Alberta Highway 501

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 501, commonly referred to as Highway 501, is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west–east from Highway 5 east of Mountain View as gravel to Cardston, then pavement through Del Bonita and Milk River to Highway 879, then gravel again to the Saskatchewan border.^[2]

Highway 501
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length	300.1 km[1] (186.5 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Highway 5 near Mountain View
Major intersections	Highway 2 in Cardston Highway 4 in Milk River Highway 41 in Cypress County
East end	Highway 13 at Saskatchewan border
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Cardston County, Warner County No. 5, Forty Mile County No. 8, Cypress County
Towns	Cardston, Milk River
Highway system
Alberta Provincial Highway Network List Former
← Highway 500 → Highway 503

It is also known as 9 Avenue in Cardston, and Centre Avenue in Milk River. From Highway 889, on through to Saskatchewan, it follows the path of the Red Coat Trail.^[1]

The section of Highway 501 between Cardston and the ghost town of Whiskey Gap was originally designated as part of Highway 40, where Highway 40 continued south to the Canada–United States border. The Highway 40 designation was removed in the early 1970s.^[3][4]

Cardston bypass

The Cardston truck bypass is officially designated as part of Highway 501 but it unsigned. The signed designation follows 9th Avenue through Cardston, and then follows a short concurrency with Highway 2.^[2]

Major intersections

From west to east:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Cardston County	​	0.0	0.0	Highway 5 – Waterton Park, Cardston	West of Mountain View
	Cardston	22.4	13.9	12 Street W / 9 Avenue W	Bypass route to Hwy 5
		24.6	15.3	Highway 2 north (Main Street) – Fort Macleod, Calgary	West end of Hwy 2 concurrency
		26.7	16.6	Cardston Truck Bypass	Unsigned spur of Hwy 501
	​	27.4	17.0	Highway 2 south – Carway, U.S. border, Browning	East end of Hwy 2 concurrency
		46.6	29.0	Township Road 11A / Range Road 241A	Former Hwy 40
		50.6	31.4	Highway 820 north – Spring Coulee
	Del Bonita	72.8	45.2	Highway 62 – Magrath, U.S. border, Cut Bank
County of Warner No. 5	​	131.7	81.8	Highway 4 south – Coutts, U.S. border, Great Falls	West end of Hwy 4 concurrency
	Milk River	134.8	83.8	Highway 4 north – Lethbridge	East end of Hwy 4 concurrency
	​	157.3	97.7	Highway 877 north – Skiff
		167.9	104.3	Highway 500 south – Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
County of Forty Mile No. 8	​	187.5	116.5	Highway 879 north – Foremost
		197.3	122.6	Highway 880 south – Aden
		212.3	131.9	Highway 885 north – Etzikom
		236.4	146.9	Highway 887 north – Orion
		249.4	155.0	Highway 889 north (Red Coat Trail) to Highway 61 – Manyberries	West end of Red Coat Trail concurrency
Cypress County	​	281.7	175.0	Highway 41 – Medicine Hat, U.S. border, Havre
		300.1	186.5	Highway 13 east (Red Coat Trail) – Eastend, Shaunavon	Continues into Saskatchewan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition