Alberta Highway 88
.png) Highway 88 | ||||
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| Bicentennial Highway | ||||
 Highway 88 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 428.4 km[1] (266.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Highway 2 in Slave Lake | |||
| North end |  Highway 58 near Fort Vermilion | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D., Northern Sunrise County, Opportunity No. 17 M.D., Mackenzie County | |||
| Towns | Slave Lake | |||
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Highway 88, officially named the Bicentennial Highway, is a north–south highway in Northern Alberta.[2]
Highway 88 begins at its intersection with Highway 2 at the Town of Slave Lake, passing through Red Earth Creek and Fort Vermilion and ending at Highway 58 approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of the Town of High Level. It crosses the Peace River approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Highway 58. The total length of the highway is 428 km (266 mi).[1][3]
History
[edit]Highway 88 was originally numbered as Highway 67. It was renumbered to Highway 88 and labeled as Bicentennial Highway in 1988 in celebration of 200 years history of Fort Vermilion – one of two communities that claim to be the first European settlement in Alberta (the other being Fort Chipewyan on Lake Athabasca to the east).[citation needed]
Major intersections
[edit]From south to north:
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | Slave Lake | 0 | 0.0 | Highway 2 – High Prairie, Peace River, Edmonton | Southern terminus |
| M.D. of Opportunity No. 17 | | 34 | 21 |  Highway 754 east – Wabasca-Desmarais | |
| Northern Sunrise County | | 111 | 69 |  Highway 750 south – Atikameg, High Prairie | |
| | 159 | 99 |  Highway 986 west – Little Buffalo, Peace River | ||
| M.D. of Opportunity No. 17 | Red Earth Creek | 169 | 105 |  Highway 686 east – Peerless Lake, Trout Lake | |
| Mackenzie County | Fort Vermilion | 408 | 254 | 50 Street | |
| | 412 | 256 |  Highway 697 west – La Crete | ||
| | 414 | 257 | Crosses the Peace River | ||
| | 430 | 270 | Highway 58 – High Level, John D'Or Prairie | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 10
- ^ "Highway 88 in northern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 31, 2016.