direction to Rimbey; Highway 20 bypasses Rimbey while Highway 20A is a business route through the town and connects with Highway 53 west. Highway 20 proceeds another 3 km (2 mi) before reconnecting with Highway 20A, and travels another 2 km (1 mi) to Highway 53 east, where it heads east towards Ponoka. ^[1]

Highway 20 continues north for 9 km (6 mi) to Bluffton where Highway 607 branches off to the west, another 13 km (8 mi) north to Hoadley where Highway 611 branches off to the east, and another 15 km (9 mi) north to Winfield where it crosses Highway 13. From Winfield, the highway continues north for 17 km (11 mi) to Breton where it crosses Highway 616 before it travels another 17 km (11 mi) north Alsike where it ends at Highway 39. ^{[1] [3]}

History

Highway 20 was originally a short, 16 km (10 mi) long highway that ran from Highway 11 in Sylvan Lake to the Highway 12 / Highway 51 intersection in Bentley. From this intersection, Highway 12 continued north to Rimbey, Breton, and Alsike. In the mid-1980s, when Highway 11 was realigned to bypass Sylvan Lake, Highway 20 was extended 4 km (2 mi) to the south to connect with the new alignment. In January 1988, the 90 km (56 mi) section of Highway 12 between Bentley and Alsike was redesignated as Highway 20, while Highway 51 was decommissioned and redesignated as the new western section of Highway 12. ^[4]

Major intersections

From south to north: ^[5]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km [1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Sylvan Lake		0.0	0.0	Highway 11  – Rocky Mountain House, Red Deer	Highway 20 southern terminus
		4.1	2.5	Highway 11A east / Lakeshore Drive – Red Deer	Roundabout
Red Deer County	No major junctions
↑ / ↓	Jarvis Bay	7.3	4.5	PAR 124 west (Township Road 392) – Jarvis Bay Provincial Park
Lacombe County	​	10.7	6.6	Aspelund Road (Township Road 394) – Blackfalds
	Bentley	20.3	12.6	Highway 12  – Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe	Former Highway 51 west; former Highway 20 northern terminus
	​	22.3	13.9	Highway 771 north – Parkland Beach
Ponoka County	Rimbey	42.8	26.6	Highway 53 west (50 Avenue)
		45.4	28.2	Highway 20A south (51 Street)
	​	47.0	29.2	Highway 53 east – Ponoka
		53.9	33.5	Highway 607 west
	Bluffton	56.1	34.9	UAR 165 north
	Hoadley	69.2	43.0	Highway 611 east – Maskwacis
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	Winfield	83.7	52.0	Highway 13  – Alder Flats, Wetaskiwin
Brazeau County	Breton	100.7	62.6	Highway 616  – Buck Creek, Mulhurst
	Alsike	110.2	68.5	Highway 39  – Drayton Valley, Leduc	Highway 20 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Highway 20A

Highway 20A
Location	Rimbey
Length	1.6 km [6]  (0.99 mi)

Highway 20A is the designation of an alternate route off Highway 20 serving the Town of Rimbey. It starts within Rimbey at Highway 53 and ends 1.6 km (1.0 mi) to the north at Highway 20. ^{[2] [6]}

Major intersections

The entire route is in Rimbey.

km [6]	mi	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	Highway 53 (50 Avenue) to Highway 20 south / 51 Street	Highway 20A southern terminus; most direct continuation of Highway 53 follows Highway 20A north, officially Highway 53 continues east on 50 Avenue [2]
1.6	0.99	Highway 20 to Highway 53 east – Breton, Ponoka	Highway 20A northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Highway 20 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps . February 15, 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.
3. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2015 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. §§ J-5 and K-5.
4. "Highway Numbers New". Red Deer Advocate . January 5, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved December 18, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
5. Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. p. 64.
6. "Highway 20A in Rimbey, AB" (Map). Google Maps . February 15, 2017.