Highway 16 | ||||
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Yellowhead Highway Trans-Canada Highway |
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Highway 16 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Length: | 634 km (394 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | BC 16 at BC border at Yellowhead Pass | |||
East end: | SK 16 at Saskatchewan border in Lloydminster | |||
Location | ||||
Specialized and rural municipalities: |
Jasper, I.D. No. 12, Yellowhead, Parkland, Strathcona, I.D. No. 13, Lamont, Minburn, Vermilion River | |||
Major cities: | Spruce Grove, Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Lloydminster | |||
Towns: | Hinton, Edson, Vegreville, Vermilion | |||
Villages: | Wabamun, Innisfree, Mannville, Kitscoty | |||
Highway system | ||||
Provincial highways in Alberta National Highway SystemTrans-Canada Highway
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Provincial highways in Alberta
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 16, commonly referred to as Highway 16, is a major east-west highway in central Alberta, Canada, connecting Jasper to Lloydminster via Edmonton. It forms a portion of the Yellowhead Highway, a major interprovincial route of the Trans-Canada Highway system that stretches from Masset, British Columbia to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, near Winnipeg. Highway 16 spans approximately 634 km (394 mi) from Alberta's border with British Columbia in the west to its border with Saskatchewan in the east. As of 2010, all but less than 96 km (60 mi) of the route was divided, with a minimum of two lanes in each direction. It is designated a core route in Canada's National Highway System.