Alberta Highway 61

Alberta Highway 61 shield Redcoat Highway Coat Trail

Highway 61

Red Coat Trail

Route information

Length:

147.1 km^[1] (91.4 mi)

Major junctions

West end:

Hwy 4 near Stirling

Hwy 36 near Wrentham

East end:

Hwy 889 near Manyberries

Location

Specialized
and rural
municipalities:

Warner No. 5 County, Forty Mile No. 8 County

Villages:

Foremost

Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

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Hwy 60

Hwy 62

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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 61 is an east–west highway in southern Alberta, Canada. In the west, Highway 61 starts at Highway 4 north of the Village of Stirling and ends at Highway 889 east of the Hamlet of Manyberries. It is part of the Red Coat Trail, a historical route north of the Canada–US border. The Red Coat Trail continues to Saskatchewan via Highway 889 and Highway 501.^[1]^[2]

Major intersections

From west to east:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
County of Warner No. 5	Stirling	0	0.0	Hwy 4 (Red Coat Trail) – Lethbridge, Coutts Hwy 846 south (1st Street)	Hwy 61 begins Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 4 north. 49°31′22.53″N 112°31′21.47″W / 49.5229250°N 112.5226306°W / 49.5229250; -112.5226306 (61 x 4)
County of Warner No. 5	Wrentham	24	15	Hwy 36 – Warner, Taber, Brooks	49°31′24.60″N 112°11′59.83″W / 49.5235000°N 112.1999528°W / 49.5235000; -112.1999528 (61 x 36)
County of Forty Mile No. 8		53	33	Hwy 877 north – Grassy Lake	Hwy 61 turns south Hwy 877 concurrency begins 49°31′09.18″N 111°48′00.07″W / 49.5192167°N 111.8000194°W / 49.5192167; -111.8000194 (61 x 877 N)
	Skiff	54	34	Hwy 877 south	Hwy 61 turns east Hwy 877 concurrency ends 49°29′37.93″N 111°47′58.40″W / 49.4938694°N 111.7995556°W / 49.4938694; -111.7995556 (61 x 877 S)
	Foremost	70	43	Hwy 879 north (Centre Street) – Bow Island 1st Avenue E	Hwy 61 branches south Hwy 879 concurrency begins 49°28′44.6″N 111°26′26.5″W / 49.479056°N 111.440694°W / 49.479056; -111.440694 (61 x 879 N)
	Foremost	72	45	Hwy 879 south – Aden	Hwy 61 branches east Hwy 879 concurrency ends 49°27′53.9″N 111°26′26.5″W / 49.464972°N 111.440694°W / 49.464972; -111.440694 (61 x 879 S)
	Etzikom	98	61	Hwy 885	North and south intersections are offset. Hwy 885 concurrency for 110 m (360 ft). 49°28′44.16″N 111°06′08.63″W / 49.4789333°N 111.1023972°W / 49.4789333; -111.1023972 (61 x 885)
	Orion	119	74	Hwy 887 north – Seven Persons	Hwy 61 turns north Hwy 887 concurrency begins 49°27′56.40″N 110°48′41.43″W / 49.4656667°N 110.8115083°W / 49.4656667; -110.8115083 (61 x 887 N)
		126	78	Hwy 887 south	Hwy 61 turns east Hwy 887 concurrency ends 49°24′04.48″N 110°48′42.27″W / 49.4012444°N 110.8117417°W / 49.4012444; -110.8117417 (61 x 887 S)
	Manyberries	147	91	Saskatoon Street	49°24′20.85″N 110°41′26.47″W / 49.4057917°N 110.6906861°W / 49.4057917; -110.6906861 (61 x Manyberries)
		150	93	Hwy 889 (Red Coat Trail) to Hwy 501 – Medicine Hat, Hwy 41, Eastend (SK)	Hwy 61 ends Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 889 south. 49°24′46.53″N 110°40′56.28″W / 49.4129250°N 110.6823000°W / 49.4129250; -110.6823000 (61 x 889)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

1 2 "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
↑ Google (November 4, 2016). "Highway 61 in southern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

Highways in Alberta

Expressways and Freeways	1 2 3 (Crowsnest) 4 15 16 43 63 100 (Sherwood Park) 201 (Stoney) 216 (Anthony Henday) Crowchild Deerfoot Glenmore Groat Macleod Memorial Wayne Gretzky Whitemud

Named Highways	Anthony Henday Bicentennial Bighorn Bow Valley Parkway Bow Valley Trail Buffalo Cowboy Crowsnest David Thompson Devonian Way Dinosaur Forestry Trunk Grizzly Hoo Doo Trail Icefields Parkway Mackenzie Northern Woods and Water Route Parkland Poundmaker Queen Elizabeth II Red Coat Trail Sherwood Park Freeway Stoney Trans-Canada Veterans Memorial Yellowhead

1 - 216 series	1 1A 1X 2 2A 3 3A 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10X 11 11A 12 13 13A 14 15 16 16A 17 18 19 20 20A 21 22 22X 23 24 25 26 27 28 28A 29 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 41A 42 43 44 45 47 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 64A 66 68 69 72 88 93 93A 100 201 216

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