Alberta Highway 519 Explained

Province:AB
Type:Hwy
Route:519
Maint:Alberta Transportation
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Highway 519 highlighted in red
Length Km:65.0
History:1979 (paved)[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Granum
Junction: near Granum
near Nobleford
near Picture Butte
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Picture Butte
Rural Municipalities:Willow Creek, Lethbridge
Towns:Granum, Picture Butte, Nobleford
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:515
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:520

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 519, commonly referred to as Highway 519, is an east-west highway in southern Alberta, Canada, stretching from Highway 2 near Granum through Picture Butte to Highway 845.[2] In tandem with Highway 23, Highway 519 is often used by traffic in the CANAMEX Corridor to bypass Fort Macleod on the route between Calgary and Lethbridge.[3]

Route description

Highway 519 is a two-lane undivided highway that begins in the Municipal District of Willow Creek in Granum at an intersection with Highway 2. At a speed limit of, it proceeds east through the town after which the speed limit increases to and the highway reaches Highway 811 which turns south to Fort Macleod. After crossing into Lethbridge County, It reaches a roundabout at Highway 23, after which the speed limit drops to before passing the town of Nobleford and crossing a branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The speed limit then increases to again. North of Shaughnessy, it merges with Highway 25 with which it is briefly concurrent until Picture Butte where Highway 25 splits north to Iron Springs while Highway 519 continues east to end at Highway 845 near the Oldman River.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Problem roads will not be ignored . The Lethbridge Herald. 1984-01-31 . 5 . "We've been looking at traffic counts there recently... they took big jumps in 1979 when it [Secondary Road 519] was paved...".
  2. Web site: Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart. Alberta Transportation . March 2015 . 2016-12-26 . mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Intersection Assessment: Highway 23/519 . AMEC Environment & Infrastructure . 2016-11-05 . February 2013 . Lethbridge . mdy-all . 6 . This route is now a popular shortcut for motorists wishing to bypass the town of Fort MacLeod....