Alberta Highway 36 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||
 Highway 36 highlighted in red
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 679 km (422 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Hwy 4 in Warner |
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| North end |  Hwy 55 in Lac La Biche |
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| Location | ||||
| Specialized and rural municipalities: |
Warner No. 5 County, Taber M.D., Newell County, Special Area No. 2, Paintearth No. 18 County, Flagstaff County, Beaver County, Minburn No. 27 County, Two Hills No. 21 County, St. Paul No. 19 County, Smoky Lake County, Lac La Biche County | |||
| Towns: | Taber, Vauxhall, Killam, Viking, Two Hills | |||
| Villages: | Warner, Vilna | |||
| Highway system | ||||
Provincial highways in Alberta
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 36, commonly referred to as Highway 36 and officially named Veterans Memorial Highway, is a north-south highway in eastern Alberta, Canada that extends from Highway 4 near Warner to Highway 55 in Lac La Biche. Lac La Biche County is lobbying the Government of Alberta to renumber Highway 881 to Highway 36 from Lac La Biche north to Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray.
Southbound, south of Vauxhall
Northbound, south of Lac La Biche, marking the divide between the Arctic basin, and the Hudson Bay basin.
Major intersections
From south to north:
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| County of Warner No. 5 | Warner | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 4 – Coutts, Lethbridge |
Hwy 36 southern terminus |
| | 1.0 | 0.62 |  Hwy 504 east |
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| Wrentham | 27.4 | 17.0 |  Hwy 61 – Lethbridge, Foremost, Manyberries |
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| M.D. of Taber | | 36.5 | 22.7 | Crosses Chin Lakes | |
| 44.8 | 27.8 |  Hwy 513 east |
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| Taber | 57.2 | 35.5 |  Hwy 3 west – Lethbridge |
Hwy 36 branches east; west end of Hwy 3 concurrency | |
| 59.8 | 37.2 | Hwy 3 east – Medicine Hat |
Hwy 36 branches north; east end of Hwy 3 concurrency | ||
| | 80.1 | 49.8 | Crosses the Oldman River | ||
| 84.1 | 52.3 |  Hwy 875 north – Hays, Rolling Hills |
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| Vauxhall | 93.2 | 57.9 |  Hwy 524 west – Retlaw |
South end of Hwy 524 concurrency | |
| | 97.6 | 60.6 | Hwy 524 east – Hays, Redcliff |
North end of Hwy 524 concurrency | |
| 104.1 | 64.7 |  Hwy 526 west – Enchant |
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| ↑ / ↓ | | 113.9 | 70.8 | Crosses the Bow River | |
| County of Newell | | 115.7 | 71.9 |  Hwy 530 east – Rolling Hills |
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| 120.3 | 74.8 | UAR 110 west – Scandia | |||
| 129.8 | 80.7 |  Hwy 873 – Rainier, Kinbrook Island Provincial Park |
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| 143.0 | 88.9 |  Hwy 539 west – Lomond |
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| 152.8 | 94.9 |  Hwy 542 east / Township Road 190 – Cassils, Brooks |
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| 160.1 | 99.5 |  Hwy 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Brooks, Medicine Hat |
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| 166.0 | 103.1 |  Hwy 544 east – Patricia, Dinosaur Provincial Park |
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| Duchess | 172.2 | 107.0 |  Hwy 550 to Hwy 873 – Rosemary, Brooks |
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| | 190.3 | 118.2 |  Hwy 556 west – Gem |
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| ↑ / ↓ | | 192.5 | 119.6 | Crosses the Red Deer River | |
| Special Area No. 2 | | 203.2 | 126.3 |  Hwy 561 east – Cessford |
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| 232.9 | 144.7 |  Hwy 570 – Sunnynook, Dorothy |
