Alberta Highway 5

Highway 5
Route information
Length:	129 km (80 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end:	Waterton Lake
	Hwy 6 within Waterton Lakes National Park Hwy 2 in Cardston Hwy 62 at Magrath Hwy 52 near Welling Station
Northeast end:	Crowsnest Trail in Lethbridge
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Warner No. 5 County, Lethbridge County
Major cities:	Lethbridge
Towns:	Magrath, Cardston
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 4 Hwy 6 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 5 is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada. Over its approximate 129 km (80 mi) length, the highway starts as an east-west highway in Waterton Lakes National Park and transitions to a north-south highway before ending at Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3) in Lethbridge.^[1][2]

Route description

Highway 5 begins in the Hamlet of Waterton Park within Waterton Lakes National Park. After leaving the park, the highway generally travels east, passing by the hamlets of Mountain View and Leavitt, to the Town of Cardston.^[3] After Cardston, the highway generally travels northeast, passing by the Hamlet of Spring Coulee, the Town of Magrath, and the Hamlet of Welling Station. Shortly after Welling Station, the highway travels north, passing the Hamlet of Welling, before ending at Highway 3 in Letbridge.^[2][1]

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 5 from southwest to northeast.^[1][2]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
I.D. No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park)	Waterton Park	0	0.0	Mountain View Road / Evergreen Avenue	Hwy 5 begins
	​	8	5.0	Hwy 6 north – Pincher Creek	Hwy 5 branches south Hwy 6 concurrency begins
	​	9	5.6	Hwy 6 south – Chief Mountain, U.S. border, Glacier National Park	Hwy 5 turns east Hwy 6 concurrency ends
Cardston County	​	26	16	Hwy 800 north – Hill Spring
	Mountain View	28	17	School Avenue
	​	33	21	Hwy 501 south
	Cardston	53	33	Hwy 2 south (Main Street) – Carway, U.S. border Cardston Truck Bypass (Unsigned Hwy 501)	Hwy 5 branches north Hwy 2 concurrency begins
Blood I.R. No. 148		54	34	Hwy 2 north – Fort Macleod, Calgary	Hwy 5 branches northeast Hwy 2 concurrency ends
↑ / ↓	​	57	35	Crosses St. Mary River
Cardston County	​	58	36	Hwy 503 east
	​	74	46	Hwy 820 south
	Spring Coulee	77	48	Hwy 505 west – Blood I.R. No. 148, Glenwood
	Magrath	95	59	Hwy 62 south – Del Bonita, U.S. border
	Welling	102	63	Hwy 52 east – Raymond, Milk River	Hwy 5 turns north
Lethbridge County	​	119	74	Hwy 508 east
	​	122	76	Passes Lethbridge Airport
City of Lethbridge		126	78	Scenic Drive / 24th Avenue S To Hwy 4 south – Milk River, Coutts, U.S. border, Great Falls	Former alignment of Hwy 4
		126	78	Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Trail) – Medicine Hat, Fort Macleod, Calgary	Grade separated Hwy 5 ends
Mayor Magrath Drive continues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Waterton Lakes National Park

References

1. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
2. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-6, O-5, O-6.
3. Google (October 28, 2016). "Highway 5 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 28, 2016.