Alberta Highway 51
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Length | 36 km[1] (22 mi) | |||
Existed | 1950s–January 1988[2] | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Clearwater, Lacombe | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 51, commonly referred to as Highway 51, was a short east–west highway in central Alberta, Canada that existed between the 1950s and January 1988. It is now part of Highway 12.[3][2]
Route description
Highway 51 was a short highway that originated at the Highway 12 / Highway 20 intersection in Bentley and travelled west, running parallel to Highway 11. It was mostly gravel, ending at Highway 761 north of Leslieville.[3]
History
Highway 51 began appearing on maps in the 1950s and followed Township Road 404 west of Bentley.[4][5] At the time, Highway 12 turned north at Bentley and continued towards Rimbey and Breton, while Highway 20 connected Bentley to Sylvan Lake.[3] In January 1988, Highway 51 was renumbered to Highway 12, while the section of Highway 12 north of Bentley became part of Highway 20.[2] In the 1990s, Highway 12 (formerly Highway 51) was extended west to Highway 22, 10 km (6 mi) north of Rocky Mountain House.[6]
References
- ^ "Former Highway 51 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Highway Numbers New". Red Deer Advocate. January 5, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Travel Alberta (1984). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § K-5.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1951). Shell Map of Montana (Map). The Shell Oil Company. Southern Alberta inset. § F-5.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (Map). The Shell Oil Company. §§ D-11, D-12.
- ^ Alberta Tourism Partnership (1997). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta. § K-5.
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