Alberta Highway 2A
Highway 2A highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of Highway 2 | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Southern Alberta segment | ||||
| Length | 41 km (25 mi) | |||
| South end | Highway 543 in High River | |||
| Major intersections | Highway 7 at Okotoks | |||
| North end | Highway 201 in Calgary | |||
| Central Alberta segment | ||||
| Length | 229 km (142 mi) | |||
| South end | Highway 2 / Highway 72 near Crossfield | |||
| Major intersections | Highway 27 in Olds Highway 42 in Penhold Highway 2 in Red Deer Highway 11 in Red Deer Highway 11A in Red Deer Highway 12 in Lacombe Highway 53 in Ponoka Highway 13 in Wetaskiwin | |||
| North end | Highway 2 in Leduc | |||
| Northern Alberta segments | ||||
| Length | 53 km (33 mi) Sexsmith 15 km (9 mi) High Prairie 27 km (17 mi) Grimshaw 11 km (7 mi) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Foothills County, Rocky View County, Mountain View County, Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Leduc County, Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D., Big Lakes County, Smoky River No. 130 M.D., Peace No. 135 M.D. | |||
| Major cities | Calgary, Red Deer, Lacombe, Wetaskiwin, Leduc | |||
| Towns | High River, Okotoks, Crossfield, Carstairs, Olds, Bowden, Innisfail, Penhold, Blackfalds, Ponoka, Millet, Grimshaw | |||
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Highway 2A is the designation of six alternate routes off Highway 2 in Alberta, Canada. In general, these are original sections of Highway 2, such as the southern portion of Macleod Trail in Calgary. They passed through communities before limited-access freeways were built to shorten driving distance, accommodate heavier volumes and to bypass city traffic. Portions of the alignment of Highway 2A follow the route of the former Calgary and Edmonton Trail.