Alberta Highway 51

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 51, commonly referred to as Highway 51, was a short east–west highway in central Alberta, Canada that existed between the 1950s and January 1988. It is now part of Highway 12.[3][2]

Highway 51
Route information
Length	36 km[1] (22 mi)
Existed	1950s–January 1988[2]
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 761 near Leslieville
East end	Hwy 12 / Hwy 20 in Bentley
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities	Clearwater, Lacombe
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 50 → Hwy 52

Route description

Highway 51 was a short highway that originated at the Highway 12 / Highway 20 intersection in Bentley and travelled west, running parallel to Highway 11. It was mostly gravel, ending at Highway 761 north of Leslieville.[3]

History

Highway 51 began appearing on maps in the 1950s and followed Township Road 404 west of Bentley.[4][5] At the time, Highway 12 turned north at Bentley and continued towards Rimbey and Breton, while Highway 20 connected Bentley to Sylvan Lake.[3] In January 1988, Highway 51 was renumbered to Highway 12, while the section of Highway 12 north of Bentley became part of Highway 20.[2] In the 1990s, Highway 12 (formerly Highway 51) was extended west to Highway 22, 10 km (6 mi) north of Rocky Mountain House.[6]

References

1. Google (January 26, 2017). "Former Highway 51 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
2. "Highway Numbers New". Red Deer Advocate. January 5, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Travel Alberta (1984). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § K-5.
4. The H.M. Gousha Company (1951). Shell Map of Montana (Map). The Shell Oil Company. Southern Alberta inset. § F-5.
5. The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (Map). The Shell Oil Company. §§ D-11, D-12.
6. Alberta Tourism Partnership (1997). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § K-5.