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Alberta Highway 16A

Highway 16Ais the designation of threealternate routesoffAlberta Highway 16(theYellowhead highway) inAlberta,Canada. TheEvansburg–Entwistlesection is called 16A:08 by Alberta Transportation, while 16A:24 runs throughVegreville.The section west ofEdmontonis labelled 16A:14 and 16A:16 on Alberta Transportation maps, but is better known asParkland HighwayandStony Plain Road.

Highway 16A marker
Highway 16A
Segments of Highway 16A in Alberta
Route information
Auxiliary route ofHighway 16
Maintained byAlberta Transportation
Evansburg – Entwistle segment
Length13.6 km[1](8.5 mi)
West endHighway 16 (TCH)east ofWildwood
Major intersectionsHighway 22west ofEvansburg
East endHighway 16 (TCH)/Highway 22inEntwistle
Parkland Highway
Length34.8 km[2](21.6 mi)
West endHighway 16 (TCH)west ofStony Plain
Major intersectionsHighway 60atAcheson
East endHighway 216inEdmonton
Vegreville segment
Length9.5 km[3](5.9 mi)
West endHighway 16 (TCH)west ofVegreville
East endHighway 16 (TCH)east of Vegreville
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesYellowhead County,Parkland County,County of Minburn No. 27
Major citiesEdmonton,Spruce Grove
TownsStony Plain,Vegreville
Highway system
←Highway 16→Highway 17

Evansburg – Entwistle

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Highway 16A:08 parallels Highway 16 to the north, intersecting Highway 22, and passing throughEvansburg,Pembina River Provincial Park,andEntwistle.

Major intersections

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Starting from the west end of Highway 16A:[4]

Rural/specializedmunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Yellowhead County​0.00.0Highway 16 (TCH/YH)–Edmonton,Jasper
2.71.7Highway 22–Mayerthorpe
Evansburg8.55.3UAR 115south (Range Road 75)
↑ / ↓​9.55.9Crosses thePembina River
Parkland County​9.5–
10.5		5.9–
6.5		Passes throughPembina River Provincial Park
Entwistle13.68.5Highway 16 (TCH/YH)/Highway 22north –Edmonton,Jasper
Highway 22south –Drayton Valley		Interchange; Hwy 16 exit 289; continues as Hwy 22 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Parkland Highway

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Parkland Highway
Length:30.5 km (19.0 mi)
West end:Highway 16 (TCH)near Stony Plain
East end:231 Street, Edmonton

Running for 35 km (22 mi), the Parkland Highway (Highway 16A) runs parallel to Highway 16, located 3.2 km (2.0 mi) to the north. The highway starts west ofStony Plain, Albertanear the hamlet ofCarvel.Parkland Highway is a central thoroughfare through thebedroom communitiesof Stony Plain andSpruce Grove.AtAchesonit intersects withHighway 60.Highway 16A enters Edmonton alongStony Plain Road,splits into one-way streets where eastbound traffic follows100 Avenue,before ending atAnthony Henday Drive(Highway 216).

Highway 16A and the Parkland Highway were established in 1997 when the Highway 16 designation was moved toHighway 16X,[5]a bypass route that becameYellowhead Trailin Edmonton.

Major intersections

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All exits are unnumbered.

Rural/specializedmunicipalityLocationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
Parkland County​0.00.0Highway 16 (TCH/YH)west toHighway 43north –Jasper,Grande PrairieInterchange; Hwy 16 exit 344); eastbound entrance and westbound exit
5.43.4Parkland Drive (Township Road 530) –Spring LakeFormerHwy 29
TownofStony Plain10.96.850 StreetEastboundright-in/right-out
11.37.0Highway 779(48 Street)Partial cloverleaf interchange
Fifth Meridian,114° Longitude
12.88.0South Park Drive / North Park DriveTraffic signals
14.18.8Boundary Road / Veterans BoulevardTraffic signals
CityofSpruce Grove15.79.8Jennifer HeilWay / Campsite RoadTraffic signals
17.310.7Calahoo Road / Golden Spike RoadTraffic signals; formerHighway 788
18.011.2King StreetTraffic signals
19.011.8Century RoadTraffic signals
Parkland CountyAcheson25.716.0Range Road 264Right-in/right-out
27.317.0Highway 60(Devonian Way) –DevonPartial cloverleaf interchange
CityofEdmonton30.519.0231 Street, Range Road 261Edmonton city limits; becomesStony Plain Road
32.220.0Winterburn Road (215 Street)Partial cloverleaf interchange
33.420.8One-way transition
33.4–
34.8		20.8–
21.6		Anthony Henday Drive(Highway 216) /Highway 2Cloverstack interchange (Hwy 216 exit 21); Hwy 2 isunsigned;Hwy 16A ends
Stony Plain Road/100 Avenue–Downtown EdmontonEastbound traffic follows 100 Avenue; westbound traffic follows Stony Plain Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Vegreville

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Highway 16A:24 runs through the Town ofVegrevilleas 50 Avenue.

