Alberta Highway 44

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 44, commonly referred to as Highway 44, is a highway in northern Alberta, Canada that extends from Hondo to Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) east of Spruce Grove. It is the primary route between the Edmonton area and the Lesser Slave Lake region. The stretch between Highway 16 and Westlock was formerly Secondary Highway 794, but due to a large increase in traffic it was upgraded to Highway 44 in 1999.[2] Highway 44 is approximately 172 kilometres (107 mi) long.[1]

Highway 44
Highway 44 highlighted in red
Route information
Length171.63 km[1] (106.65 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 16 (TCH) near Acheson
  Hwy 37 near Rivière Qui Barre
Hwy 18 in Westlock
North end Hwy 2 near Hondo
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities
Parkland County, Sturgeon County, Westlock County, Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D.
TownsWestlock
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta
Hwy 43 Hwy 45

Major intersections

From south to north:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[3]miDestinationsNotes
Parkland CountyAcheson0.00.0 Hwy 16 (TCH) Spruce Grove, Jasper, EdmontonInterchange; Hwy 16 exit 368
Sturgeon CountyVilleneuve9.96.2 Hwy 633 Alberta Beach, St. AlbertRoundabout
16.510.3 Hwy 37 Onoway, Fort Saskatchewan
Rivière Qui Barre23.314.5Township Road 544
26.816.7 Hwy 642 Sandy Beach, Morinville
Alcomdale36.622.7Township Road 570Former Hwy 650 west
Westlock County43.026.7 Hwy 651 Busby, Legal
54.433.8Township Road 585 Pickardville
Westlock65.840.9 Hwy 18 (100 Street) to Hwy 2 Barrhead, Swan Hills, Clyde, Edmonton
77.248.0UAR 73 west Pibroch
86.954.0 Hwy 601 west DappSouth end of Hwy 601 concurrency
88.555.0 Hwy 601 east / Hwy 801 north RochesterNorth end of Hwy 601 concurrency
102.363.6UAR 81 west Jarvie
Fawcett115.571.8UAR 83 west
117.773.1 Hwy 663 east Boyle
M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124132.382.2UAR 82 west Flatbush
157.998.1Township Road 684 Chisholm
171.6106.6 Hwy 2 Slave Lake, Peace River, Athabasca, EdmontonThrough traffic follows Hwy 2 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Provincial Highways 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. March 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. "Secondary Hwy 794 status changed". Government of Alberta. September 15, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. Google (March 19, 2018). "Highway 44" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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