Alberta Highway 563

Highway 563 marker
Highway 563
Old Banff Coach Road
Route information
Maintained by the City of Calgary and Alberta Transportation
Old Banff Coach Road
Length11.4 km (7.1 mi)
West end Highway 1 (TCH) west of Calgary
East endBow Trail in Calgary
Highway 563
Length6.2 km (3.9 mi)
West end Highway 1 (TCH) west of Calgary
East end101 Street SW
(Calgary city limits)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesRocky View County
Major citiesCalgary
Highway system
← Highway 562→ Highway 564

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 563, commonly referred to as Highway 563, is a short highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs mostly west-east from Highway 1 exit 172 at Range Road 31 to Calgary city limits at Range Road 24 (101 Street SW). It is known as Old Banff Coach Road for its entire length,[1] and unlike other provincial highways, has a speed limit of only 50 km/h (31 mph) outside of Calgary.

Major intersections

Starting from the west end of Old Banff Coach Road:

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Rocky View County−1.0−0.62Township Road 250
0.00.0 Highway 1 (TCH) – Banff, Calgary (16 Avenue NW)Interchange (Hwy 1 Exit 172)
Hwy 563 / Old Banff Coach Road western terminus
0.40.25Range Road 31Hwy 563 / Old Banff Coach Road turns southeast
5.73.5Springbank Road (Township Road 244)Hwy 563 / Old Banff Coach Road branches east
Calgary6.23.9101 Street SW (Range Road 24)Calgary city limits
Hwy 563 eastern terminus
6.64.1 Stoney Trail (Highway 201)Northbound entrance and southbound exit
7.84.885 Street SW
9.86.1Patterson Hill / Coach Hill Road
10.46.5Patterson Boulevard
10.86.7Coach Hill Road
11.47.1Bow Trail
Strathcona Boulevard		Old Banff Coach Road eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Route transition

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Old Banff Coach Road (Highway 563) in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 18, 2017.


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