Alberta Highway 734
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 734, commonly referred to as Highway 734, is a highway in western Alberta, Canada that travels through the forested foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It used to be part of Forestry Trunk Road and is still colloquially referred to as such.
Forestry Trunk Road | ||||
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| Highway 734 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation | ||||
| Forestry Trunk Road (southern segment) | ||||
| Length | 99 km (62 mi) | |||
| South end | Hwy 40 north of Coleman | |||
| Major intersections | Hwy 532 | |||
| North end | Hwy 40 / Hwy 541 west of Longview | |||
| Forestry Trunk Road (central segment) | ||||
| Length | 27 km (17 mi) | |||
| South end | Hwy 40 / Hwy 579 west of Water Valley | |||
| North end | Hwy 734 | |||
| Highway 734 | ||||
| Length | 268 km (167 mi) | |||
| South end | Forestry Trunk Road | |||
| Major intersections | Hwy 584 Hwy 591 Hwy 752 Hwy 11 | |||
| North end | Hwy 40 south of Coalspur | |||
| Forestry Trunk Road (northern segment) | ||||
| Length | 168 km (104 mi) | |||
| South end | Hwy 40 at Muskeg River | |||
| North end | Hwy 43 west of Debolt | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Crowsnest Pass, M.D. of Ranchland No. 26, Kananaskis I.D., Bighorn No. 8 M.D., Clearwater County, Yellowhead County, Greenview No. 16 M.D. | |||
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It is preceded by the remaining central segment of Forestry Trunk Road, Highway 734 begins south of the Red Deer River to the southwest of Sundre, and is succeeded by Highway 40, which also used to be part of Forestry Trunk Road. The highway ends north of the Pembina River.
Forestry Trunk Road was a north-south resource road that ran from the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) in southern Alberta to Highway 43 in northern Alberta. Over time, some segments of the road have been designated as parts of Highway 40 or Highway 734, while the northernmost segment between Highway 40 and Highway 43 is no longer named Forestry Trunk Road.
Two segments of Forestry Trunk Road remain – a southern segment from the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass to Highway 541 to the southwest of Longview, and a short central segment from Highway 579 west of Cremona to south of the Red Deer River. The southern segment is preceded and succeeded by the first and second segments of Highway 40 respectively, while the central segment is preceded by the third segment of Highway 40 and succeeded by Highway 734.