Alberta Highway 60 Explained

Province:AB
Type:Hwy
Route:60
Alternate Name:Devonian Way
Map:Alberta Highway 60 Map.png
Map Notes:Highway 60 highlighted in red
Length Km:35.41
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: near Calmar
Junction: in Devon
in Acheson
Terminus B: in Acheson
Rural Municipalities:Leduc County, Parkland County
Towns:Devon
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:59
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:61

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 60, commonly referred to as Highway 60 and officially named Devonian Way, is a north - south highway west of Edmonton in the Canadian province of Alberta, connecting Highway 39 to Highway 16. In tandem with Highway 19, it is often used as a southwest bypass of Edmonton for travellers wishing to avoid traffic within the city.[1]

Highway 60 begins as a two-lane rural highway east of Calmar in central Leduc County, branching due north from Highway 39 to meet Highway 19 at the south end of Devon where it becomes a divided expressway. Passing west of Devon and entering Parkland County, it bends west to cross the North Saskatchewan River on twin bridges, curving back north across Highways 627 and 628 to reach an interchange with Highway 16A in Acheson. The divided highway briefly reverts to two lanes before expanding again to four lanes and ending at Highway 16 west of Edmonton.

Alberta Transportation has outlined plans to twin the section of Highway 60 between Highways 16 and 16A, as well as long-term plans to realign Highway 60 as a freeway slightly to the west of Devon allowing for a free-flowing connection into a newly twinned Highway 19.[2]

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 .
  2. Web site: Highway 60 and Highway 19 at Devon - Functional Planning Study - Final Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814194210/http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/projects/assets/Edmonton_Area/Hwy60_Realignment_Town_of_Devon/Hwy19_60_ES.pdf . 2017-08-14 . December 2005 . 2017-08-14 . Stantec . Alberta Transportation . mdy-all . live.