- Alberta Highway 22
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Highway 22 Cowboy Trail Route information Length: 584 km (363 mi) Major junctions From: Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) near Lundbreck To: Hwy 18 near Mayerthorpe Location Rural municipalities: Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D., Ranchland No. 26 M.D., Foothills No. 31 M.D., Rocky View County, Mountain View County, Clearwater County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County, Parkland County, Yellowhead County, Lac Ste. Anne County Towns: Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Cochrane, Sundre, Rocky Mountain House, Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe Villages: Longview, Cremona, Caroline Highway system Provincial highways in Alberta
← Hwy 21 Hwy 22X → Highway 22 is a highway in Alberta, Canada. The highway has been billed as the Cowboy Trail by Travel Alberta since it passes through a lot of ranch country. The highway generally follows the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Highway 22 starts at the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) between Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass. It then goes north through Longview, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, and Millarville. The highway then jogs west at Highway 22X. About 30 km (19 mi) later, it turns north again and passes through the Hamlet of Bragg Creek where Highway 22X ends. Highway 22 continues north past the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) west of Calgary, north through the Town of Cochrane, the Hamlet of Cochrane Lake, and the Village of Cremona to Highway 27.
The highway continues in a generally northward direction (with a number of westward jogs), passing through Sundre, Caroline, Rocky Mountain House and Drayton Valley until it intersects Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) at Entwistle approximately 85 km (53 mi) west of Edmonton). After a 8 km (5.0 mi) jog to the west, it continues north to cross Highway 43 at Town of Mayerthorpe, where it terminates 7 km north of the town at Highway 18.
Major intersections
From south to north:
km Description 0 Hwy 3 – Lethbridge, Cowley, Crowsnest Pass
Highway 22 begins24 Crosses Oldman River 44 Hwy 520 east – Claresholm, Barons 71 Hwy 533 east – Nanton, Vulcan
Highway 22 enters Chain Lakes Provincial Park82 Hwy 532 west – Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park 96 Hwy 540 east – Pekisko 109 Longview
Crosses the Highwood River111 Hwy 541 west – Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park 118 Hartell
Hwy 543 east – High River128 Black Diamond
Hwy 7 east – Okotoks, Aldersyde
Highway 22 turns west132 Turner Valley
Hwy 546 west
Highway 22 continues north143 Hwy 549 west – Millarville
Begin Highway 549 concurrence146 Hwy 549 east – Okotoks
End Highway 549 concurrence159 Hwy 22X east – Calgary
Highway 22 turns west near Priddis185 Hwy 66 west – Little Elbow recreation area
Hwy 762 south – Millarville
Highway 22 continues north189 Bragg Creek
Hwy 758 south – Bragg Creek Provincial Park194 Passes the resort community of Redwood Meadows 199 Hwy 8 east – Calgary (Glenmore Trail) 207 Hwy 1 (Exit 161/161A) – Calgary, Banff 217 Crosses the Bow River and enters Cochrane 219 Hwy 1A – Calgary, Canmore
exits Cochrane228 Hwy 567 east – Airdrie, Irricana 244 Bottrel (2 km west)
Hwy 574 east – Madden, Crossfield255 Hwy 579 west – Water Valley 259 Cremona
Hwy 580 east – Carstairs274 Shantz
Hwy 582 east – Didsbury289 Hwy 27 east – Olds, Torrington, Three Hills
Highway 22 turns west294 Enters Sundre
Crosses the Little Red Deer River297 Crosses Red Deer River 298 Hwy 760 south – Bergen 299 Hwy 584 west
Highway 22 continues north and exits Sundre315 Hwy 587 east – Bowden 332 Hwy 54 east – Innisfail
Highway 22 jogs west337 Passes through Caroline 345 Hwy 591 west
Highway 22 continues north371 Hwy 11 east – Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Stettler
Highway 22 turns west
Begin Highway 11 concurrence379 Rocky Mountain House
Hwy 11A west / Hwy 752 south
Hwy 598 east – Leslieville383 Hwy 11 west – Nordegg, Saskatchewan River Crossing
End Highway 11 concurrence
Highway 22 continues north and exits Rocky Mountain House389 Hwy 12 east – Bentley, Lacombe, Stettler 416 Hwy 53 east – Rimbey, Ponoka 443 Hwy 13 – Alder Flats, Winfield, Wetaskiwin 463 Hwy 616 – Buck Creek, Breton 474 Hwy 39 east – Thorsby, Calmar, Leduc
Highway 22 jogs west480 Crosses the North Saskatchewan River 485 Hwy 620 west – Lodgepole, Brazeau Reservoir
Highway 22 turns north and passes through Drayton Valley495 Rocky Rapids
Hwy 621 west – Cynthia505 Hwy 624 east – Tomahawk 530 Hwy 16 east – Spruce Grove, Edmonton
Hwy 16A west – Entwistle, Evansburg
Highway 22 truns west
Begin Highway 16 concurrence, crosses the Pembina River538 Hwy 16 west – Edson, Hinton, Jasper
Highway 22 continues north
End Highway 16 concurrence539 Hwy 16A – Entwistle, Evansburg 571 Hwy 647 west – Anselmo 577 Hwy 43 – Valleyview, Grande Prairie, Edmonton
Highway 22 passes through Mayerthorpe584 Hwy 18 – Green Court, Barrhead, Westlock
Highway 22 ends1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • UnopenedExternal links
- 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.
- The Cowboy Trail's official webpage
Highways in Alberta Expressways
and FreewaysNamed
HighwaysAnthony Henday · Bicentennial · Bighorn · Bow Valley Parkway · Bow Valley Trail · Buffalo · Cowboy · Crowsnest · David Thompson · Devonian Way · Dinosaur · Forestry Trunk · Grizzly · Hoo Doo Trail · Icefields Parkway · Mackenzie · Northern Woods and Water Route · Parkland · Poundmaker · Queen Elizabeth II · Red Coat Trail · Sherwood Park Freeway · Stoney · Trans-Canada · Veterans Memorial · Yellowhead1-216 Series 1 · 1A · 1X · 2 · 2A · 3 · 3A · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 10X · 11 · 11A · 12 · 13 · 13A · 14 · 15 · 16 · 16A · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 20A · 21 · 22 · 22X · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 28A · 29 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 41A · 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 47 · 49 · 50 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55 · 56 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61 · 62 · 63 · 64 · 64A · 66 · 68 · 69 · 72 · 88 · 93 · 93A · 100 · 201 · 216Categories:- Alberta Primary Highways, 1-216 series
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