Alberta Highway 40

As Bighorn Route the portion of the Alberta Highway 40 between the Yellowhead Highway ( Highway 16) and the East Access Route ( Alberta Highway 43) is called.

Course

The Alberta Highway 40 runs north -south west of Edmonton and Calgary. From the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve coming near Robb, Alberta Highway 40 crosses at Hinton Yellowhead Highway.

The entire route leading through the almost deserted area at the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains road is paved.

Important points along the route:

  • 3 km - Access by Entrance (approx. 70 people) immediately west of the road
  • 5 km - Bridge over the Athabasca River
  • 8 km - Access by Brûle (about 160 inhabitants), 16 km west on Brule Lake
  • 14 km - entrance to the William A. Switzer Provincial Park
  • 28 km - exit from the William A. Switzer Provincial Park
  • 37 km - Bridge over the River Wildhay
  • 41 km - branch to Rock Lake, 32 km west at the edge of the Willmore Wilderness Park and Jasper National Park
  • 65 km - Bridge over the Little Berland River
  • 78 km - Bridge over the Big Berland River
  • 107 km - Muskeg River (about 20 people)
  • 109 km - Junction of Highway 734, about 187 km to the Alberta Highway 34 leads unattached near DeBolt
  • 113 km - Bridge over the River Veronique
  • 119 km - bridge over the Muskeg River
  • 142 km - Grande Cache (approx. 3,500 inhabitants)
  • 147 km - Bridge over the Smoky River
  • 162 km - entrance to the mine in the Smoky River Coal Ldt. and H.R. Milner Generating Station
  • 234 km - Bridge over the River Kakwa
  • 256 km - branch to Musreau Lake (6 km to the east )
  • 264 km - Bridge over the River Cutbank
  • 289 km - Junction of Canfor Road east to the Gold Creek Gas Plant and Highway 734
  • 321 km - Junction of Highway 666 to the west, access route to Grovedale and O'Brien Provincial Park
  • 322 km - Bridge over the Wapiti River
  • 333 km - Grande Prairie, northern end of the route at the intersection Wapiti Rd./100th Av.

Architectural History

The development of the region began only in the mid 20th century by dirt roads that served the economic development of the wood of the forests. The discovery of exploitable reserves of natural gas and coal near the present town of Grande Cache led to the emergence of this city, which was connected 1968 on the highway to the road network in Alberta.

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