Alberta Highway 47

Highway 47
Route information
Length:	59 km (37 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Hwy 40 south of Robb
North end:	Hwy 16 (TCH) (Yellowhead Highway) west of Edson
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Yellowhead County
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 45 Hwy 49 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 47^[1] is a north–south highway located in west–central Alberta, Canada. I extends from Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Town of Edson, to Highway 40, approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the Hamlet of Robb.^[2]

The highway is paralleled by a spur of the Canadian National Railway that connects the main branch with the Coal Valley. It follows the McLeod River valley south of the Yellowhead Highway, then follows the Embarras River.

Major intersections

km	Description	Coordinates
0	Begins along Highway 16 10 km west of Edson	53°34′02.53″N 116°34′50.91″W / 53.5673694°N 116.5808083°W
13	Crosses the McLeod River	53°27′41″N 116°37′13″W / 53.46143°N 116.62029°W
21	Passes by the locality of Erith, Fickle Lake Road branches north	53°24′08″N 116°41′03″W / 53.40214°N 116.68425°W
29	Passes by the locality of Weald	53°23′05″N 116°47′16″W / 53.38475°N 116.78782°W
40	Passes by the locality of Embarras	53°18′00″N 116°54′00″W / 53.30000°N 116.89998°W
48	Passes by the locality of Oke	53°16′00″N 116°59′00″W / 53.26665°N 116.98332°W
53	Passes through the Hamlet of Robb	53°14′22.07″N 116°59′12.25″W / 53.2394639°N 116.9867361°W
59	Meets Highway 40 at the locality of Coalspur, where it ends	53°10′16.89″N 117°00′35.86″W / 53.1713583°N 117.0099611°W
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 8
2. "2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart (map, 8 MB)" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.