Highway 8 | ||||
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Highway 8 highlighted in red. The green segment of Glenmore Trail is not signed as Highway 8.
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Highway 8 | ||||
Length: | 31.4 km (19.5 mi) | |||
West end: | Hwy 22 near Redwood Meadows | |||
East end: | Deerfoot Trail in Calgary | |||
Glenmore Trail | ||||
Length: | 24.4 km (15.2 mi) | |||
West end: | 101 Street SW, Calgary | |||
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East end: | Stoney Trail | |||
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Specialized and rural municipalities: |
Rocky View County | |||
Major cities: | Calgary | |||
Highway system | ||||
Provincial highways in Alberta
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Route map: Google
Provincial highways in Alberta
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 8, commonly referred to as Highway 8, is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada connecting Highway 22 in Rocky View County just north of Redwood Meadows to Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) in Calgary. In Rocky View County, the highway initially parallels the Elbow River before entering Calgary where it becomes a heavily travelled expressway known as Glenmore Trail, named after the reservoir which it crosses. Glenmore Trail is a busy freeway between Richard Street in southwest Calgary to Ogden Road in the southeast, carrying nearly 160,000 vehicles per weekday at its busiest point placing it second only to Deerfoot Trail as the busiest road in Western Canada. East of Deerfoot Trail, Glenmore Trail continues east providing a key link to Stoney Trail, after which traffic levels decrease and it becomes Highway 560 en route to Langdon.