Alberta Provincial Highway No. 897[2] is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs south-north in two sections, from Highway 14 north of Edgerton to Highway 55 south of Cold Lake, then from Kingsway at the west CFB Cold Lake limits to where Township Road 651 would be, west of Cold Lake Provincial Park. The south section runs between Highway 17 and Highway 41, the north section offers a route to resorts and vacation spots north of Cold Lake.
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
Length | 209 km[1] (130 mi) | |||
South segment | ||||
Length | 186 km (116 mi) | |||
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Major intersections | ||||
North end | ![]() | |||
North segment | ||||
Length | 23 km (14 mi) | |||
South end | Cold Lake city limits | |||
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North end | Township Road 652 west of Cold Lake Provincial Park | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Wainwright M.D. No. 61, Vermilion River County, St. Paul County No. 19, Bonnyville M.D. No. 87 | |||
Major cities | Cold Lake | |||
Villages | Paradise Valley, Kitscoty, Marwayne | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Major intersections
editStarting from the south end of Highway 897:
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 14 – Wainwright, Edmonton, The Battlefords | ||||
↑ / ↓ | | 8.8 | 5.5 | Crosses the Battle River | ||||
County of Vermilion River | Paradise Valley | 21.8 | 13.5 | Township Road 471 | ||||
| 36.4 | 22.6 | Highway 619 – Viking | |||||
Kitscoty | 55.5 | 34.5 | Highway 16 (TCH) – Edmonton, Lloydminster | |||||
Marwayne | 76.2 | 47.3 | Highway 45 east – Prince Albert | South end of Hwy 45 concurrency | ||||
| 83.6 | 51.9 | Highway 45 west – Two Hills | North end of Hwy 45 concurrency | ||||
92.3 | 57.4 | Crosses the North Saskatchewan River | ||||||
98.5 | 61.2 | Highway 641 east – Tulliby Lake, Onion Lake | ||||||
County of St. Paul No. 19 | | 105.0 | 65.2 | Highway 646 west – Heinsburg | ||||
Unipouheos 121 | Frog Lake | 112.9 | 70.2 | Township Road 562 | ||||
Puskiakiwenin 122 |
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M.D. of Bonnyville No. 87 | | 160.1 | 99.5 | Highway 659 west – Bonnyville | ||||
171.4 | 106.5 | Township Road 610 – Elizabeth Metis Settlement | ||||||
183.8 | 114.2 | Crosses the Beaver River | ||||||
186.2 | 115.7 | Highway 55 – Cold Lake, Pierceland, Prince Albert To Highway 28 – Bonnyville, Edmonton | ||||||
6.0 km (3.7 mi) gap | ||||||||
City of Cold Lake | 192.2 | 119.4 | Highway 28 / Highway 55 (55 Street) / 50 Avenue | |||||
194.5– 200.5 | 120.9– 124.6 | Passes through CFB Cold Lake | ||||||
M.D. of Bonnyville No. 87 | | 200.5 | 124.6 | Cold Lake city limits | ||||
204.4 | 127.0 | Highway 55 – Lac La Biche, Cold Lake | ||||||
224.3 | 139.4 | Range Road 23 / Township Road 652A | Continues north on Township Road 652A | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Highway 897 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 38