Alberta Highway 8

Alberta Highway 8

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 8 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Alberta, which connects Highway 22 just north of the Townsite of Redwood Meadows to its terminus at Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail) in Calgary. Within Calgary city limits, Highway 8 is known as Glenmore Trail, named after the reservoir that it crosses. Glenmore Trail is a major east–west expressway in Calgary, and with the completed interchanges at 37 Street SW, Crowchild Trail, 14 Street SW, Elbow Drive SW, 5 Street SW, Macleod Trail, Centre Street, Blackfoot Trail, Deerfoot Trail and 18 Street SE, Glenmore Trail is a full freeway between Ogden Road on the east and Richard Street on the west.

Glenmore Trail continues east of Calgary, passing Langdon at Highway 797, crossing Highway 24 south of Cheadle, and ending at Highway 817 south of Strathmore. It is designated as Highway 560 from the Calgary city limits to Highway 797 at Langdon.


Read more about Alberta Highway 8:  Major Intersections

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