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Alberta Highway 23

Highway 23
Highway 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length	136 km[1] (85 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Hwy 3 near Monarch
Major intersections	Hwy 3A near Monarch Hwy 519 near Nobleford Hwy 24 near Vulcan Hwy 2inHigh River
North end	Hwy 2AinHigh 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
Provincial highways in Alberta
← Hwy 22X → Hwy 24

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 23, commonly referred to as Highway 23, is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Highway 2 that serves as an alternate route between Calgary and Lethbridge.^[1]

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[edit]

From south to north:^[5]

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

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