Alberta Highway 575

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 575, commonly referred to as Highway 575, is the designation of an east-west highway in central Alberta, Canada. It runs from the Highway 791, through Acme and Carbon, to Highway 9 and Highway 56 in Drumheller.[2][3] The section between Highway 837 and Drumheller is part of the Dinosaur Trail.

Highway 575
Route information
Length	79 km[1] (49 mi)
Tourist routes	Dinosaur Trail
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 791 west of Acme
	Hwy 806 in Acme Hwy 21 near Carbon Hwy 836 near Carbon Hwy 837 near Drumheller
East end	Hwy 9 / Hwy 56 in Drumheller
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities	Mountain View County, Kneehill County
Towns	Drumheller
Villages	Acme, Carbon
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 574 → Hwy 576

History

The section of Highway 575 between Acme and Carbon has had a variety of designations in its history. The 5 km (3 mi) section between Carbon and Highway 21,[1] along with a portion of present-day Highway 836, was originally designated as part of Highway 26;[4] while the 20 km (12 mi) section between Highway 21 and Acme,[1] along with present-day Highway 806, was the original alignment of Highway 21.[4] In 1958, the southern portion of Highway 21 was realigned to Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) east of Strathmore, and the former section was renumbered as Highway 21A;[5][6] however, in 1962, the route was again renumbered to Highway 26.[7][8] Highway 26 was decommissioned in 1970[9][10] and in 1972, it was renumbered to its current designation.[11][12]

Major intersections

From south to north:[3]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Mountain View County	​	0.0	0.0	Hwy 791 – Carstairs, Chestermere
Kneehill County	Acme	21.1	13.1	Hwy 806 south – Beiseker	Hwy 806 concurrency west end
		22.3	13.9	Hwy 806 north – Linden	Hwy 806 concurrency east end
	​	35.8	22.2	Range Road 243 – Swalwell
	​	40.8	25.4	Hwy 21 – Three Hills, Strathmore
	​	45.9	28.5	Hwy 836 south – Carbon	Hwy 836 concurrency west end
	​	52.4	32.6	Hwy 836 north	Hwy 836 concurrency east end
	​	68.1	42.3	Hwy 837 north (Dinosaur Trail)	Becomes part of Dinosaur Trail
Town of Drumheller	Nacmine	73.8	45.9	2nd Street
	Drumheller (Townsite)	79.4	49.3	Hwy 9 east / Hwy 56 north (2 Street SW) – Hanna, Stettler Hwy 9 west / Hwy 56 south (South Railway Avenue) to Hwy 10 – Calgary
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

References

1. Google (October 16, 2020). "Highway 575 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
2. "Provincial Highways 500 - 986 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
3. Alberta Back Road Atlas (2014 ed.). Oshawa, ON: Canadian Cartographics Corporation. pp. 198–200. ISBN 978-155368-019-2.
4. Department of Public Works (1939). Alberta Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Government of Alberta. §§ B-2, C-2.
5. Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta (Map) (1958 ed.). Department of Economic Affairs. §§ E-4, E-5.
6. Official Road Map of the Province of Alberta (Map) (1959 ed.). Department of Economic Affairs. §§ E-4, E-5.
7. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1962 ed.). Government of the Province of Alberta. §§ J-7, J-8.
8. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1963 ed.). Government of the Province of Alberta. §§ J-7, J-8.
9. Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1970 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § L-6.
10. Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1971 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § L-6.
11. Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1972 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § L-6.
12. Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1973 (Map). Government of the Province of Alberta. § L-6.