Alberta Highway 22

Highway 22
Cowboy Trail
Route information
Length:	584 km (363 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) near Lundbreck
	Hwy 7 at Black Diamond Hwy 22X at Priddis Hwy 8 near Redwood Meadows Hwy 1 (TCH) near Cochrane Hwy 1A in Cochrane Hwy 27 at Sundre Hwy 54 at Caroline Hwy 11 at Rocky Mountain House Hwy 12 near Rocky Mountain House Hwy 53 Hwy 13 near Alder Flats Hwy 39 near Drayton Valley Hwy 16 (TCH) near Entwistle and Evansburg Hwy 43 at Mayerthorpe
To:	Hwy 18 near Mayerthorpe
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D., Ranchland No. 26 M.D., Foothills No. 31 M.D., Rocky View County, Mountain View County, Clearwater County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County, Parkland County, Yellowhead County, Lac Ste. Anne County
Towns:	Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Cochrane, Sundre, Rocky Mountain House, Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe
Villages:	Longview, Cremona, Caroline
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 21 Hwy 22X →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 22^[1] is a north-south highway in Alberta, Canada. The highway has been billed as the Cowboy Trail, since it passes through a lot of ranch country. The highway generally follows the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Southbound, north of Sundre

Highway 22 starts at the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) between Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass. It then goes north through Longview, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, and Millarville. The highway then jogs west at Highway 22X. About 30 km (19 mi) later, it turns north again and passes through the Hamlet of Bragg Creek where Highway 22X ends. Highway 22 continues north past the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) west of Calgary, north through the Town of Cochrane, the Hamlet of Cochrane Lake, and the Village of Cremona to Highway 27.

The highway continues in a generally northward direction (with a number of westward jogs), passing through Sundre, Caroline, Rocky Mountain House and Drayton Valley until it intersects Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) at Entwistle approximately 85 km (53 mi) west of Edmonton). After a 8 km (5.0 mi) jog to the west, it continues north to cross Highway 43 at Town of Mayerthorpe, where it terminates 7 km north of the town at Highway 18.

In 1955 a ferry was built to cross the North Saskatchewan River.^[2] A bridge was eventually built to replace a ferry that crossed the river. In 2014, at the cost of C$52 million, a new bridge was completed.^[3][4]

