Alberta Provincial Highway No. 873, commonly referred to as Highway 873, is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada. It generally runs north-south from Range Road 162 near the Hamlet of Rainier, through the City of Brooks to Highway 550 in Village of Duchess.[2][3]
Highway 873 is a two-lane undivided highway in the County of Newell that begins as an east-west route at the intersection of Range Road 162 and Township Road 164, 1.6 km (1.0 mi) west of Rainer. It travels east to the intersection of Highway 36 where it becomes a gravel highway and continues east along the south end of Lake Newell to Highway 535, where it turns north and continues towards Kinbrook Island Provincial Park, where at the park entrance it once again becomes a paved highway.[2] Highway 873 continues north where it enters Brooks along 7 Street E where it follows a series of city streets, a short concurrency with Highway 542, and leaves Brooks along 2 Street W, the city's main commercial strip. It crosses the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) at the city's northern boundary and continues north past Highway 544 to Duchess where it ends at the intersection of Highway 550. The roadway continues north as Range Road 144.[2]
HistoryEdit
The section of Highway 873 between Brooks and Duchess has had multiple designations in its history. Along with Highway 550, the route was originally designated as part of Highway 2, which at the time was an east-west inter-provincial highway that ran through Calgary and Medicine Hat (the present-day Highway 2 was designated as Highway 1).[4] In 1941, Highway 2 was renumbered to Highway 1 to allow for continual numbering through Western Canada along the future Trans-Canada Highway, which was commissioned in 1949.[5] In the mid-1950s, the Trans-Canada Highway was realigned between Brooks and Bassano, resulting in the Duchess-Bassano section being decommissioned and the Brooks-Duchess section becoming part of Highway 36.[6] In the 1970s, Highway 36 north was realigned to align with the Highway 1/36 (south) junction located west of Brooks, resulting in the Brooks-Duchess section becoming Highway 873.[7]
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Alberta Provincial Highway No 873 commonly referred to as Highway 873 is a highway in southern Alberta Canada It generally runs north south from Range Road 162 near the Hamlet of Rainier through the City of Brooks to Highway 550 in Village of Duchess 2 3 Highway 873Route informationMaintained by Alberta TransportationCity of BrooksLength57 4 km 1 35 7 mi Major junctionsSouth endRange Road 162 near RainierMajor intersectionsHwy 36 near Rainier Hwy 542 in Brooks Hwy 1 TCH in BrooksNorth endHwy 550 in DuchessLocationCountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaSpecialized and rural municipalitiesCounty of NewellMajor citiesBrooksVillagesDuchessHighway systemProvincial highways in Alberta Hwy 872 Hwy 875 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 ReferencesRoute description EditHighway 873 is a two lane undivided highway in the County of Newell that begins as an east west route at the intersection of Range Road 162 and Township Road 164 1 6 km 1 0 mi west of Rainer It travels east to the intersection of Highway 36 where it becomes a gravel highway and continues east along the south end of Lake Newell to Highway 535 where it turns north and continues towards Kinbrook Island Provincial Park where at the park entrance it once again becomes a paved highway 2 Highway 873 continues north where it enters Brooks along 7 Street E where it follows a series of city streets a short concurrency with Highway 542 and leaves Brooks along 2 Street W the city s main commercial strip It crosses the Trans Canada Highway Highway 1 at the city s northern boundary and continues north past Highway 544 to Duchess where it ends at the intersection of Highway 550 The roadway continues north as Range Road 144 2 History EditThe section of Highway 873 between Brooks and Duchess has had