Alberta Highway 88 Explained

Province:AB
Type:AB
Route:88
Alternate Name:Bicentennial Highway
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Highway 88 highlighted in red
Length Km:428.4
Direction A:South
Junction:
Direction B:North
Rural Municipalities:Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D., Northern Sunrise County, Opportunity No. 17 M.D., Mackenzie County
Towns:Slave Lake
Previous Type:AB
Previous Route:72
Next Type:AB
Next Route:93

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 88, commonly referred to as Highway 88 and officially named the Bicentennial Highway, is a north–south highway in Northern Alberta.

Highway 88 begins at its intersection with Highway 2 at the Town of Slave Lake, passing through Red Earth Creek and Fort Vermilion and ending at Highway 58 approximately east of the Town of High Level. It crosses the Peace River approximately south of Highway 58. The total length of the highway is .[1]

History

Highway 88 was originally numbered as Highway 67. It was renumbered to Highway 88 and labeled as Bicentennial Highway in 1988 in celebration of 200 years history of Fort Vermilion – one of two communities that claim to be the first European settlement in Alberta (the other being Fort Chipewyan on Lake Athabasca to the east).

Major intersections

From south to north:

References

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 .