Alberta Provincial Highway No. 44, commonly referred to as Highway 44, is a highway in northern Alberta, Canada that extends from Hondo to Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) east of Spruce Grove. It is the primary route between the Edmonton area and the Lesser Slave Lake region. The stretch between Highway 16 and Westlock was formerly Secondary Highway 794, but due to a large increase in traffic it was upgraded to Highway 44 in 1999.[2] Highway 44 is approximately 172 kilometres (107 mi) long.[1]

Highway 44 marker
Highway 44
Map
Highway 44 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length171.63 km[1] (106.65 mi)
Major junctions
South end Highway 16 (TCH) near Acheson
Major intersections Highway 37 near Rivière Qui Barre
Highway 18 in Westlock
North end Highway 2 near Hondo
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesParkland County, Sturgeon County, Westlock County, Lesser Slave River No. 124 M.D.
TownsWestlock
Highway system
Highway 43 Highway 45

Major intersections

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From south to north:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[3]miDestinationsNotes
Parkland CountyAcheson0.00.0   Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Jasper, EdmontonInterchange; Hwy 16 exit 368
Sturgeon CountyVilleneuve9.96.2  Highway 633 – Alberta Beach, St. AlbertRoundabout
16.510.3  Highway 37 – Onoway, Fort Saskatchewan
Rivière Qui Barre23.314.5
26.816.7  Highway 642 – Sandy Beach, Morinville
Alcomdale36.622.7Township Road 570Former Hwy 650 west
Westlock County43.026.7  Highway 651 – Busby, Legal
Westlock65.840.9  Highway 18 (100 Street) – Barrhead, Swan Hills, Clyde
77.248.0UAR 73 west – Pibroch
86.954.0  Highway 601 west – DappSouth end of Hwy 601 concurrency
88.555.0   Highway 601 east / Highway 801 north – RochesterNorth end of Hwy 601 concurrency
102.363.6UAR 81 west – Jarvie
Fawcett115.571.8UAR 83 west
117.773.1  Highway 663 east – Boyle
M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124132.382.2UAR 82 west – Flatbush
157.998.1Township Road 684 – Chisholm
171.6106.6  Highway 2 – Slave Lake, Peace River, AthabascaThrough traffic follows Hwy 2 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Provincial Highways 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF) (Map). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. March 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Secondary Hwy 794 status changed". Government of Alberta. September 15, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Highway 44" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 19, 2018.