Alberta Highway 779

Highway 779
48 Street, Fifth Meridian (Range Road 10), 114° Longitude
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Length: 30 km (20 mi)
Major junctions
North end: Hwy 627 south of Stony Plain
  Hwy 16A
Hwy 16 (TCH) (YH)
South end: Hwy 37west of Calahoo
Location
Specialized
and rural
municipalities:		 Parkland County, Sturgeon County
Towns: Stony Plain
Highway system

Provincial highways in Alberta

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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 779[1] is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs south-north from Highway 627 (Garden Valley Road) to Highway 37 west of Calahoo. Stony Plain is the only settlement the highway passes through. It runs on the Fifth Meridian (Range Road 10) for its entire length, which was surveyed as 114° Longitude in the Dominion Land Survey, and used by the Alberta Township System. It is 48 Street in Stony Plain.

Km by km description

Starting from the south end of Highway 779:

County km Intersecting road Notes Coordinates
Parkland County 0 Hwy 627, Township Road 520 West to Keephills
East to Edmonton		 53°27′14″N 114°0′7″W / 53.45389°N 114.00194°W
6 Hwy 628, Range Road 524, 79 Avenue West to Spring Lake
East to Stony Plain I.R. 135 & Whitemud Drive		 53°30′43″N 114°0′6″W / 53.51194°N 114.00167°W
8 Traffic lights
50 Avenue		 Stony Plain 53°31′49″N 114°0′7″W / 53.53028°N 114.00194°W
9 Hwy 16A, Township Road 530 Grade separated
West to Carvel
East to Spruce Grove		 53°32′29″N 114°0′7″W / 53.54139°N 114.00194°W
13 Hwy 16 (TCH), Township Road 532 Grade separated
West to Wabamun Lake
East to Spruce Grove		 53°34′11″N 114°0′1″W / 53.56972°N 114.00028°W
Sturgeon County 22 Hwy 633, Township Road 542 East to Villeneuve 53°39′27″N 114°0′7″W / 53.65750°N 114.00194°W
30 Hwy 37 West to Onoway
East to Calahoo		 53°43′15″N 114°0′7″W / 53.72083°N 114.00194°W

References

  1. ↑ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 29