Alberta Highway 570 Explained

Province:AB
Type:Hwy
Route:570
Maint:Alberta Transportation
Length Km:184
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Drumheller
Junction: near Sunnynook
near Acadia Valley
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Saskatchewan border
Rural Municipalities:Special Area No. 2, Special Area No. 3
Towns:Drumheller
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:569
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:573

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 570 is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs east-west from Highway 10 within Town of Drumheller, east of the former hamlet of East Coulee, to the Saskatchewan border south Alsask, Saskatchewan.[1] Highway 570 continues east in Saskatchewan as an unnumbered highway for before ending at Saskatchewan Highway 44.

Highway 570 is considered part of the shortest route between Calgary and Saskatoon, with some digital map platforms recommending using it along with Highway 564 and Highway 848 through Alberta, as opposed Highway 9 which is part of Canada's National Highway System. In spite a difference of approximately and bypassing the Drumheller townsite, the route is sparsely populated with no services.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart . Alberta Transportation . Province of Alberta . December 31, 2018 . March 2017.