Alberta Highway 58 Explained

Province:AB
Type:Hwy
Route:58
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Highway 58 highlighted in red
Length Km:325.5
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Junction: in High Level
near Fort Vermilion
Terminus A:Local road near Rainbow Lake
Terminus B:Local road near Garden River
Rural Municipalities:Mackenzie County
Towns:Rainbow Lake, High Level
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:56
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:59

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 58, commonly referred to as Highway 58, is an east–west highway in northwest Alberta, Canada. It starts west of the Rainbow Lake Airport and passes through the towns of Rainbow Lake and High Level before it ends at the Wood Buffalo National Park boundary west of Garden River.[1]

As of 2010, the highway was in length.[2] An extension to Wood Buffalo National Park opened on November 8, 2011 under a joint project between Government of Alberta, the Government of Canada, and the Little Red River Cree Nation (LRRCN) to construct of all weather roads to provide access to the LRRCN communities of Garden River and Fox Lake.[3] The project included the extension of Highway 58 to its current length of .[4]

At its western extremity, Highway 58 continues as a winter road (commonly referred to as Border Road/Powerline Road/Sierra Road), which connects to Highway 97 (Alaska Highway) in British Columbia at Fort Nelson. At its eastern extremity, Highway 58 continues as a Garden River Road within Wood Buffalo National Park to Garden River.

The highway is designated as a Northern/Remote Route within Canada's National Highway System.

Peace Point

A separate unsigned segment of Alberta Highway 58 continues as Pine Lake Road through Wood Buffalo National Park, terminating at Alberta Highway 48. The junction at Peace Point continues as an unsigned segment and winter road of Alberta Highway 59 Moose Island road and winter Highway to Fort Chipewyan.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410182657/http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf . April 10, 2016 . October 31, 2016 . March 2015 . Alberta Transportation . live .
  2. Web site: 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart . Alberta Transportation . March 2010 . 2010-12-31.
  3. Web site: Through Federal, Provincial and First Nation collaboration Garden River all weather access road opens . Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada . 2011-11-08 . 2012-02-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120113192551/http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1320770617080 . January 13, 2012 .
  4. Web site: 2012 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart . Alberta Transportation . March 2010 . 2010-12-31.
  5. Web site: Current Road Conditions in Wood Buffalo National Park. April 3, 2023 .