Alberta Highway 23

Highway 23 is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Highway 2 that serves as an alternate route between Calgary and Lethbridge.^[1]

Highway 23
Highway 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length	135 km[1] (84 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Highway 3 near Monarch
Major intersections	Highway 3A near Monarch Highway 519 near Nobleford Highway 24 near Vulcan
North end	Highway 2 in High River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Lethbridge County, Vulcan County, Foothills County
Towns	Vulcan, High River
Villages	Barons, Carmangay, Champion
Highway system
Alberta Provincial Highway Network List Former
← Highway 22X → Highway 24

It begins at Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) 21 km (13 mi)^[1] west of Lethbridge near the Hamlet of Monarch and shares a short concurrency with Highway 3A. It continues north and passes by the Villages of Nobleford, Barons, and Carmangay before it crosses the Little Bow River. It continues north, passing through the Hamlet of Kirkcaldy and Town of Vulcan before it meets the junction of Highway 24 and Highway 542.^[1] From there, the highway turns west and passes near just north of the Hamlet of Brant and just south of the Hamlet of Blackie before skirting Frank Lake. It intersects Highway 2 and enters the Town of High River along 12 Avenue SE before becoming Highway 2A at 10 Street SE.^[2][3] In tandem with Highway 519, the southernmost portion of Highway 23 is frequently used as a bypass of Fort Macleod.^[4]

Major intersections

From south to north:^[5]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Lethbridge County	Monarch	0.0	0.0	Highway 3 east (Crowsnest Highway) / Highway 3A begins – Lethbridge	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; south end of Highway 3A concurrency
		1.5	0.93	Highway 3A west to Highway 3 west – Monarch, Fort Macleod	Interchange; north end of Highway 3A concurrency
	Nobleford	9.6	6.0	Highway 519 – Granum, Picture Butte
	Barons	22.6	14.0	Highway 520 east	South end Highway 520 of concurrency
	​	27.6	17.1	Highway 520 west – Claresholm	North end of Highway 520 concurrency
Vulcan County	Carmangay	38.8	24.1	UAR 161 east
	Champion	54.5	33.9	Highway 529 – Parkland, Little Bow Provincial Park
	Vulcan	72.2	44.9	Highway 534 – Nanton, Lomond
	​	91.8	57.0	Highway 542 east – Milo Highway 24 north – Mossleigh, Strathmore	Directional signage changes from north-south to east-west
Foothills County	​	109.4	68.0	Highway 804 south – Brant
		118.0	73.3	Highway 799 north – Blackie
High River		134.6	83.6	Highway 2 – Calgary, Fort Macleod, Lethbridge	Interchange; Highway 2 exit 194; Highway 23 western terminus at High River town limits (just west of interchange); becomes 12 Avenue SE
		136.2	84.6	10 Street SE / 12 Avenue SE	Former Highway 2A; former Highway 23 western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

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