Alberta Provincial Highway No. 986, commonly referred to as Highway 986, is an east-west highway in

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. It spans approximately from Highway 35 (

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) to Highway 88 (Bicentennial Highway). Highway 986 comprises the western segment of the partially constructed "Northern Alberta East-West Highway Corridor".

Route description

Highway 986 begins at Highway 35, approximately north of the Town of Grimshaw and south of the Hamlet of Dixonville within the

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. After intersecting Highway 743, the highway crosses the

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and enters

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. A short distance later, the highway intersects Highway 688. It then continues east through the hamlets of

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and Little Buffalo before ending at Highway 88, approximately south of the Hamlet of Red Earth Creek.

History

Highway 986 was originally numbered Highway 686. The highway was renumbered in the mid-1990s.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along Highway 986 from west to east.

References

{{Alberta Provincial Highways, 2ndHwy=yes

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