Alberta Highway 60

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 60, commonly referred to as Highway 60 and officially named Devonian Way, is a north–south highway west of Edmonton in the Canadian province of Alberta, connecting Highway 39 to Highway 16. In tandem with Highway 19, it is often used as a southwest bypass of Edmonton for travellers wishing to avoid traffic within the city.[1][2]

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Highway 60

Devonian Way
Highway 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length35.41 km[1] (22.00 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 39 near Calmar
Major intersections Hwy 19 in Devon
Hwy 16A in Acheson
North end Hwy 16 (TCH) in Acheson
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesLeduc County, Parkland County
TownsDevon
Highway system
    ← Hwy 59→ Hwy 61
    Twin bridges carry Highway 60 over the North Saskatchewan River near Devon

    Highway 60 begins as a two-lane rural highway east of Calmar in central Leduc County, branching due north from Highway 39 to meet Highway 19 at the south end of Devon where it becomes a divided expressway. Passing west of Devon and entering Parkland County, it bends west to cross the North Saskatchewan River on twin bridges, curving back north across Highways 627 and 628 to reach an interchange with Highway 16A in Acheson. The divided highway briefly reverts to two lanes before expanding again to four lanes and ending at Highway 16 west of Edmonton.

    Alberta Transportation has outlined plans to twin the section of Highway 60 between Highways 16 and 16A, as well as long-term plans to realign Highway 60 as a freeway slightly to the west of Devon allowing for a free-flowing connection into a newly twinned Highway 19.[3]

    Major intersections

    From south to north:

    Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
    Leduc County​0.00.0 Hwy 39 – Leduc, Calmar, Drayton ValleyRoundabout
    Devon8.15.0 Hwy 19 east – Nisku, EdmontonAccess to Edmonton International Airport
    11.27.0Athabasca Avenue
    ↑ / ↓​12.47.7Devon Bridge crosses the North Saskatchewan River
    Parkland CountyEnoch Cree Nation
    (Enoch)    		22.113.7 Hwy 627 – Keephills, Edmonton
    28.617.8 Hwy 628 – Stony Plain, Edmonton
    Acheson31.819.8 Hwy 16A – Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, EdmontonInterchange
    35.422.0 Hwy 16 (TCH/YH) to Hwy 44 – Westlock, Spruce Grove, Edson, Jasper, EdmontonInterchange, Hwy 16 exit 371
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    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 31, 2016.
    2. Google (October 31, 2016). "Highway 60 in central Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
    3. Stantec (December 2005). "Highway 60 and Highway 19 at Devon - Functional Planning Study - Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
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