Alberta Highway 88

Highway 88
Bicentennial Highway
Route information
Length:	427 km (265 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Hwy 2 at Slave Lake
North end:	Hwy 58 near Fort Vermilion
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D., Northern Sunrise County, Opportunity No. 17 M.D., Mackenzie County
Towns:	Slave Lake
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 72 Hwy 93 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 88, also named Bicentennial Highway, is a north-south highway in northern Alberta, Canada.

In the south, Highway 88 begins at its intersection with Highway 2 at the Town of Slave Lake, passing through Red Earth Creek and Fort Vermilion and ending at Highway 58 approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of the Town of High Level. It crosses the Peace River approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Highway 58. The total length of the highway is 427 km (265 mi).

History

Highway 88 was originally numbered as Highway 67. It was renumbered to Highway 88 and labeled as Bicentennial Highway in 1988 in celebration of 200 years history of Fort Vermilion – one of two communities that claim to be the first European settlement in Alberta (the other being Fort Chipewyan on Lake Athabasca to the east).

Major intersections

From south to north:

Municipality	km	Description
Town of Slave Lake	0	Starts at Highway 2 at Slave Lake
Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17	34	Highway 754 branches east towards Wabasca
Northern Sunrise County	111	Highway 750 branches southwest towards High Prairie
	159	Highway 986 branches west towards Peace River
Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17	169	Highway 686 branches east at Red Earth Creek and Red Earth Creek Airport
Mackenzie County	408	Passes through Fort Vermilion
	412	Highway 697 branches southwest
	414	Crosses Peace River
	430	Ends at Highway 58
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.