Alberta Highway 567 Explained

Province:AB
Type:Hwy
Route:567
Alternate Name:Big Hill Springs Road, Veterans Boulevard
Maint:Alberta Transportation, City of Airdrie
Map:Alberta Highway 567.png
Length Km:64.5
Direction A:West
Terminus A: north of Cochrane
Junction: north of Calgary
in Airdrie
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Irricana
Rural Municipalities:Rocky View County
Cities:Airdrie
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:566
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:569

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 567, commonly referred to as Highway 567, is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west–east through the Calgary Region north of the City of Calgary.

Highway 567 begins at its intersection with Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), 10 km north of the Town of Cochrane, and travels eastward past Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, to Highway 772 (Symons Valley Road) where it jogs north for 3 km before it continues east through the City of Airdrie and intersects Highway 2. The highway ends at Highway 9, 4 km southeast of the Town of Irricana.[1]

The highway is also known as Big Hill Springs Road between Highway 22 and Highway 772 and Veterans Boulevard within Airdrie. Prior to 2005, the highway was named Airdrie Road west of Highway 2 and Irricana Road east of Highway 2.[2]

Major intersections

Starting at the west end of Highway 567:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Provincial Highways 500 – 986 Progress Chart. March 2015. Alberta Transportation. June 1, 2016.
  2. News: Airdrie's roads honour war veterans, settlers. August 16, 2005. Airdrie Echo. June 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803111314/http://www.airdrieecho.com/2005/08/16/airdries-roads-honour-war-veterans-settlers. August 3, 2016. dead.