Highway 40 | ||||
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| Bighorn Highway, Kananaskis Trail, Forestry Trunk Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
| Restrictions | Annually closed between Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and Hwy 541 from December 1 - June 14.[1] | |||
| Crowsnest Pass segment | ||||
| Length | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) | |||
| South end |  Hwy 3 in Coleman | |||
| North end | Forestry Trunk Road north of Coleman | |||
| Kananaskis Trail segment | ||||
| Length | 104 km (65 mi) | |||
| South end |  Hwy 541 in Highwood House | |||
| North end |  Hwy 1 (TCH) south of Seebe | |||
| Forestry Trunk Road segment | ||||
| Length | 46 km (29 mi) | |||
| South end |  Hwy 1A east of Ghost Lake | |||
| North end |  Hwy 579 north of Waiparous | |||
| Northern segment | ||||
| Length | 434 km (270 mi) | |||
| South end |  Hwy 734 south of Coalspur | |||
| Major intersections |  Hwy 47 in Coalspur Hwy 16 (TCH) in Hinton | |||
| North end |  Hwy 43 in Grande Prairie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Crowsnest Pass, M.D. of Ranchland No. 66, Kananaskis I.D., M.D. of Bighorn No. 8, Rocky View County, Yellowhead County, M.D. Greenview No. 16, County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | |||
| Major cities | Grande Prairie | |||
| Towns | Hinton | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 40, commonly referred to as Highway 40, is a south–north highway in western Alberta, Canada.[2] It is also named Bighorn Highway and Kananaskis Trail in Kananaskis Country. Its segmented sections extend from Coleman in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass northward to the City of Grande Prairie and is currently divided into four sections.[3]
- ^ "Annual Road Closures". Alberta Parks. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 7
- ^ "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.