Alberta Highway 838
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 838, commonly referred to as Highway 838, is a short highway in central
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada. It runs from Highway 837 across the
Red Deer River The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta and a small portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River and is part of the larger Saskatchewan-Nelson system that empties into Hudson Bay. Red Deer River ...
on the free, cable-operated
Bleriot Ferry The Bleriot Ferry is a cable ferry in Alberta, Canada. It links the two sections of the North Dinosaur Trail ( Highway 838) as it crosses the Red Deer River from Kneehill County on the west, to Starland County on the east. Originally known as th ...
to Highway 9 / Highway 56 in
Drumheller Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of Central Alberta, east-central Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler, Alberta, Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often ref ...
. Outside of Drumheller, Highway 838 does not pass through any communities. All of Highway 838 is part of the
Dinosaur Trail The Dinosaur Trail is a circular tourist route in the province of Alberta, Canada, located in the Canadian badlands paralleling the Red Deer River on both sides, from Drumheller to the Bleriot Ferry. It is divided in two segments, with the So ...
and is known as North Dinosaur Trail. The Bleriot Ferry operates from late April to November.


Major intersections

From northwest to southeast:


References

{{Alberta Provincial Highways, 2ndHwy=yes, Hwy=838
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Drumheller