Alberta Provincial Highway No. 55 [ 1] is an east–west highway in northeast Alberta , Canada . It extends from the Saskatchewan border in the east through the City of Cold Lake and the Hamlet of Lac La Biche to the Town of Athabasca in the west where it ends at Highway 2 . In Saskatchewan, it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 55 .
The entire length of Highway 55 comprises the easternmost segment of Alberta's portion of the Northern Woods and Water Route . After Athabasca, the Northern Woods and Water Route continues westward along Highway 2 and then Highway 49 .
Major intersections [ edit ]
Municipality
km
Intersecting Highway
Description
coordinates
Town of Athabasca
0
Hwy 2 – Grande Prairie , Peace River , Edmonton
50 St. and 50 Ave. in Town of Athabasca
Highway 55 begins
54°43′11″N 113°17′06″W / 54.7198°N 113.2851°W / 54.7198; -113.2851
1
Hwy 813 north – Calling Lake , Wabasca
54°43′13″N 113°16′38″W / 54.7204°N 113.2771°W / 54.7204; -113.2771
Athabasca County
5
Hwy 827 south – Thorhild , Egremont
54°43′07″N 113°12′31″W / 54.7185°N 113.2087°W / 54.7185; -113.2087
31
Hwy 63 south – Boyle , Thorhild , Edmonton
Highway 63 concurrency begins
54°43′58″N 112°48′16″W / 54.7328°N 112.8044°W / 54.7328; -112.8044
46
Passes by Grassland
54°49′14″N 112°39′19″W / 54.8205°N 112.6552°W / 54.8205; -112.6552
54
Hwy 63 north – Fort McMurray , Fort MacKay
Highway 63 concurrency ends
54°49′06″N 112°34′28″W / 54.8183°N 112.5744°W / 54.8183; -112.5744
57
Passes by Atmore
54°49′12″N 112°31′48″W / 54.8201°N 112.53°W / 54.8201; -112.53
Lac La Biche County
69
Hwy 858 north – Plamondon
54°49′14″N 112°20′44″W / 54.8205°N 112.3455°W / 54.8205; -112.3455
90
Hwy 663 south – Hylo , Boyle
54°45′45″N 112°03′19″W / 54.7624°N 112.0553°W / 54.7624; -112.0553
95
Hwy 881 north – Conklin , Anzac , Fort McMurray
Lac La Biche
Highway 55 turns south
Highway 36 concurrency begins
54°46′04″N 111°58′50″W / 54.7678°N 111.9806°W / 54.7678; -111.9806
115
Hwy 36 south – Ashmont , Two Hills , Viking
Highway 55 turns east
Highway 36 concurrency ends
54°35′41″N 111°58′15″W / 54.5948°N 111.9708°W / 54.5948; -111.9708
133
Hwy 866 south – McRae , Spedden
54°30′03″N 111°48′20″W / 54.5007°N 111.8055°W / 54.5007; -111.8055
150
Hwy 867 south
54°29′36″N 111°33′48″W / 54.4934°N 111.5634°W / 54.4934; -111.5634
M.D. of Bonnyville No. 87
167
Hwy 881 south – Therien , St. Paul
54°29′02″N 111°17′51″W / 54.484°N 111.2975°W / 54.484; -111.2975
197
Passes by Iron River
54°26′32″N 110°54′51″W / 54.4423°N 110.9142°W / 54.4423; -110.9142
204
Hwy 41 south – Bonnyville , Elk Point , Vermilion
La Corey
54°26′32″N 110°45′44″W / 54.4423°N 110.7621°W / 54.4423; -110.7621
222
Hwy 892 – Ardmore
54°27′26″N 110°29′08″W / 54.4571°N 110.4855°W / 54.4571; -110.4855
232
Hwy 897 north
54°27′25″N 110°20′05″W / 54.457°N 110.3346°W / 54.457; -110.3346
City of Cold Lake
241
Hwy 28 east – Cold Lake Marina
Highway 55 turns south
Highway 28 concurrency begins
54°27′23″N 110°12′19″W / 54.4564°N 110.2053°W / 54.4564; -110.2053
M.D. of Bonnyville No. 87
251
Hwy 28 west – Bonnyville , Smoky Lake , Edmonton
Highway 55 turns east
Highway 28 concurrency ends
54°22′12″N 110°12′22″W / 54.3699°N 110.206°W / 54.3699; -110.206
252
Hwy 897 south – Frog Lake , Marwayne
259
Passes the Hamlet of Cherry Grove
264
Saskatchewan border
Highway 55 ends
Continues as Saskatchewan Highway 55
54°20′26″N 110°00′21″W / 54.3405°N 110.0058°W / 54.3405; -110.0058
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
References [ edit ]
^ Provincial Highways Designation Order , Alberta Transportation, p. 8
External links [ edit ]