Alberta Highway 1

Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length533.8 km (331.7 mi)
Existed1941–present
Major junctions
West end Highway 1 (TCH) at BC border
Major intersections
East end Highway 1 (TCH) at SK border
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesI.D. No. 9, Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Kananaskis I.D., Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Newell County, Cypress County
Major citiesCalgary, Brooks, Chestermere, Medicine Hat
TownsBanff, Canmore, Strathmore, Bassano, Redcliff
Highway system
Highway 986 Highway 1A

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.