Alberta Highway 55

Highway 55 marker Highway 55 marker

Highway 55

Northern Woods and Water Route
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length263 km[1] (163 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 2 in Athabasca
Major intersections Hwy 63 near Atmore
Hwy 36 near Lac La Biche
Hwy 41 in La Corey
Hwy 28 in Cold Lake
East end Hwy 55 at Saskatchewan border near Cherry Grove
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesAthabasca County, Lac La Biche County, Bonnyville No. 87 M.D.
Major citiesCold Lake
TownsAthabasca
Highway system
Hwy 54 Hwy 56

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 55, commonly referred to as Highway 55, is a 263-kilometre (163 mi) long east–west highway in northeast Alberta, Canada.[2] It extends from the Saskatchewan border in the east through the Cold Lake, Lac La Biche, and Athabasca where it ends at Highway 2. In Saskatchewan, it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 55.[3][1]

The entire length of Highway 55 comprises the easternmost segment of Alberta's portion of the Northern Woods and Water Route (NWWR). West of Athabasca, the Northern Woods and Water Route continues westward along Highway 2 and then Highway 49.

  1. ^ a b Google (2017-12-14). "Highway 55 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  2. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 8
  3. ^ "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-10-31.

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