Alberta Highway 61

Highway 61
Red Coat Trail
Route information
Length:	147.1 km[1] (91.4 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 4 near Stirling
	Hwy 36 near Wrentham
East end:	Hwy 889 near Manyberries
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Warner No. 5 County, Forty Mile No. 8 County
Villages:	Foremost
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 60 Hwy 62 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 61 is an east–west highway in southern Alberta, Canada. In the west, Highway 61 starts at Highway 4 north of the Village of Stirling and ends at Highway 889 east of the Hamlet of Manyberries. It is part of the Red Coat Trail, a historical route north of the Canada–US border. The Red Coat Trail continues to Saskatchewan via Highway 889 and Highway 501.^[1][2]

Major intersections

From west to east:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
County of Warner No. 5	Stirling	0	0.0	Hwy 4 (Red Coat Trail) – Lethbridge, Coutts Hwy 846 south (1st Street)	Hwy 61 begins Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 4 north. 49°31′22.53″N 112°31′21.47″W / 49.5229250°N 112.5226306°W
	Wrentham	24	15	Hwy 36 – Warner, Taber, Brooks	49°31′24.60″N 112°11′59.83″W / 49.5235000°N 112.1999528°W
County of Forty Mile No. 8	​	53	33	Hwy 877 north – Grassy Lake	Hwy 61 turns south Hwy 877 concurrency begins 49°31′09.18″N 111°48′00.07″W / 49.5192167°N 111.8000194°W
	Skiff	54	34	Hwy 877 south	Hwy 61 turns east Hwy 877 concurrency ends 49°29′37.93″N 111°47′58.40″W / 49.4938694°N 111.7995556°W
	Foremost	70	43	Hwy 879 north (Centre Street) – Bow Island 1st Avenue E	Hwy 61 branches south Hwy 879 concurrency begins 49°28′44.6″N 111°26′26.5″W / 49.479056°N 111.440694°W
		72	45	Hwy 879 south – Aden	Hwy 61 branches east Hwy 879 concurrency ends 49°27′53.9″N 111°26′26.5″W / 49.464972°N 111.440694°W
	Etzikom	98	61	Hwy 885	North and south intersections are offset. Hwy 885 concurrency for 110 m (360 ft). 49°28′44.16″N 111°06′08.63″W / 49.4789333°N 111.1023972°W
	Orion	119	74	Hwy 887 north – Seven Persons	Hwy 61 turns north Hwy 887 concurrency begins 49°27′56.40″N 110°48′41.43″W / 49.4656667°N 110.8115083°W
	​	126	78	Hwy 887 south	Hwy 61 turns east Hwy 887 concurrency ends 49°24′04.48″N 110°48′42.27″W / 49.4012444°N 110.8117417°W
	Manyberries	147	91	Saskatoon Street	49°24′20.85″N 110°41′26.47″W / 49.4057917°N 110.6906861°W
	​	150	93	Hwy 889 (Red Coat Trail) to Hwy 501 – Medicine Hat, Hwy 41, Eastend (SK)	Hwy 61 ends Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 889 south. 49°24′46.53″N 110°40′56.28″W / 49.4129250°N 110.6823000°W
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
2. Google (November 4, 2016). "Highway 61 in southern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2016.