- Alberta Highway 8
Infobox road
province=AB
type=Hwy
route = 8
marker_
Text-superimpose
align = center
x = 133
y = 24
base_Text-superimpose
align = center
x = 133
y = 24
base_
base_width = 40px
base_caption = Highway 8
float_text = 8
text_size = 2.5em
alternate_name = Glenmore Trail
length_km = 31
direction_a = West
direction_b = East
starting_terminus = Highway 22 near Redwood Meadows
junction =
ending_terminus = Highway 2 in Calgary
cities = Calgary
established =
previous_type = Hwy
previous_route = 7
next_type = Hwy
next_route = 9Highway 8 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of
Alberta , which connects Highway 22 just north of the bedroom community of Redwood Meadows to its terminus at Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail ) in Calgary. Within Calgary city limits, Highway 8 is known asGlenmore Trail , named after the reservoir that it crosses. Glenmore Trail is a major east–westexpressway in Calgary, and since the construction of interchanges at 5th Street SW and Elbow Drive SW, along with the completed interchanges atCrowchild Trail , 14th St. SW, Macleod Trail, Centre Street, Blackfoot Trail, Deerfoot Trail and 18th St. SE, Glenmore Trail is a fullfreeway between Ogden Road andCrowchild Trail .ee also
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Transportation in Calgary
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