Alberta Highway 24

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Highway 24
Alberta Highway 24 Map.png
Highway 24 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length69 km [1]  (43 mi)
Major junctions
South endAlberta Highway 23.svgAlberta Highway 542.svg Highway 23  / Highway 542 near Vulcan
Major intersectionsAlberta Highway 22X.svg Highway 22X near Dalemead
North endAlberta Highway 1.svg Highway 1 (TCH) near Cheadle
Location
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities Vulcan County, Wheatland County
Highway system
    Alberta Highway 23.svg Highway 23 Alberta Highway 25.svg Highway 25

    Highway 24 is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary.

    Contents

    Route description

    Highway 24 begins along the Trans-Canada Highway 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Town of Strathmore and proceeds south past the Hamlet of Cheadle. At 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Highway 1, it crosses Glenmore Trail and intersects Highway 22X to the west and Highway 901 to the east at a four-way stop 9 km (6 mi) later. [2]

    Highway 24 continues south for another 6 km (3.7 mi) before it turns to the east. 5 km (3.1 mi) later, it passes Carseland, after which Highway 817 branches north toward Strathmore while Highway 24 crosses the Bow River on its way south. Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park is on the east side of this stretch of road. [2] [3]

    When Highway 24 meets Highway 547 westbound, it turns east and passes the Hamlet of Mossleigh. At Highway 547 eastbound it turns south for 20 km (12 mi) to its end at the junction of Highway 23 and Highway 542 north of Vulcan. [2] [1]

    Future

    Plans are being made for a new diamond interchange at the North end of Highway 24 near Cheadle and Highway 1, as part of the Highway 1 Realignment Project. [4] The purpose of this project is to upgrade the adjacent section of Trans-Canada Highway to freeway status (with 4 lanes in either direction) and bypass the town of Strathmore. As part of this project, there is also the possibility of changes to the Highway name designation for Northern 16 km stretch of Highway 24. [5] As part of the project Highway 817 could be re-designated as new section of Highway 24, therefore leaving the old section of Highway 24 renamed to Cheadle Road or simply Range Road 262. An official decision on the naming designation has yet to be made.

    Major intersections

    From south to north: [6] [7]

    Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
    Vulcan County 0.00.0Alberta Highway 23.svg Highway 23  High River, Vulcan, Lethbridge
    Alberta Highway 542.svg Highway 542 east Milo
    Highway 24 southern terminus; continues as Highway 23 south
    17.110.6Alberta Highway 547.svg Highway 547 east Arrowwood, Gliechen South end of Highway 547 concurrency
    Mossleigh 19.812.3
    25.816.0Alberta Highway 547.svg Highway 547 west Aldersyde North end of Highway 547 concurrency
    ↑ / ↓38.724.0Crosses the Bow River
    Wheatland County 39.924.8Alberta Highway 817.svg Highway 817 north Strathmore Proposed Highway 24 realignment [5]
    Carseland 43.326.9
    54.934.1Alberta Highway 22X.svg Highway 22X west Calgary
    Alberta Highway 901.svg Highway 901 east Gliechen
    63.039.1 Township Road 234 (Glenmore Trail) – Langdon, Calgary
    Cheadle 66.941.6
    69.443.1Alberta Highway 1.svg Highway 1 (TCH)  Calgary, Strathmore, Medicine Hat Highway 24 northern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Highway 24 in Alberta". Google Maps . Retrieved January 2, 2018.
    2. 1 2 3 "Highway 22X/24/901 intersection" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    3. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
    4. "Highway 1 Re-Alignment" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. p. 1.
    5. 1 2 "Highway 24 Interchange" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. p. 3.
    6. Alberta Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2008. p. 76. ISBN   978-1-55368-019-2.
    7. "Municipal Affairs: Municipal Boundary Map". Government of Alberta. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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