Alberta Highway 16X
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Length | 36 km[1] (22 mi) | |||
Existed | 1970s–1997 | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Parkland County | |||
Major cities | Edmonton, Spruce Grove | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 16X, commonly referred to as Highway 16X, is the designation of one former and three proposed routes off Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) in Alberta, Canada.[2] The former section was a 36 km (22 mi) east–west provincial highway in Edmonton Capital Region, that existed for approximately 20 years between the 1970s and 1997 and is now part of Highway 16.[3] Right of way is set aside around Hinton, Edson, and Lloydminster that is presently designated as Highway 16X.[4]
History
In the 1970s, Highway 16 was a four-lane, divided highway that passed along the northern edge of Stony Plain, through Spruce Grove, and passed through Edmonton along Stony Plain Road, Mayfield Road, 111 Avenue, and 118 Avenue.[5] The need for a free-flow bypass was identified, however interchanges within Spruce Grove were deemed impractical.[citation needed] A bypass was built 3.2 km (2.0 mi) north of the existing highway. Construction began of a two-lane highway west out of Edmonton along 118 Avenue, with sections opening throughout the early 1980s until it reached Highway 16, approximately 4 km (2 mi) east of Highway 43.[6] Highway 16 was redesignated to follow Stony Plain Road, 170 Street, and Yellowhead Trail through Edmonton.[7] By 1988, Highway 16X was twinned and transitioned to being the preferred western entrance into Edmonton, while the Stony Plain Road section of Highway 16 was more focused on commuter traffic.[8] In 1990, in conjunction with Highway 16 assuming the Trans-Canada Highway route shield, Highway 16X also assumed the shield, an exception to the general practice in Alberta where suffixed routes are signed only with a standard Alberta highway shield.[9] For consistency, the main business and commuter route was renumbered to Highway 16A in 1997 and renamed as the Parkland Highway while the main tourist route became Highway 16.[3]
Future
Highway 16X is the designation of three proposed bypasses around Hinton, Edson, and Lloydminster. The province of Alberta has determined alignments for all three bypasses, coincidentally all would be on the south side of the present Highway 16 alignments.[4] The Hinton bypass, temporarily designated as 16X:02, would run between Highway 40 south and Drinnan Way, bypassing a 10 km (6 mi) section of Highway 16.[10][11] The bypass of Edson, designated as 16X:06, would run between 75 Street and the Edson Golf Course, bypassing 6 kilometres (4 mi) of Highway 16.[12][13] The Lloydminster bypass, designated as 16X:30, the only one presently being studied by Alberta Transportation,[14] would start near the hamlet of Blackfoot and intersect Highway 17 at the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, approximately 4.8 km (3.0 mi) south of the present Highway 16/17 intersection.[15] East of Highway 17, the bypass would be under Saskatchewan provincial jurisdiction. As of 2017[update], a planning study for the bypass had not been published by Saskatchewan.[16] Funding for the Alberta portion was not included in the 2016-2019 construction plan.[14]
Major intersections
All exits are unnumbered.
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Parkland County | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation west |
![]() | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance | ||||
10.5 | 6.5 | ![]() | At-grade; interchange constructed after renumbering[17] | ||
Spruce Grove | 16.4 | 10.2 | ![]() | At-grade; intersection closed after renumbering[17] | |
18.1 | 11.2 | Century Road / Range Road 272 | Interchange | ||
| 23.1 | 14.4 | ![]() | Interchange; present-day Hwy 44 | |
Acheson | 26.1 | 16.2 | ![]() | Interchange | |
City of Edmonton | 31.0 | 19.3 | Winterburn Road (215 Street) | At-grade; interchange constructed after renumbering[17] | |
32.9 | 20.4 | ![]() | Extension constructed after renumbering[17] | ||
34.4 | 21.4 | 184 Street | At-grade; interchange constructed after renumbering[17] | ||
36.0 | 22.4 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | ||
![]() ![]() | Continuation east | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (January 19, 2017). "Former Highway 16X in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 10
- ^ a b "Highways 16 and 16X Renumbered to Provide Greater Consistency". Government of Alberta. June 4, 1997. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Travel Alberta. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1978-79 ed.). Government of Alberta. Edmonton inset.
- ^ Google (February 1, 2017). "Alberta Highway 16X" (Map). Hwy 16: Hwy 14 to Hwy 16A. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Travel Alberta (1984). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Government of Alberta. Edmonton inset.
- ^ Travel Alberta (1988). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Government of Alberta. § I-5.
- ^ Alberta Economic Development and Tourism (1995). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Government of Alberta. Spruce Grove & Edmonton inset.
- ^ "Province selects Hinton bypass route". Hinton Parklander. June 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Google (January 21, 2017). "Highway 16 through Hinton, Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Town of Edson (January 1, 2016). Municipal Development Plan (Bylaw 2172) (Report). p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Google (January 21, 2017). "Highway 16 through Edson, Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "East Provincial Highway Projects". Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. July 22, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Google (January 21, 2017). "Highway 16X/17 intersection" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Planning Studies". Highways and Infrastructure. Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Transportation Infrastructure Management System - Existing Structures in the Provincial Highway Corridor" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. September 28, 2012. pp. 89–91. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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