| Highway 6 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 74 km (46 mi) | |||
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| South end: | MT 17 at the U.S. border near Chief Mountain | |||
| Hwy 5 within Waterton Lakes National Park | ||||
| North end: | Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) near Pincher Creek | |||
| Location | ||||
| Rural municipalities: |
I.D. No. 4, Cardston County, Pincher Creek No. 9 M.D. | |||
| Towns: | Pincher Creek | |||
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Provincial highways in Alberta
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 6[1] is a north-south highway in southern Alberta, Canada. It spans approximately 74 km (46 mi) from Alberta's border with Montana to the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3).[2][3]
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Montana State Highway 17 in Glacier National Park becomes Alberta Highway 6 in Waterton Lakes National Park as it crosses the Canada–United States border at Chief Mountain. Generally travelling in a north direction from Chief Mountain, the highway provides access to the Hamlet of Waterton Park via Highway 5, and passes through the Hamlet of Twin Butte and the Town of Pincher Creek. Highway 6 then ends at Highway 3 north of Pincher Creek.[2][3]
The following is a list of major intersections along Alberta Highway 6 from south to north.[2][3]
| Municipality | km | Description | Notes | |
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| I.D. No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park) |
0 | Begins at Montana border Preceded by MT 17 |
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| 22 | Hwy 5 branches off to the east Hwy 5 concurrency begins |
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| 23 | Hwy 5 branches off to the west Hwy 5 concurrency ends |
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| M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 49 | Hwy 505 branches off to the east | ||
| Town of Pincher Creek | 69 | Hwy 507 branches off to the east Hwy 507 concurrency begins |
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| 69.5 | Hwy 785 branches off to the east | |||
| 71 | Hwy 507 branches off to the west Hwy 507 concurrency ends |
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| M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 74 | Ends at Hwy 3 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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