Alberta Highway 88

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 88, commonly referred to as Highway 88 and officially named the Bicentennial Highway, is a north–south highway in Northern Alberta.^[2]

Highway 88
Bicentennial Highway
Highway 88 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length	428.4 km^[1] (266.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Hwy 2 in Slave Lake
Major intersections	Hwy 986 near Red Earth Creek Hwy 697 in Fort Vermilion
North end	Hwy 58 near Fort Vermilion
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
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

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 428 km (266 mi).^[1][3]

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).^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

From south to north:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124	Slave Lake	0	0.0	Hwy 2 – High Prairie, Peace River, Edmonton	Southern terminus
M.D. of Opportunity No. 17	​	34	21	Hwy 754 east – Wabasca-Desmarais
Northern Sunrise County	​	111	69	Hwy 750 south – Atikameg, High Prairie
	​	159	99	Hwy 986 west – Little Buffalo, Peace River
M.D. of Opportunity No. 17	Red Earth Creek	169	105	Hwy 686 east – Peerless Lake, Trout Lake
Mackenzie County	Fort Vermilion	408	254	50 Street
	​	412	256	Hwy 697 west – La Crete
	​	414	257	Crosses the Peace River
	​	430	270	Hwy 58 – High Level, John D'Or Prairie	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
2. Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 10
3. Google (October 31, 2016). "Highway 88 in northern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2016.