Alberta Highway 881

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 881, commonly referred to as Highway 881, is a highway split into two sections in northeast Alberta, Canada. Each section is over 200 kilometres (120 mi) in length; the southern portion runs from Highway 13 in Hardisty to Highway 55 northwest of Bonnyville, while the northern section stretches from Highway 55 in Lac La Biche to the south side of Fort McMurray, serving as an important alternate route to Highway 63.^[2] A 72-kilometre (45 mi) section of Highway 55 joins the two sections. Lac La Biche County is lobbying the Government of Alberta to renumber the section of Highway 881 between Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray to Highway 36.^[3]

Highway 881
The two segments of Highway 881 (highlighted in red) are connected by Highway 55
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
South segment
Length	213.8 km[1] (132.8 mi)
South end	Highway 13 at Hardisty
Major intersections	Highway 14 at Irma Highway 16 (TCH) at Mannville Highway 45 at Myrnam Highway 29 at St. Paul Highway 28 near St. Vincent
North end	Highway 55 east of Rich Lake
North segment
Length	264.9 km[1] (164.6 mi)
South end	Highway 36 / Highway 55 at Lac La Biche
North end	Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Flagstaff County, Wainwright M.D. No. 61, Minburn County No. 27, Two Hills County No. 21, St. Paul County No. 19, Bonnyville M.D. No. 87, Lac La Biche County, I.D. No. 349, R.M. of Wood Buffalo
Towns	Hardisty, St. Paul
Highway system
Alberta Provincial Highway Network List Former
← Highway 880 → Highway 882

Both sections are entirely paved. This highway is also 49 Street in Hardisty, 53 Street in Irma, 47 Street in Mannville, 50 Street in Myrnam, and 40 Street in St. Paul.^[1]

Future

In October 2012, the Government of Alberta announced $158 million in funding to improve Highway 881 between Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray, and an additional $150 million for extension of the highway from Anzac to Highway 69 (now Saprae Creek Trail) near Fort McMurray.^[4]

Major intersections

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Flagstaff County	Hardisty	0.0	0.0	Highway 13 – Camrose, Provost	Highway 881 southern terminus
M.D. of Wainwright No. 61	Irma	30.3	18.8	Highway 14 – Edmonton, Wainwright
	​	51.8	32.2	Highway 619 west – Viking	South end of Highway 619 concurrency
County of Minburn No. 27	​	61.5	38.2	Highway 619 east	North end of Highway 619 concurrency
	Mannville	80.2	49.8	Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Edmonton, Lloydminster
↑ / ↓	​	104.9	65.2	Highway 631
County of Two Hills No. 21	Myrnam	118.2	73.4	Highway 45 – Two Hills, Marwayne
↑ / ↓	​	129.4	80.4	Crosses the North Saskatchewan River
County of St. Paul No. 19	​	145.9	90.7	Highway 646 – Lafond, Elk Point
	​	156.5	97.2	Highway 29 east – Bonnyville, Elk Point	South end of Highway 29 concurrency
St. Paul		158.1	98.2	Highway 29 east (50 Avenue) / 40 Street	North end of Highway 29 concurrency
County of St. Paul No. 19	St. Vincent	176.1	109.4
	​	179.3	111.4	Highway 28 – Edmonton, Bonnyville, Cold Lake
M.D. of Bonnyville	​	189.0	117.4	Highway 660 east – Glendon
		213.8	132.8	Highway 55 – Lac La Biche, Cold Lake
69.6 km (43.2 mi) gap in Highway 881[1]
Lac La Biche County	Lac La Biche	282.6	175.6	Highway 55 / Highway 36 south – Boyle, Vilna, Cold Lake	Highway 36 northern terminus
		285.2	177.2	Highway 663 east – Beaver Lake
	​	290.4	180.4	Lakeland Drive	Former Highway 881 alignment
		311.5	193.6	Highway 858 west – Plamondon
	Imperial Mills	328.6	204.2
R.M. of Wood Buffalo	Conklin	420.9	261.5
	​	456.4	283.6	Janvier
		502.8	312.4	La Loche Winter Trail	Winter road to La Loche, Saskatchewan; future Highway 956 east
	Anzac	525.9	326.8
	​	538.5	334.6	Gregoire Lake Provincial Park
		547.5	340.2	Highway 63 – Edmonton, Fort McMurray	Highway 881 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Roads portal

• List of Alberta provincial highways