Highway 44 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
Length | 171.63 km [1] (106.65 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Parkland County, Sturgeon County, Westlock County, Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D. | |||
Towns | Westlock | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 44, commonly referred to as Highway 44, is a highway in northern Alberta, Canada that extends from Hondo to Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) east of Spruce Grove. It is the primary route between the Edmonton area and the Lesser Slave Lake region. The stretch between Highway 16 and Westlock was formerly Secondary Highway 794, but due to a large increase in traffic it was upgraded to Highway 44 in 1999. [2] Highway 44 is approximately 172 kilometres (107 mi) long. [1]
From south to north:
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km [3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Parkland County | Acheson | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; Highway 16 exit 368 |
Sturgeon County | Villeneuve | 9.9 | 6.2 | ![]() | Roundabout |
| 16.5 | 10.3 | ![]() | ||
Rivière Qui Barre | 23.3 | 14.5 | |||
| 26.8 | 16.7 | ![]() | ||
Alcomdale | 36.6 | 22.7 | Township Road 570 | Former Highway 650 west | |
Westlock County | | 43.0 | 26.7 | ![]() | |
Westlock | 65.8 | 40.9 | ![]() | ||
Westlock County | | 77.2 | 48.0 | UAR 73 west – Pibroch | |
86.9 | 54.0 | ![]() | South end of Highway 601 concurrency | ||
88.5 | 55.0 | ![]() ![]() | North end of Highway 601 concurrency | ||
102.3 | 63.6 | UAR 81 west – Jarvie | |||
Fawcett | 115.5 | 71.8 | UAR 83 west | ||
| 117.7 | 73.1 | ![]() | ||
M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | | 132.3 | 82.2 | UAR 82 west – Flatbush | |
157.9 | 98.1 | Township Road 684 – Chisholm | |||
171.6 | 106.6 | ![]() | Through traffic follows Highway 2 north | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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