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Alberta Highway 55

Highway in Alberta

Field	Value
province	AB
type	Hwy
route	55
alternate_name	Northern Woods and Water Route
map	Alberta Highway 055.png
length_km	263
length_ref
direction_a	West
direction_b	East
terminus_a	in Athabasca
junction	near Atmore
near Lac La Biche
in La Corey
in Cold Lake
terminus_b	at Saskatchewan border near Cherry Grove
rural_municipalities	Athabasca County, Lac La Biche County, Bonnyville No. 87 M.D.
cities	Cold Lake
towns	Athabasca
previous_type	Hwy
previous_route	54
next_type	Hwy
next_route	56

near Lac La Biche in La Corey in Cold Lake

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 55, commonly referred to as Highway 55, is a 263 km long east–west highway in northeast Alberta, Canada. It extends from the Saskatchewan border in the east through the Cold Lake, Lac La Biche, and Athabasca where it ends at Highway 2. In Saskatchewan, it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 55.

The entire length of Highway 55 comprises the easternmost segment of Alberta's portion of the Northern Woods and Water Route (NWWR). West of Athabasca, the Northern Woods and Water Route continues westward along Highway 2 and then Highway 49.

History

The original designation Highway 55 was a 15 km long north-south highway that appeared on maps in the mid-1950s and connected Fort Saskatchewan with Highway 16, just east of Edmonton. In 1973, Alberta established its secondary highway system along mostly existing unimproved roads, with Secondary Highway 662 running between Highway 36 and Cold Lake, and Secondary Highway 664 running between Athabasca and Donatville.

The idea of a northern highway corridor between Dawson Creek, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba was originally lobbied by George Stevenson, a retired CN employee who lived in McLennan, Alberta. The communities along the proposed corridor supported his idea and eventually resulted in the incorporation of the Northern Woods and Water Route Association in the western provinces 1974. As part of establishing the corridor in northeastern Alberta, two secondary highways (662 and 664), along with Highway 28X and a portion of Highway 46 were renumbered to Highway 55 in , matching Saskatchewan Highway 55, while the original route east of Edmonton became part of Highway 21. Highway 55 was paved throughout the 1980s.

;Former Highways

Former
Number	Length
(km)	Length
(mi)	Western terminus	Eastern terminus	Notes
Highway 664	32 km	Highway 2 in Athabasca	Former Highway 46 at Donatville
Highway 46	63 km	Former Highway 664 at Donatville	Highway 36 in Lac La Biche	Highway 46 south of Atmore replaced by Highway 63;
23 km concurrency Highway 63.
Highway 36			Former Highway 46 in Lac La Biche	Former Highway 662 south of Lac La Biche	Concurrency remains.
Highway 662	125 km	Highway 36 south of Lac La Biche	Highway 28 in Cold Lake
Highway 28			Highway 28 in Cold Lake	Former Highway 28X south of Cold Lake	Concurrency remains.
Highway 28X	13 km	Highway 28 south of Cold Lake	Saskatchewan border
Concurrency

Major intersections

From west to east:

References

"Provincial Highways Designation Order". Alberta Transportation.
(March 2015). "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart". Alberta Transportation.
"Highway 55 in Alberta".
The H.M. Gousha Company. (1956). "Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba". The Shell Oil Company.
(2016). "History".
(1976–1977). "Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map". Alberta Business Development and Tourism.
(1978–1979). "Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map". Alberta Business Development and Tourism.
(1990). "Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map". Alberta Business Development and Tourism.

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