Alberta Highway 40

Highway 40 marker Highway 40 marker

Highway 40

Bighorn Highway, Kananaskis Trail, Forestry Trunk Road
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
RestrictionsAnnually closed between Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and Hwy 541 from December 1 - June 14.[1]
Crowsnest Pass segment
Length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
South end Highway 3 in Coleman
North endForestry Trunk Road north of Coleman
Kananaskis Trail segment
Length104 km (65 mi)
South end Highway 541 in Highwood House
North end Highway 1 (TCH) south of Seebe
Forestry Trunk Road segment
Length46 km (29 mi)
South end Highway 1A east of Ghost Lake
North end Highway 579 north of Waiparous
Northern segment
Length434 km (270 mi)
South end Highway 734 south of Coalspur
Major intersections Highway 47 in Coalspur
Highway 16 (TCH) in Hinton
North end Highway 43 in Grande Prairie
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesCrowsnest Pass, M.D. of Ranchland No. 66, Kananaskis I.D., M.D. of Bighorn No. 8, Rocky View County, Yellowhead County, M.D. Greenview No. 16, County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Major citiesGrande Prairie
TownsHinton
Highway system
Highway 39 Highway 41

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 40, commonly referred to as Highway 40, is a south–north highway in western Alberta, Canada.[2] It is also named Bighorn Highway and Kananaskis Trail in Kananaskis Country. Its segmented sections extend from Coleman in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass northward to the City of Grande Prairie and is currently divided into four sections.[3]

  1. ^ "Annual Road Closures". Alberta Parks. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 7
  3. ^ "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

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