Alberta Highway 947

Highway 947
Route information
Length:	20 km (12 mi) Future - 89 km (55 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Hwy 16 (TCH) / Hwy 47 west of Edson
North end:	Hwy 43 southeast of Fox Creek
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Yellowhead County, Woodlands County, Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 921 Hwy 986 →

Provincial highways in Alberta

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 947, commonly referred to as Highway 947, is a designated north-south highway in northern Alberta, Canada that is partially constructed. Upon completion, the entire highway will span approximately 89 km (55 mi) from Highway 16 to Highway 43. The constructed portion of the highway consists of the final 20 km (12 mi) of the route from the Athabasca River to Highway 43.

The constructed portion of Highway 947 begins at the north bank of the Athabasca River, which serves at the boundary between Woodlands County to the south and the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 to the north. It is preceded by a bridge and a series of private resource roads that provides access to oil and gas facilities on the south side of the Athabasca River.

Proceeding north, the highway terminates at Highway 43, approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of the Town of Fox Creek.

Once fully constructed, Highway 947 will begin at Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) within Yellowhead County, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Town of Edson, and will be preceded by Highway 47.

Highway 947 was first designated in the early 1970s, but in a different alignment. At that time, the highway began at Highway 16 within Edson. It traveled northeast using the general alignment that is now designated Highway 748, and then north to Swan Hills via Whitecourt using the general alignment that is now designated Highway 32. From Swan Hills, it continued north to Highway 2 using the general alignment that is now designated Highway 33.

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