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: |
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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]
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).
From south to north: