Alberta Provincial Highway No. 14, commonly referred to as Highway 14, is an east-west highway in

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, Canada. It stretches from

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through Wainwright to the

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–

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border, running parallel to the more northern Highway 16. Highway 14 is about long. Along with Saskatchewan Highway 40 (with which it connects at the boundary), it forms part of the

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, named after Chief

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of the

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Route description

Highway 14 begins in south Edmonton as a

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named

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at the

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interchange, linking to Highway 2. It travels east for along Whitemud Drive through neighbourhoods of southeast Edmonton until reaching the

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, with which it is

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for . Leaving the city, the highway veers east and intersects Highway 21 before the

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ends west of South Cooking Lake. It continues east toward

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where it bends southeast, paralleling the

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of the

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, and passes through

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, Poe,

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, and

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before intersecting Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) in

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. The highway continues through the communities of Kinsella, Irma, Fabyan, and Wainwright, crossing Highway 41 (Buffalo Trail). The route then travels due east and intersects Highway 17 to enter Saskatchewan.

History

Highway 14 historically began in

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at the intersection of 104 Street (Calgary Trail) and Whyte (82) Avenue, following Whyte Avenue and 79 Avenue out of Edmonton until it was realigned to the newly constructed

Sherwood Park Freeway Sherwood Park Freeway is a freeway that connects east Edmonton to Sherwood Park in Alberta, Canada. It begins in the Gainer Industrial area where Argyll Road and 82 (Whyte) Avenue merge before intersecting 50 Street. It then ...

further in the mid-1960s. Just west of Sherwood Park, at the Highway 14X junction, Highway 14 branched south for along present-day Anthony Henday Drive before it turned east. In the 1980s, Highway 14 was rerouted to follow Whitemud Drive into the city; however it followed 50 Street and Sherwood Park Freeway as at the time Whitemud Drive terminated at 34 Street. In 1999, Whitemud Drive was extended to present-day Anthony Henday Drive and Highway 14 was changed to its current alignment.''Province of Alberta Canada Official Road Map 1999'' (Map). Alberta Tourism and Small Business. § Edmonton

Major intersections

From west to east:''Alberta Road Atlas'' (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 56, 57, 65, 66, and 67.

Former Auxiliary Routes

There are three former auxiliary routes of Highway 14 located in the Edmonton area.

Highway 14A

There are two former alignments of Highway 14A. The first route followed Connors Road and 83 Street between Highway 14, which at the time followed Whyte (82) Avenue, and

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via the Low Level Bridge. The route was phased out in the 1970s. The second route of Highway 14A was 76 Avenue through Strathcona County. Highway 14 formerly shifted south from Whyte (82) Avenue to 76 Avenue before continuing east. When the

opened in 1968, Highway 14 was moved to the new route and the former route was renumbered as Highway 14A. The route was phased out in the 1970s.

Highway 14X

Highway 14X was a spur connecting Highway 14 with Highway 16A and

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. The route became part of Highway 216 in 1999.

References

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