Alberta Highway 15

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 15, commonly referred to as Highway 15 or Manning Drive,^[a] is a highway in the Edmonton Region of Alberta, connecting northeast Edmonton to the City of Fort Saskatchewan and communities within Lamont County. It serves as an alternative to Highway 16 that bypasses Elk Island National Park. The highway follows the route of a railway line completed in 1905 by the Canadian Northern Railway. In Edmonton, the most southerly portion of the route is named Fort Road, followed by Manning Drive to the north, a developing freeway.

Highway 15
Edmonton area with Highway 15 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation, Edmonton, and Fort Saskatchewan
Length	93.2 km^[1] (57.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Yellowhead Tr in Edmonton
Major intersections	Hwy 216 in Edmonton Hwy 28A in Edmonton Hwy 37 near Fort Saskatchewan Hwy 21 in Fort Saskatchewan Hwy 45 near Bruderheim Hwy 29 near Lamont
East end	Hwy 16 (TCH) near Mundare
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Sturgeon County, Strathcona County, Lamont County
Major cities	Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan
Towns	Lamont, Mundare
Villages	Chipman
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta
← Hwy 14 → Hwy 16

Highway 15 is designated as a core route of Canada's National Highway System, between Highway 16 and the intersection with Highway 28A within Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton-Fort McMurray corridor.^[3]

Route description

The highway begins at the intersection of 50 Street and Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail) in Edmonton.^[4] It proceeds north along 50 Street to Manning Drive, where it diverts northeast before passing over Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216). Before leaving Edmonton, Highway 15 continues northeast past the southern terminus of Highway 28A. Within Sturgeon County, it intersects with the eastern terminus of Highway 37 and then turns southeast to cross the North Saskatchewan River and intersect with the northern terminus of Highway 21 in the City of Fort Saskatchewan. From this junction, Highway 15 travels northeast again and then east, intersecting with Highway 45 and Highway 29. It then turns southeast and passes through the towns of Lamont and Mundare. At the outskirts of Mundare, it begins a 2.1 km (1.3 mi) concurrency with Highway 855 before ending at Highway 16.

Twinning

A significant portion of Highway 15 between Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton is currently only two lanes. This has caused headaches for local commuters; more than 23,000 vehicles cross the bridge between Sturgeon County and Fort Saskatchewan daily (a 50% increase since 2009), and there have also been several fatal collisions in recent years.^[5] On March 23, 2017, the provincial NDP government announced that the bridge spanning the North Saskatchewan River connecting Sturgeon County to Fort Saskatchewan would be twinned.^[6] A second project would also see the remainder of the Fort Saskatchewan-Edmonton portion twinned.^[7] The twinning of the highway (Project A) was completed for the projected completion date, in the fall of 2019,^[8] while work is underway on construction of the new bridge, as well as a pedestrian bridge underneath it (Project B).^[9] The new bridge is expected to open in 2022, to be utilized by traffic inbound to Fort Saskatchewan; outbound traffic will use the existing bridge.^[10]

Manning Drive

Manning Drive
Location	Edmonton
Length	14.4 km^[2] (8.9 mi)

Manning Drive is still under development. With the majority of its intersections at-grade, it retains its arterial road status. It was named in 1972 after Ernest Manning, the premier of Alberta from 1943 to 1968.^[11]

It has formed as an alternative highway to the historic Fort Road, which was a major route connecting Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan. Fort Road has since been destroyed in places to make room for development, and the drive was renamed from Manning Freeway although some old signs still remain.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