multiple designations in its history Along with Highway 550 the route was originally designated as part of Highway 2 which at the time was an east west inter provincial highway that ran through Calgary and Medicine Hat the present day Highway 2 was designated as Highway 1 4 In 1941 Highway 2 was renumbered to Highway 1 to allow for continual numbering through Western Canada along the future Trans Canada Highway which was commissioned in 1949 5 In the mid 1950s the Trans Canada Highway was realigned between Brooks and Bassano resulting in the Duchess Bassano section being decommissioned and the Brooks Duchess section becoming part of Highway 36 6 In the 1970s Highway 36 north was realigned to align with the Highway 1 36 south junction located west of Brooks resulting in the Brooks Duchess section becoming Highway 873 7 Major intersections EditFrom south to north Rural specialized municipalityLocationkm 1 miDestinationsNotesCounty of Newell 0 00 0Range Road 162 Township Road 164Hwy 873 begins and travels east50 22 5 9 N 112 6 44 7 W 50 368306 N 112 112417 W 50 368306 112 112417 873 km 00 0 Rainier1 60 99Range Road 16150 22 6 0 N 112 5 21 6 W 50 368333 N 112 089333 W 50 368333 112 089333 873 km 01 6 6 84 2 nbsp Hwy 36 Brooks Taber50 21 59 0 N 112 1 8 4 W 50 366389 N 112 019000 W 50 366389 112 019000 873 km 06 8 18 211 3 nbsp Hwy 535 west TilleyHwy 873 turns north50 23 53 9 N 111 53 17 3 W 50 398306 N 111 888139 W 50 398306 111 888139 873 km 18 2 23 414 5PAR 103 west Kinbrook Island Provincial Park50 26 40 9 N 111 53 0 1 W 50 444694 N 111 883361 W 50 444694 111 883361 873 km 23 4 31 119 3Township Road 182 Lake Newell Resort50 30 50 0 N 111 53 0 1 W 50 513889 N 111 883361 W 50 513889 111 883361 873 km 31 1 City of Brooks37 023 0Sutherland Drive7 Street EHwy 873 branches east onto Sutherland DriveShortcut route continues north on 7 Street E trucks prohibited 8 50 33 59 8 N 111 53 0 4 W 50 566611 N 111 883444 W 50 566611 111 883444 873 km 37 0 38 123 7 nbsp Cassils Road Hwy 542 east To Hwy 1Hwy 873 branches west Hwy 542 concurrency begins50 34 19 8 N 111 52 26 7 W 50 572167 N 111 874083 W 50 572167 111 874083 873 km 38 1 38 824 17 Street E Lakewood RoadShortcut route along 7 Street E trucks prohibited 8 50 34 19 6 N 111 53 0 3 W 50 572111 N 111 883417 W 50 572111 111 883417 873 km 38 8 39 724 72 Street W City Centre nbsp Cassils Road Hwy 542 west CassilsHwy 873 branches north Hwy 542 concurrency ends50 34 19 5 N 111 53 49 5 W 50 572083 N 111 897083 W 50 572083 111 897083 873 km 39 7 41 826 0 nbsp Hwy 1 TCH Calgary Medicine HatInterchange50 35 26 5 N 111 53 49 4 W 50 590694 N 111 897056 W 50 590694 111 897056 873 km 41 8 County of Newell 52 732 7 nbsp Hwy 544 Patricia Dinosaur Provincial Park50 41 18 4 N 111 53 50 8 W 50 688444 N 111 897444 W 50 688444 111 897444 873 km 52 7 Duchess57 435 7 nbsp Hwy 550 west Rosemary BassanoRange Road 144Hwy 873 ends50 43 50 3 N 111 53 50 6 W 50 730639 N 111 897389 W 50 730639 111 897389 873 km 57 4 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates References Edit a b Google 2017 01 24 Highway 873 in Alberta Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 2017 01 24 a b c Road Map PDF Map County of Newell 2017 Archived from the original PDF on 2017 02 02 Retrieved 2017 01 24 Provincial Highways 500 986 Progress Chart PDF Alberta Transportation March 2015 Retrieved 2017 01 24 Department of Public Works 1939 Alberta Official Road Map PDF Map Government of Alberta B 2 C 2 Trans Canada Highway Act Department of Justice Canada R S C 1970 c T 12 Archived from the original on 2011 07 25 Retrieved 2017 01 25 The H M Gousha Company 1956 Shell Map of British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba Map The Shell Oil Company E 13 F 13 Travel Alberta 1978 1979 Alberta Official Road Map Map Government of Alberta M 7 a b Truck Routes Map City of Brooks Retrieved 2017 01 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alberta Highway 873 amp oldid 1036779538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
