Alberta Highway 7

Highway 7 marker
Highway 7
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length26.2 km[1] (16.3 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 22 in Diamond Valley
Major intersections Highway 2A in Okotoks
East end Highway 2 / Highway 547 near Aldersyde
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesFoothills County
TownsDiamond Valley, Okotoks
Highway system
← Highway 6→ Highway 8

Highway 7 is an east–west highway in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. It spans approximately 26 km (16 mi) from Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) to Highway 2.[1][2]

Highway 7 begins in the Town of Diamond Valley, which was created on January 1, 2023 with the merger of the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley.[3] The highway continues east, passing along the southern boundary of the Town of Okotoks. East of Okotoks, the highway ends at Highway 2 north of the Hamlet of Aldersyde, and is succeeded by Highway 547.[1][2][4]

Highway 7 originally continued south from Black Diamond to Longview, but the section was renumbered replaced by Highway 22 in the early 1970s.[5][6]

Major intersections

Looking in direction of Diamond Valley

The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 7 from west to east.[1][2] The entire route is in Foothills County.

Locationkm[4]miDestinationsNotes
Diamond Valley0.00.0 Highway 22 (Government Road / Centre Avenue) – Longview, Bragg Creek, CalgaryContinues as Hwy 22 north
Okotoks19.312.0 Highway 2A north (Southridge Drive) / Highway 783 south – CalgaryWest end of Hwy 2A concurrency
20.913.032 Street E
Aldersyde25.215.7 Highway 2A south – High RiverEast end of Hwy 2A concurrency
26.216.3 Highway 2 – Calgary, Fort Macleod, Lethbridge
Highway 547 east – Mossleigh		Interchange; Hwy 2 exit 209; continues as Hwy 547 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2016 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2010 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § M-5.
  3. ^ Hunt, Stephen (January 1, 2023). "2 Alberta towns merge to create Diamond Valley". CTV News Calgary. CTV News. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Highway 7 in southern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Department of Highways (1960). Alberta Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). The Province of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Travel Alberta (1972). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). The Province of Alberta.


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