Alberta Highway 5

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 5, commonly referred to as Highway 5, is a 129-kilometre (80 mi) highway that connects Lethbridge to Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It begins as an east–west highway in Waterton and transitions to a north–south route before ending at Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3) in Lethbridge.[2][3]

Highway 5
Highway 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	129.1 km[1] (80.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Mt. View Rd in Waterton Park
	Hwy 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park Hwy 2 in Cardston Hwy 62 in Magrath Hwy 52 near Welling Station
North end	Crowsnest Trail in Lethbridge
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities	I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Warner No. 5 County, Lethbridge County
Major cities	Lethbridge
Towns	Magrath, Cardston
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 4 → Hwy 6

Highway 5 is part of the Cowboy Trail between Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park and Cardston.[4]

Route description

Highway 5 begins in the Hamlet of Waterton Park within Waterton Lakes National Park. After leaving the park, the highway generally travels east, passing by the hamlets of Mountain View and Leavitt, to the Town of Cardston.[1] After Cardston, the highway generally travels northeast, passing by the Hamlet of Spring Coulee, the Town of Magrath, and the Hamlet of Welling Station. Shortly after Welling Station, the highway travels north, passing the Hamlet of Welling, before ending at Highway 3 in Lethbridge.[2][3]

Highway 5 is known as Mayor Magrath Drive within Lethbridge city limits.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 5 from southwest to northeast.[2][3]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
I.D. No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park)	Waterton Park	0.0	0.0
	​	8.6	5.3	Hwy 6 north (Cowboy Trail) – Pincher Creek	Hwy 5 branches south; west end of Hwy 6 concurrency
				West end of Cowboy Trail
		9.5	5.9	Hwy 6 south – Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park	Hwy 5 turns east; east end of Hwy 6 concurrency
Cardston County	​	26.4	16.4	Hwy 800 north – Hill Spring
	Mountain View	28.6	17.8
	​	33.0	20.5	Hwy 501 south
	Cardston	53.3	33.1	Hwy 2 south (Main Street) – Carway Cardston Truck Bypass (unsigned Hwy 501)	Hwy 5 branches north; west end of Hwy 2 concurrency
				East end of Cowboy Trail
Blood I.R. No. 148		54.0	33.6	Hwy 2 north – Fort Macleod, Calgary	Hwy 5 branches northeast; east end of Hwy 2 concurrency
↑ / ↓	​	57.1	35.5	Crosses the St. Mary River
Cardston County	​	58.1	36.1	Hwy 503 east
		74.3	46.2	Hwy 820 south
	Spring Coulee	76.8	47.7	Hwy 505 west – Blood I.R. No. 148, Glenwood
	Magrath	94.8	58.9	Hwy 62 south – Del Bonita
	Welling	102.6	63.8	Hwy 52 east – Raymond, Milk River	Hwy 5 turns north
Lethbridge County	​	118.9	73.9	Hwy 508 east
		121.8	75.7	Lethbridge Airport
City of Lethbridge		125.8	78.2	Scenic Drive / 24 Avenue S to Hwy 4 south – Coutts, Great Falls	Former alignment of Hwy 4
		129.1	80.2	Crowsnest Trail (Hwy 3) – Fort Macleod, Calgary, Medicine Hat	Interchange
				Mayor Magrath Drive	Continues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

See also

• Waterton Lakes National Park

External links

• The Cowboy Trail's official webpage

References

1. Google (November 22, 2017). "Highway 5 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
2. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
3. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-6, O-5, O-6.
4. "Cowboy Trail Map". The Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association. Retrieved July 30, 2018.