Route information | ||||
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
Length | 40.10 km[1] (24.92 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Hwy 24 / Hwy 22X near Carseland | |||
East end | Hwy 1 (TCH) near Gleichen | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Wheatland County | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 901, commonly referred to as Highway 901, is a 40-kilometre (25 mi) in southern Alberta, Canada that extends Highway 22X from Highway 24 to Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) near Gleichen.[2]
The highway has been receiving an increasing level of traffic, diverting vehicles from Highway 1 east of Gleichen.[3] Since at least the late 1980s, the current alignment of Highway 901 has been earmarked as a possible new route for the Trans-Canada itself in order to bypass the bulk of Calgary.[4]