Major intersections

From south to north:^[5]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9	Lundbreck	0	0.0	Hwy 3 – Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, Crowsnest Pass, Cranbrook	South terminus of Hwy 22
	​	24	15	Crosses Oldman River
M.D. of Ranchland No. 66	​	44	27	Hwy 520 east – Claresholm, Barons
	Chain Lakes Provincial Park	71	44	Hwy 533 east – Nanton, Vulcan Park Access Road 152 east
	​	82	51	Hwy 532 west – Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
M.D. of Foothills No. 31	Bar U Ranch N.H.S.	96	60	Hwy 540 east – Pekisko, Cayley
	Longview	109	68	Crosses the Highwood River
		111	69	Hwy 541 west – Kananaskis Country
	​	118	73	Hwy 543 east – High River
	Black Diamond	128	80	Hwy 7 east – Okotoks, Aldersyde	Hwy 22 branches west
	↑ / ↓	129	80	Crosses the Sheep River
	Turner Valley	132	82	Hwy 546 west – Sheep River Provincial Park
	Millarville	143	89	Hwy 549 west	Hwy 549 concurrency begins
	​	146	91	Hwy 549 east – Okotoks	Hwy 549 concurrency ends
	Priddis	159	99	Hwy 22X east – Calgary	Hwy 22 branches west
	​	184.7	114.8	Hwy 762 south – Millarville
↑ / ↓	​	185	115	Hwy 66 west – Elbow Falls	Hwy 22 branches north
Rocky View County	Bragg Creek	189	117	Hwy 758 south – Bragg Creek Provincial Park	Hwy 22 branches northeast
Tsuu T'ina Nation I.R. No. 145	Redwood Meadows	195	121	Redwood Meadows Drive
Rocky View County	​	199	124	Hwy 8 east (Glenmore Trail) – Calgary	Roundabout Hwy 22 turns north
	​	207	129	Hwy 1 (TCH) (Exit 161) – Calgary, Canmore, Banff	Interchange
	Cochrane	214	133	James Walker Trail / Fireside Gate
		217	135	Crosses the Bow River
		219	136	Hwy 1A (Bow Valley Trail) – Calgary, Canmore
	​	228	142	Hwy 567 east – Airdrie	Roundabout
	Bottrel	244	152	Hwy 574 east – Madden, Crossfield
Mountain View County	​	255	158	Hwy 579 west – Water Valley
	Cremona	259	161	Hwy 580 east – Carstairs
	​	274	170	Hwy 582 east – Didsbury
	​	286	178	Hwy 27 east – Olds, Torrington, Three Hills	Hwy 22 branches west Hwy 27 concurrency begins
	Westward Ho	288	179	Crosses the Little Red Deer River
	Sundre	296	184	Hwy 760 south – Bergen
		296.3	184.1	Crosses the Red Deer River
		298	185	Hwy 584 west – Bearberry	Hwy 22 branches north Hwy 27 concurrency ends
↑ / ↓	​	310	190	Crosses the James River
Clearwater County	James River Bridge	315	196	Hwy 587 east – Bowden
	​	327	203	Crosses the Raven River
	​	332	206	Hwy 54 east – Spruce View, Innisfail	Hwy 22 branches west Hwy 54 concurrency begins
	Caroline	337	209	50 Street
	​	344.8	214.2	Crosses the Clearwater River
	​	345	214	Hwy 591 west – Ricinus	Hwy 22 branches north Hwy 54 concurrency ends
	​	360	220	Crosses the Clearwater River
	​	371	231	Hwy 11 east – Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Stettler	Hwy 22 branches west Hwy 11 concurrency begins
	Rocky Mountain House	379	235	52 Avenue Hwy 11A west to Hwy 752 south Hwy 598 east – Leslieville	Access to Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site.
		383	238	Hwy 11 west – Nordegg, Saskatchewan River Crossing	Hwy 22 branches north Hwy 11 concurrency ends
	​	389	242	Hwy 12 east – Bentley, Lacombe, Stettler
	​	416	258	Hwy 53 east – Rimbey, Ponoka
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	​	443	275	Hwy 13 – Alder Flats, Winfield, Wetaskiwin
Brazeau County	​	463	288	Hwy 616 – Buck Creek, Breton
	​	474	295	Hwy 39 east – Thorsby, Calmar, Leduc	Hwy 22 branches west
	​	480	300	Crosses the North Saskatchewan River
	​	485	301	Hwy 620 west – Lodgepole, Brazeau Reservoir	Hwy 22 turns north
	Drayton Valley	488	303	50 Avenue
		490	300	50 Street
	Rocky Rapids	495	308	Hwy 621 west – Cynthia
↑ / ↓	​	505	314	Hwy 624 east – Tomahawk
Parkland County	Entwistle	530	330	Hwy 16 (TCH) east (Exit 289) – Edmonton Hwy 16A west – Entwistle	Interchange Hwy 22 branches west Hwy 16 concurrency begins
↑ / ↓	↑ / ↓	532	331	Crosses the Pembina River
Yellowhead County	Evansburg	533	331	Urban Approach Road 115 north
	​	538	334	Hwy 16 (TCH) west – Edson, Hinton, Jasper	Hwy 22 branches north Hwy 16 concurrency ends
	​	539	335	Hwy 16A – Evansburg, Entwistle
Lac Ste. Anne County	​	571	355	Hwy 647 west – Anselmo
	Mayerthorpe	577	359	Hwy 43 – Whitecourt, Grande Prairie, Edmonton
	​	584	363	Hwy 18 – Green Court, Barrhead, Westlock	North terminus of Hwy 22
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 5
2. Martin, Isobel (1977). Forests to Grainfields. Berrymoor, Alberta: Berrymoor/Carnwood Historical Society. p. 133. ISBN 0-919213-36-7.
3. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=5&pid=26&project=150
4. http://bigwestcountry.ca/2015/06/bridge-open-to-traffic/
5. Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 55, 63, 69, 70, 75, 76, and 82.

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.
• The Cowboy Trail's official webpage