Alberta Highway 57

Route information
Length82 km[1] (51 mi)
Existed1950s–1979
Major junctions
South end Highway 39 in Alsike
North end Highway 16 (TCH) in Entwistle
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesBrazeau, Parkland
TownsDrayton Valley
Highway system
← Highway 56→ Highway 58

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 57, commonly referred to as Highway 57, was a highway in central Alberta, Canada that served the Town of Drayton Valley and existed between the 1950s and 1979. It is now part of Highway 22 and Highway 39.[2][3]

History

Highway 57 originally was a north–south gravel highway that linked Drayton Valley to Highway 16 in Entwistle.[4] In the mid-1950s, spurred on by increased oil activity, Highway 57 was extended from Drayton Valley eastward across the North Saskatchewan River. In 1955, a ferry that started operations[5] and travelled east to the Village of Breton, terminating Highway 39.[6] In 1957, the highway was realigned across a new bridge[7] and terminated at Hamlet of Alsike, 9 km (6 mi) north of Breton.[8] In the 1970s, work was being done to establish a north-south highway west of Highway 2, as at the time Highway 22 terminated at Cremona, 40 km (25 mi) north of Cochrane.[2] In 1980, the Highway 22 designation was extended north, which included a 56 km (35 mi) section of Highway 57 being renumbered; the remaining 27 km (17 mi) section of Highway 57 became part of Highway 39.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Former Highway 57 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. ^ a b Travel Alberta (1978–1979). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. §§ J-5, I-5.
  3. ^ a b Travel Alberta (1980). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. §§ J-5, I-5.
  4. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1951). Shell Map of Montana (Map). The Shell Oil Company. Southern Alberta inset. §§ D-4, E-4.
  5. ^ Martin, Isobel (1977). Forests to Grainfields. Berrymoor, Alberta: Berrymoor/Carnwood Historical Society. p. 133. ISBN 0-919213-36-7. Archived from the original on 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  6. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (Map). The Shell Oil Company. §§ C-11, D-11.
  7. ^ "Transportation Infrastructure Management System - Existing Structures in the Provincial Highway Corridor" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. 2012-09-28. p. 108. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  8. ^ Department of Highways (1960). Alberta Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). The Province of Alberta. §§ D-6, D-7.