Highway 15

Starting from the west end of Highway 15:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
City of Edmonton		0.0	0.0	Yellowhead Trail (Hwy 16) – Lloydminster, Jasper	Interchange; Hwy 16 exit 394; Hwy 15 western terminus; 50 Street continues south
		1.7	1.1	137 Avenue
		2.3– 2.5	1.4– 1.6	Manning Drive (to Fort Road) / 50 Street	Hwy 15 follows Manning Drive
		5.6– 7.1	3.5– 4.4	Anthony Henday Drive (Hwy 216)	Interchange; Hwy 216 exit 46
		14.1	8.8	Hwy 28A north (17 Street NE) – Gibbons, Cold Lake, Fort McMurray	Hwy 28A southern terminus
Sturgeon County	​	19.1	11.9	Hwy 37 west to Hwy 825 – Namao, Onoway, Sturgeon Industrial Park	Hwy 37 eastern terminus
↑ / ↓	​	21.2	13.2	Crosses the North Saskatchewan River
City of Fort Saskatchewan		21.8	13.5	99 Avenue	Interchange
		22.8	14.2	Hwy 21 south / 94 Street – Sherwood Park, Camrose	Hwy 21 northern terminus
Strathcona County	​	35.2	21.9	Hwy 830 south – Josephburg	West end of Hwy 830 concurrency
		41.9	26.0	Hwy 830 north – Hwy 38	East end of Hwy 830 concurrency
Lamont County	​	45.2	28.1	Hwy 45 north – Bruderheim, Two Hills	Hwy 45 western terminus
		51.6	32.1	Hwy 29 east – Hairy Hill, St. Paul	Hwy 29 eastern terminus
	Lamont	53.6	33.3	Hwy 831 south – Elk Island National Park	West end of Hwy 831 concurrency
		55.6	34.5	Hwy 831 north (48 Street) – Waskatenau	East end of Hwy 831 concurrency
	Chipman	65.1	40.5	Hwy 834 south – Tofield
	Hilliard	78.6	48.8	Range Road 175
	Mundare	90.0	55.9	Hwy 855 north (Sawchuck Street) – Andrew	West end of Hwy 855 concurrency
	​	92.2	57.3	Hwy 16 (TCH) – Vegreville, Lloydminster, Edmonton   Hwy 855 south – Ryley, Holden	Hwy 15 eastern terminus; Hwy 855 continues south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Manning Drive

Starting from the south end of Manning Drive. The entire route is in Edmonton.

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	Fort Road 137 Avenue	Split intersection; parallel one-way streets begins south of intersection; continues south as Fort Road
0.5	0.31	50 Street (Hwy 15 south)	Split intersection; south end of Hwy 15 concurrency
0.8	0.50	142 Avenue	Split intersection; access to Clareview LRT Station
1.1	0.68	Miller Boulevard / 144 Avenue	Split intersection
2.1	1.3	153 Avenue	North end of parallel one-way streets
2.7	1.7	158 Avenue	Partial seagull intersection (traffic signals); no southbound entrance
3.4	2.1	167 Avenue
3.8– 5.3	2.4– 3.3	Anthony Henday Drive (Hwy 216)	Combination interchange; Hwy 216 exit 46
7.6	4.7	18 Street NW	Access to 195 Avenue
9.9	6.2	Meridian (1) Street N
12.3	7.6	Hwy 28A north (17 Street NE) / Fort Road
14.4	8.9	33 Street NE (Range Road 233)   Hwy 15 east – Fort Saskatchewan	Edmonton city limits; Hwy 15 continues northeast
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Notes

1. Manning Drive refers only to a section of the highway entirely within Edmonton.^[2]

See also

Route map:

Template:Attached KML/Alberta Highway 15

KML is not from Wikidata

• Transportation in Edmonton

References

1. "Length of Highway 15 in Alberta". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
2. "Manning Drive". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
3. (PDF). Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety. September 2016. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
4. "Highway 15 in Alberta". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
5. June 21, James Bonnell Published on; June 21, 2019 | Last Updated; Edt, 2019 11:04 Am (June 21, 2019). "Highway 15 bridge twinning to begin in August". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
6. Alberta, Government of. "Twinning the bridge into Fort Saskatchewan". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
7. "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
8. "Highway 15 twinning project".
9. "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
10. "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
11. The Honourable Ernest C. Manning, 1943-68 September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine