Alberta Highway 24

Highway 24 is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary.

Highway 24
Highway 24 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length	69 km[1] (43 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Highway 23 / Highway 542 near Vulcan
Major intersections	Highway 22X near Dalemead
North end	Highway 1 (TCH) near Cheadle
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Vulcan County, Wheatland County
Highway system
Alberta Provincial Highway Network List Former
← Highway 23 → Highway 25

Route description

Highway 24 begins along the Trans-Canada Highway 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Town of Strathmore and proceeds south past the Hamlet of Cheadle. At 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Highway 1, it crosses Glenmore Trail and intersects Highway 22X to the west and Highway 901 to the east at a four-way stop 9 km (6 mi) later.^[2]

Highway 24 continues south for another 6 km (3.7 mi) before it turns to the east. 5 km (3.1 mi) later, it passes Carseland, after which Highway 817 branches north toward Strathmore while Highway 24 crosses the Bow River on its way south. Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park is on the east side of this stretch of road.^[2][3]

When Highway 24 meets Highway 547 westbound, it turns east and passes the Hamlet of Mossleigh. At Highway 547 eastbound it turns south for 20 km (12 mi) to its end at the junction of Highway 23 and Highway 542 north of Vulcan.^[2][1]

Future

Plans are being made for a new diamond interchange at the North end of Highway 24 near Cheadle and Highway 1, as part of the Highway 1 Realignment Project.^[4] The purpose of this project is to upgrade the adjacent section of Trans-Canada Highway to freeway status (with 4 lanes in either direction) and bypass the town of Strathmore. As part of this project, there is also the possibility of changes to the Highway name designation for Northern 16 km stretch of Highway 24.^[5] As part of the project Highway 817 could be re-designated as new section of Highway 24, therefore leaving the old section of Highway 24 renamed to Cheadle Road or simply Range Road 262. An official decision on the naming designation has yet to be made.

Major intersections

From south to north:^{[6] [7]}

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Vulcan County	​	0.0	0.0	Highway 23 – High River, Vulcan, Lethbridge Highway 542 east – Milo	Through traffic follows Hwy 23 south
		17.1	10.6	Highway 547 east – Arrowwood, Gliechen	South end of Hwy 547 concurrency
	Mossleigh	19.8	12.3	Range Road 250
	​	25.8	16.0	Highway 547 west – Aldersyde	North end of Hwy 547 concurrency
↑ / ↓	​	38.7	24.0	Crosses the Bow River
Wheatland County	​	39.9	24.8	Highway 817 north – Strathmore	Proposed Hwy 24 realignment[5]
	Carseland	43.3	26.9	Range Road 260
	​	54.9	34.1	Highway 22X west – Calgary Highway 901 east – Gliechen
		63.0	39.1	Township Road 234 (Glenmore Trail) – Langdon, Calgary
	Cheadle	66.9	41.6	Railway Avenue
	​	69.4	43.1	Highway 1 (TCH) – Calgary, Strathmore, Medicine Hat
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Highway 24 in Alberta". Google Maps. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
2. "Highway 22X/24/901 intersection" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
3. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
4. "Highway 1 Re-Alignment" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. p. 1.
5. "Highway 24 Interchange" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. p. 3.
6. Alberta Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2008. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-55368-019-2.
7. "Municipal Affairs: Municipal Boundary Map". Government of Alberta. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

External links

Template:Attached KML/Alberta Highway 24

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• Highway 1 Realignment & Highway 24 Interchange by Alberta Transportation.