Manly Corner, Alberta

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Manly Corner
Locality
Alberta County Point Locator.svg
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Location of Manly Corner in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°34′15″N114°13′17″W / 53.57083°N 114.22139°W / 53.57083; -114.22139
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division 11
Municipal district Parkland County
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  MayorAllan Gamble
  Governing body
  • Natalie Birnie
  • Allan William Hoefsloot
  • Phyllis Kobasiuk
  • Kristina Kowalski
  • Sally Kucher Johnson
  • Rob Wiedeman
Elevation
[1]
736 m (2,415 ft)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T7Y
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825
Highways Alberta Highway 16.svg Hwy 16 (TCH)
Alberta Highway 43.svg Hwy 43
Alberta Highway 770.svg Hwy 770

Manly Corner is a locality where the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) intersects Highway 43 in Parkland County, Alberta. [2] It is named after the nearby former locality of Manly, located northeast of the junction. An Alberta Heritage marker describes this Highway as leading to Dawson Creek, British Columbia, where the Alaska Highway begins, [3] and signifies where the CANAMEX Corridor transitions from Highway 16 to Highway 43.

Manly Corner is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Edmonton. [4]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manly, Alberta</span> Locality in Alberta, Canada

Manly is a former locality in Parkland County, Alberta. Manly was named for Manley, England. The first post office opened in Manly in 1908. Manly Corner, the beginning of Highway 43, which goes north to the Alaska Highway, is located in this district.

References

  1. "Manly Corner". Mapcarta. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. "Manly Corner". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "The Alaska Highway - Manly Corner, Alberta - Alberta Heritage Markers on Waymarking.com". Waymarking.com. April 17, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. Google (May 12, 2020). "Edmonton to Manly Corner" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved May 12, 2020.