Alberta Provincial Highway No. 24, commonly referred to as Highway 24, is a highway in southern

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, Canada, east of

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Route description

Highway 24 begins along the

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west of the Town of Strathmore and proceeds south past the Hamlet of Cheadle. At south of Highway 1, it crosses

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and intersects Highway 22X to the west and Highway 901 to the east at a four-way stop later. Highway 24 continues south for another before it turns to the east. later, it passes

Carseland Carseland is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 24, approximately south of Cheadle and south of Strathmore. It is within Census Division No. 5. History The advent of the cattlemen in the lat ...

, after which Highway 817 branches north toward Strathmore while Highway 24 crosses the

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on its way south.

Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located south of Strathmore and south of Carseland, along Highway 24. This provincial park is situated on both shores of the Bow River, at an elevation of and has a ...

is on the east side of this stretch of road. When Highway 24 meets Highway 547 westbound, it turns east and passes the Hamlet of Mossleigh. At Highway 547 eastbound it turns south for to its end at the junction of Highway 23 and Highway 542 north of

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Future

Plans are being made for a new diamond interchange at the North end of Highway 24 near Cheadle and Highway 1, as part of the Highway 1 Realignment Project. The purpose of this project is to upgrade the adjacent section of

to freeway status (with 4 lanes in either direction) and bypass the town of Strathmore. As part of this project, there is also the possibility of changes to the Highway name designation for Northern 16 km stretch of Highway 24. As part of the project Highway 817 could be re-designated as new section of Highway 24, therefore leaving the old section of Highway 24 renamed to Cheadle Road or simply Range Road 262. An official decision on the naming designation has yet to be made.

Major intersections

From south to north:

References

External links

Highway 1 Realignment & Highway 24 Interchange
by Alberta Transportation. {{Alberta Provincial Highways, Hwy=yes

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