Alberta Provincial Highway No. 21A, commonly referred to as Highway 21A, was the designation of two former

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s of Highway 21 in

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, Canada.

Southern segment

The southern section of Highway 21A was a highway which started at Highway 9 in the Village of

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and traveled north for to the Village of

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and then turned east for to Highway 21, northeast of the Village of

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. It was established in 1958/59 when Highway 21 was realigned from Beiseker to Highway 1 (

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) east of Strathmore. Highway 21A was renumbered to Highway 26 in 1962/63, and in 1972/73 the north-south section became Highway 806 while the east-west section became Highway 575.

Northern segment

The northern section of Highway 21A was a highway that connected Highway 21 with Highway 12 near the Hamlet of

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. In the early-1990s, Highway 11 was extended east from Highway 815 near

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to Highway 21; when construction was completed, Highway 21A became part of Highway 11.

References

{{Alberta Provincial Highways, Hwy=021A 021A 021A