Alberta Highway 1

Highway 1
Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
	Highway 1 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length	533.8 km (331.7 mi)
Existed	1941–present
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 1 (TCH) at BC border
	Hwy 93 in Lake Louise; Hwy 22 near Cochrane; Hwy 201 in Calgary; Hwy 2 in Calgary; Hwy 9 near Langdon; Hwy 21 near Strathmore; Hwy 56 near Crowfoot; Hwy 36 near Brooks; Hwy 3 in Medicine Hat; Hwy 41 near Dunmore;
East end	Hwy 1 (TCH) at SK border
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	I.D. No. 9, Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Kananaskis I.D., Rocky View County, Wheatland County, Newell County, Cypress County
Major cities	Calgary, Brooks, Chestermere, Medicine Hat
Towns	Banff, Canmore, Strathmore, Bassano, Redcliff
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Alberta;

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 1, commonly referred to as Highway 1, is a major east–west highway in southern Alberta that forms the southern mainline of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the British Columbia border near Lake Louise through Calgary to the Saskatchewan border east of Medicine Hat. It continues as Highway 1 into both provinces. It spans approximately 534 km (332 mi) from Alberta's border with British Columbia in the west to its border with Saskatchewan in the east. Highway 1 is designated as a core route in Canada's National Highway System and is a core part of the developing Alberta Freeway Network.

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