Alberta Highway 72

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Highway 72 marker

Highway 72

Highway 72 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Ministry of Transportation
Length33.4 km[1] (20.8 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 2 / Hwy 2A near Crossfield
East end Hwy 9 / Hwy 806 in Beiseker
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesRocky View County
VillagesBeiseker
Highway system
Hwy 68 Hwy 88

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 72 is a 33 km (21 mi) highway in central Alberta, Canada, connecting the Queen Elizabeth II Highway near Crossfield to Highway 9 in Beiseker.[2]

At its west end, Highway 72 begins at its intersection with Highways 2 and 2A at Exit 295 southeast of the Town of Crossfield and ends at Highways 9 and 806 at the Village of Beiseker. The entire stretch of Highway 72 is in Rocky View County.[1][2]

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Rocky View County.

Locationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 Hwy 2A north – Crossfield
Hwy 2 – Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton
Interchange; exit 295 on Hwy 2; through traffic follows Hwy 2A
11.97.4 Hwy 791
Beiseker33.520.8 Hwy 9 – Drumheller, Irricana, Calgary
Hwy 806 north – Acme, Linden
Through traffic follows Hwy 9 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Google (November 22, 2017). "Highway 72 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2017.