Alberta Provincial Highway No. 60, commonly referred to as Highway 60 and officially named Devonian Way, is a north–south highway west of
Edmonton
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Alberta
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, connecting
Highway 39 to
Highway 16. In tandem with
Highway 19, it is often used as a southwest bypass of Edmonton for travellers wishing to avoid traffic within the city.
Highway 60 begins as a two-lane rural highway east of
Calmar in central
Leduc County
Leduc County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada that is immediately south of the City of Edmonton. It spans east to west and north to south, and has a population of 14,416. The municipal district is home to prairie parkland and several ...
, branching due north from Highway 39 to meet Highway 19 at the south end of Devon where it becomes a divided
expressway
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* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional s ...
. Passing west of Devon and entering
Parkland County
Parkland County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. Located west of Edmonton in Census Division No. 11, its municipal office, Parkland County Centre, is located north of the Town of Stony Plain on Highway 779.
History
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, it bends west to cross the
North Saskatchewan River
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on twin bridges, curving back north across
Highways 627 and
628 to reach an
interchange with
Highway 16A in
Acheson. The divided highway briefly reverts to two lanes before expanding again to four lanes and ending at Highway 16 west of Edmonton.
Alberta Transportation has outlined plans to
twin
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the section of Highway 60 between Highways 16 and 16A, as well as long-term plans to realign Highway 60 as a
freeway
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slightly to the west of Devon allowing for a free-flowing connection into a newly twinned Highway 19.
Major intersections
From south to north:
References
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