Alberta Highway 20

Highway 20
Route information
Length:	110 km (70 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Hwy 11 near Sylvan Lake
	Hwy 11A in Sylvan Lake Hwy 12 at Bentley Hwy 53 at Rimbey Hwy 20A at Rimbey Hwy 13 at Winfield
North end:	Hwy 39 at Alsike
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Red Deer County, Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Wetaskiwin No. 10 County, Brazeau County
Towns:	Sylvan Lake, Bentley, Rimbey
Villages:	Breton
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 19 Hwy 21 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 20 is a highway located in central Alberta, Canada, west of Highway 2.^[1]

Highway 20 begins at Alsike along Highway 39 and proceeds 10 km south to Breton where it crosses Highway 616.^[2] It continues south another 17 km to Winfield where it crosses Highway 13. From Winfield the highway continues south for another 15 km to Hoadley where Highway 611 branches off to the east. 12 km further south it goes through Bluffton where Highway 607 branches off to the west.^[2]

Highway 53 branches off Highway 20 to the east towards Ponoka about 10 km south of Bluffton. The highway then travels 2 km before meeting Highway 20A, which proceeds into Rimbey. Highway 20 turns left and proceeds another 3 km before Highway 53 branches off to the west through Rimbey to Highway 22. The highway proceeds southeast for 22 km where Highway 771 branches off to the north. The highway meets Highway 12 just east of Bentley 2 km later.^[2]

From Highway 12, it goes directly south for 16 km where it meets Highway 11A at a four way stop at the east end of Sylvan Lake. From Highway 11A it travels another 4 km to its end at Highway 11.^[3]

Highway 20 southbound between Breton and Rimbey

Major intersections

From south to north:^[4]

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km[5]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Red Deer County	Sylvan Lake	0	0.0	Hwy 11 – Rocky Mountain House, Red Deer Future Hwy 781 south	Traffic signals Proposed interchange Proposed Hwy 781 realignment[6]
		4	2.5	Hwy 11A east / Lakeshore Drive – Red Deer	Roundabout
Lacombe County	​	11	6.8	Aspelund Road – Blackfalds
	Bentley	20	12	Hwy 12 – Rocky Mountain House, Gull Lake, Lacombe
	​	22	14	Hwy 771 north
Ponoka County	Rimbey	43	27	Hwy 20A north to Hwy 53 west (50 Avenue)	Hwy 20 turns west
		45	28	Hwy 20A south / Hwy 53 west (51 Street)	Hwy 20 branches north Hwy 53 concurrency begins
	​	47	29	Hwy 53 east – Ponoka	Hwy 53 concurrency ends
	Bluffton	54	34	Hwy 607 west
	Hoadley	69	43	Hwy 611 east – Maskwacis
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	Winfield	84	52	Hwy 13 – Alder Flats, Ma-Me-O Beach, Wetaskiwin
Brazeau County	Breton	101	63	Hwy 616 – Buck Creek, Mulhurst
	Alsike	110	68	Hwy 39 – Drayton Valley, Warburg, Leduc
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Unopened

Highway 20A

Alignment of Highway 20A in Alberta

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 20A is the designation of a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) alternate route off Highway 20 serving the Town of Rimbey. It starts within Rimbey at Highway 53 and ends 1.6 km (1.0 mi) to the north at Highway 20.^[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Ponoka County.

Location	km[5]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Rimbey	0	0.0	Hwy 20 – Bentley, Sylvan Lake Township Road 424	East entrance into Rimbey along 50 Avenue
	1.6	0.99	Hwy 53 west (50 Avenue) 51 Street	Four way stop, Hwy 20A branches north Hwy 53 concurrency begins
	3.2	2.0	Hwy 20 south	North entrance into Rimbey; Hwy 20A ends.
Continues as Hwy 20 north / Hwy 53 east – Winfield, Breton, Ponoka
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
2. Google (October 31, 2016). "Highways 20 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
3. Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (2015 ed.). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. § J–5 and K–5.
4. Alberta Road Atlas (2005 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. p. 64.
5. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
6. "Highway 11 Functional Planning Study - Executive Summary" (PDF). Government of Alberta. McElhanny Consulting Services Ltd. December 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2016.