Alberta Highway 1
Highway 1 | ||||
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| Trans-Canada Highway | ||||
Highway 1 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 533.8 km (331.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1941–present | |||
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| West end | Highway 1 (TCH) at BC border | |||
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| East end | Highway 1 (TCH) at SK border | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | I.D. No. 9, Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Kananaskis I.D., Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Newell County, Cypress County | |||
| Major cities | Calgary, Brooks, Chestermere, Medicine Hat | |||
| Towns | Banff, Canmore, Strathmore, Bassano, Redcliff | |||
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Highway 1 is a major east–west highway in southern Alberta that forms the southern mainline of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the British Columbia border at Kicking Horse Pass near Lake Louise through Alberta's largest city, Calgary, to the Saskatchewan border east of Medicine Hat. It continues as Highway 1 into Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It spans approximately 534 kilometres (332 mi) from Alberta's border with British Columbia in the west to its border with Saskatchewan in the east. Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System and is a core part of the developing Alberta Freeway Network.