Alberta Highway Map

Description:
This map shows cities, towns, highways, main roads, and secondary roads in Alberta.

Alberta Highways is the provincial highway network of Alberta, Canada, maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors. The system comprises over 31,400 kilometers (19,500 miles) of roadways as of 2021-2022, with approximately 28,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) being paved. The network includes more than 4,800 bridges and interchanges, with over 64,000 lane kilometers of roadway. Highway 2 is the longest route in the system at 1,273 kilometers.

The Alberta highway system consists of two distinct numbered series. The 1–216 series forms the core network, numbered from 1 to 100, with exceptions for ring roads around Calgary (Highway 201) and Edmonton (Highway 216). Highways 1 and 16 are designated as part of the Trans-Canada Highway system. Major interprovincial and international highways include routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, and 43, most of which are divided highways or freeways. The 500–986 series provides greater local and rural access, with a higher proportion of gravel surfaces.

Alberta adopted a numerical highway designation system in 1926, abandoning the previous color-coded system. By 1928, the provincial network measured 2,310 kilometers. In 1973, a secondary road system using three-digit numbers beginning with 500 was introduced. These became known as secondary highways in 1990 and were reclassified as primary highways in 2000. Since 2010, all routes have been designated as provincial highways while maintaining the two numbered series.