Alberta Highway 61

Highway 61
Red Coat Trail
Route information
Length:	147 km (91 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 4 near Stirling
	Hwy 36 near Wrentham
East end:	Hwy 889 near Manyberries
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Warner No. 5 County, Forty Mile No. 8 County
Villages:	Foremost
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 60 Hwy 62 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 61^[1] is an east–west highway in southern Alberta, Canada. In the west, Highway 61 starts at Highway 4 north of the Village of Stirling and ends at Highway 889 east of the Hamlet of Manyberries. It is part of the Red Coat Trail, a historical route north of the Canada–US border. The Red Coat Trail continues to Saskatchewan via Highway 889 and Highway 501.

Major intersections

Municipality	km	Description	Coordinates
County of Warner No. 5	0	Begins at Highway 4 north of the Village of Stirling	49°31′22.53″N 112°31′21.47″W / 49.5229250°N 112.5226306°W / 49.5229250; -112.5226306 (61 x 4)
	24	Crosses Highway 36 near the Hamlet of Wrentham	49°31′24.60″N 112°11′59.83″W / 49.5235000°N 112.1999528°W / 49.5235000; -112.1999528 (61 x 36)
County of Forty Mile No. 8	53	Highway 877 branches off to the north near the Hamlet of Skiff Highway 877 concurrency begins	49°31′09.18″N 111°48′00.07″W / 49.5192167°N 111.8000194°W / 49.5192167; -111.8000194 (61 x 877)
	54	Highway 877 branches off to the south near the Hamlet of Skiff Highway 877 concurrency ends	49°29′37.93″N 111°47′58.40″W / 49.4938694°N 111.7995556°W / 49.4938694; -111.7995556 (61 x 877)
Village of Foremost	81	Crosses Highway 879 at the Village of Foremost	49°28′37.40″N 111°26′21.98″W / 49.4770556°N 111.4394389°W / 49.4770556; -111.4394389 (61 x 879)
County of Forty Mile No. 8	109	Crosses Highway 885 at the Hamlet of Etzikom	49°28′44.16″N 111°06′08.63″W / 49.4789333°N 111.1023972°W / 49.4789333; -111.1023972 (61 x 885)
	132	Highway 887 branches off to the north at the Hamlet of Orion Highway 887 concurrency begins	49°27′56.40″N 110°48′41.43″W / 49.4656667°N 110.8115083°W / 49.4656667; -110.8115083 (61 x 887)
	135	Highway 887 branches off to the south Highway 887 concurrency ends	49°24′04.48″N 110°48′42.27″W / 49.4012444°N 110.8117417°W / 49.4012444; -110.8117417 (61 x 887)
	147	Passes by the Hamlet of Manyberries	49°24′20.85″N 110°41′26.47″W / 49.4057917°N 110.6906861°W / 49.4057917; -110.6906861 (61 x Manyberries)
	150	Meets Highway 889 where it ends	49°24′46.53″N 110°40′56.28″W / 49.4129250°N 110.6823000°W / 49.4129250; -110.6823000 (61 x 889)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.