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| 259.3 | 161.1 |  Hwy 577 east – Sheerness |
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| 272.8 | 169.5 |  Hwy 9 east – Oyen |
Hwy 36 branches west; east end of Hwy 9 concurrency | ||
| 275.4 | 171.1 | Hwy 9 west – Hanna, Drumheller, Calgary |
Hwy 36 branches north; west end of Hwy 9 concurrency | ||
| 278.7 | 173.2 | Township Road 312 – Hanna | |||
| 288.4 | 179.2 |  Hwy 586 east |
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| County of Paintearth No. 18 | | 339.6 | 211.0 |  Hwy 12 – Stettler, Castor, Coronation |
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| 342.2 | 212.6 |  Hwy 599 west – Castor |
South end of Hwy 599 concurrency | ||
| 344.3 | 213.9 | Hwy 599 east |
North end of Hwy 599 concurrency | ||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 365.0 | 226.8 | Crosses the Battle River | |
| Flagstaff County | | 368.2 | 228.8 |  Hwy 602 east – Alliance |
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| 378.3 | 235.1 | UAR 137 west – Galahad | |||
| 384.8 | 239.1 |  Hwy 53 west – Forestburg, Bashaw Hwy 608 east |
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| Killam | 408.7 | 254.0 |  Hwy 13 – Camrose, Provost |
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| Beaver County | | 433.6 | 269.4 |  Hwy 26 west – Camrose |
Hwy 36 branches east; west end of Hwy 26 concurrency |
| 437.5 | 271.8 | Hwy 26 east – Kinsella |
Hwy 36 branches north; east end of Hwy 26 concurrency; former Hwy 615 east | ||
| Viking | 446.0 | 277.1 |  Hwy 14 – Edmonton, Wainwright |
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| 446.2 | 277.3 |  Hwy 619 east (51 Avenue) – Lloydminster |
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| County of Minburn No. 27 | | 483.9 | 300.7 |   Hwy 16 (TCH) – Vegreville, Edmonton, Lloydminster |
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| 496.8 | 308.7 |  Hwy 631 |
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| County of Two Hills No. 21 | Two Hills | 516.7 | 321.1 |  Hwy 45 west – Hairy Hill, Bruderheim |
Hwy 36 branches east; west end of Hwy 45 concurrency |
| | 520.5 | 323.4 | Hwy 45 east – Marwayne |
Hwy 36 branches north; east end of Hwy 45 concurrency | |
| 527.0 | 327.5 |  Hwy 29 west – Hairy Hill, Lamont |
South end of Hwy 29 concurrency; former Hwy 637 west | ||
| Duvernay
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528.8 | 328.6 | Crosses the North Saskatchewan River | ||
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | | 548.5 | 340.8 |  Hwy 646 east – Lafond, Elk Point |
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| 558.4 | 347.0 |  Hwy 652 west – Saddle Lake |
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| St. Brides | 560.0 | 348.0 | Hwy 29 east – St. Paul |
North end of Hwy 29 concurrency; former Hwy 28 east | |
| Ashmont | 575.7 | 357.7 |  Hwy 28 east – Bonnyville, Cold Lake |
Hwy 36 branches west; east end of Hwy 28 concurrency; former Hwy 28A east | |
| | 582.7 | 362.1 |  Hwy 866 north – McRae |
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| Smoky Lake County | | 598.1 | 371.6 |  Hwy 859 south – Hamlin |
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| Vilna | 599.4 | 372.4 | UAR 116 north | ||
| | 606.9 | 377.1 | Hwy 28 west – Smoky Lake, Edmonton |
Hwy 36 branches north; west end of Hwy 28 concurrency | |
| Kikino Metis Settlement | 642.7 | 399.4 | UAR 213 west – Kikino | ||
| Lac La Biche County | | 661.3 | 410.9 | Hwy 55 east – Cold Lake |
South end of Hwy 55 concurrency |
| Lac La Biche | 679.0 | 421.9 | Hwy 55 west – Athabasca Hwy 881 north – Beaver Lake, Conklin, Fort McMurray |
Hwy 36 northern terminus; north end of Hwy 55 concurrency | |
| 681.1 | 423.2 | 101 Avenue | Former Hwy 55 / Hwy 881 alignment | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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