Major intersections

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Starting from the west end of Highway 16A:[4]

Locationkm[3]miDestinationsNotes
County of Minburn No. 270.00.0Highway 16 (TCH/YH)west –EdmontonInterchange; Hwy 16 exit 481; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Vegreville5.23.260 Street (Highway 857north) –WillingdonWest end of Hwy 857 concurrency
6.33.950 Street
7.24.547 Street (Highway 857south) –BruceEast end of Hwy 857 concurrency
County of Minburn No. 279.55.9Highway 16 (TCH/YH)east –LloydminsterInterchange Hwy 16 exit 492; westbound exit, eastbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former alignments

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Strathcona County

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Highway 16A
LocationStrathcona County
Length7.2 km[6](4.5 mi)
Existed1996

Highway 16A used to followBaseline Road (101 Avenue),pastRefinery Row,and linked with Highway 16 inStrathcona County.It began at the Edmonton city limits, located approximately 1.1 km (0.68 mi) east of the50 Streetintersection, and traveled east for 3.9 km (2.4 mi) toHighway 14Xwhere it turned north for 3.3 km (2.1 mi) and terminated at Highway 16.[6]In 1996, the province reverted the Baseline Road to Strathcona County while the north–south section became part of Highway 14X.[7] Highway 14X was later renumberedHighway 216in 1999,[8]and signed as a part of Anthony Henday Drive in 2010.

Downtown Edmonton

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Highway 16A
LocationEdmonton
Length15.8 km[9](9.8 mi)
Existed1980s

The Strathcona County segment of Highway 16A used to be part of a larger route which passed through central Edmonton, itself an original alignment of Highway 16.[10] At the time, Highway 16 entered west Edmonton along Stony Plain Road and followed Mayfield Road, and Highway 16A originated at the intersection of Highway 16, Stony Plain Road, Mayfield Road. It travelled east along Stony Plain Road and 102 Avenue through the former town ofJasper Placefor 5.3 km (3.3 mi) to 124 Street where it turned south for 150 m (490 ft) and then turned east ontoJasper Avenuefor 3.9 km (2.4 mi), passing throughDowntown Edmonton.At 95 Street, Highway 16A turned south for 170 m (560 ft) before turning east along Rowland Road for 1.7 km (1.1 mi) and crossing theNorth Saskatchewan Riveralong theDawson Bridge.East of 84 Street, Highway 16A followed 106 Avenue for 500 m (1,600 ft) to 79 Street (later using 84 Street), where it traveled south 900 m (3,000 ft) before turning east onto 101 Avenue and leaving Edmonton.[9][11]

Highway 16A was phased out in the early 1980s.

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References

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  1. ^ab"Highway 16A through Evansburg/Entwistle"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJanuary 10,2017.
  2. ^ab"Parkland Highway"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJanuary 10,2017.
  3. ^ab"Highway 16A through Vegreville"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJanuary 10,2017.
  4. ^ab"2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart"(PDF).Alberta Transportation. March 2015.Archived(PDF)from the original on April 10, 2016.RetrievedOctober 12,2016.
  5. ^"Highways 16 and 16X Renumbered to Provide Greater Consistency".Government of Alberta. June 4, 1997.RetrievedJanuary 10,2017.
  6. ^ab"Old Highway 16A through Strathcona County"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJanuary 10,2017.
  7. ^Alberta Official Road Map(Map). Alberta Environmental Protection, Resource Data Division. 1996. Edmonton inset.
  8. ^Alberta Official Road Map(Map). Alberta Environmental Protection, Resource Data Division. 1999. Edmonton inset.
  9. ^ab"Old Highway 16A through Edmonton"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJanuary 10,2017.
  10. ^Alberta Official Road Map(Map). Department of Public Works. 1940. Edmonton inset.
  11. ^Alberta Official Road Map(Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. 1962. Edmonton inset.
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