Alberta Highway 5

Highway 5

Highway 5 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation

Length

129.1 km^[1] (80.2 mi)

Major junctions

South end

Waterton Park

North end

Hwy 3 in Lethbridge

Location

Country

Canada

Province

Alberta

Specialized and rural municipalities

I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Warner No. 5 County, Lethbridge County

Major cities

Lethbridge

Towns

Magrath, Cardston

Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

←

Hwy 4

→

Hwy 6

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 5, commonly referred to as Highway 5, is a 129-kilometre (80 mi) highway that connects Lethbridge to Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It begins as an east–west highway in Waterton and transitions to a north–south route before ending at Crowsnest Trail (Highway 3) in Lethbridge.^[2]^[3]

Highway 5 is part of the Cowboy Trail between Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park and Cardston.^[4]

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Route description

Highway 5 begins in the Hamlet of Waterton Park within Waterton Lakes National Park. After leaving the park, the highway generally travels east, passing by the hamlets of Mountain View and Leavitt, to the Town of Cardston.^[1] After Cardston, the highway generally travels northeast, passing by the Hamlet of Spring Coulee, the Town of Magrath, and the Hamlet of Welling Station. Shortly after Welling Station, the highway travels north, passing the Hamlet of Welling, before ending at Highway 3 in Lethbridge.^[2]^[3]

Highway 5 is known as Mayor Magrath Drive within Lethbridge city limits.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 5 from southwest to northeast.^[2]^[3]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
I.D. No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park)	Waterton Park	0.0	0.0
		8.6	5.3	Hwy 6 north (Cowboy Trail) – Pincher Creek	West end of Hwy 6 concurrency and Cowboy Trail
		9.5	5.9	Hwy 6 south – Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park	East end of Hwy 6 concurrency
Cardston County		26.4	16.4	Hwy 800 north – Hill Spring
	Mountain View	28.6	17.8
		33.0	20.5	Hwy 501 east – Beazer, Police Outpost Provincial Park	Hwy 501 is unsigned
	Cardston	53.3	33.1	Hwy 2 south (Main Street) – Carway Cardston Truck Bypass (Hwy 501 south)	West end of Hwy 2 concurrency; east end of Cowboy Trail
Blood No. 148	Cardston	54.0	33.6	Hwy 2 north – Fort Macleod, Calgary	East end of Hwy 2 concurrency
↑ / ↓		57.1	35.5	Crosses the St. Mary River
Cardston County		58.1	36.1	Hwy 503 east
		74.3	46.2	Hwy 820 south
	Spring Coulee	76.8	47.7	Hwy 505 west
	Magrath	94.8	58.9	Hwy 62 south – Del Bonita
	Welling	102.6	63.8	Hwy 52 east – Raymond, Milk River, Coutts
Lethbridge County		118.9	73.9	Hwy 508 east
Lethbridge County		121.8	75.7	Lethbridge Airport
City of Lethbridge		125.8	78.2	Scenic Drive / 24 Avenue S to Hwy 4 south / I-15 south – Coutts, Great Falls	Former Hwy 4 alignment
City of Lethbridge		129.1	80.2	Crowsnest Trail (Hwy 3) – Fort Macleod, Calgary, Medicine Hat Mayor Magrath Drive	Interchange; Mayor Magrath Drive continues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

External links

KML file (edit • help)

Template:Attached KML/Alberta Highway 5

KML is not from Wikidata

The Cowboy Trail's official webpage

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Google (November 22, 2017). "Highway 5 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § N-6, O-5, O-6.
^ "Cowboy Trail Map". The Cowboy Trail. The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association. Retrieved July 30, 2018.