# Alberta Highway 13

Highway 13 is an east–west highway through central Alberta. It runs from Alder Flats, 7 km (4 mi) west of Highway 22, to the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, where it becomes Saskatchewan Highway 14. Highway 13 is about 366 kilometres (227 mi) long. East of the City of Wetaskiwin, it generally parallels the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Prairie North Line.

## Route description

From the west, Highway 13 begins at Alder Flats before intersecting Highway 22. It continues east, passing south of Buck Lake and Winfield before crossing Highway 20. The highway then passes south of Battle Lake, the headwaters of the Battle River, and then south of Pigeon Lake, passing through the hamlets of Westerose and Falun prior to intersecting Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway), approximately 51 km (32 mi) south of Edmonton.
East of Highway 2, Highway 13 enters Wetaskiwin as 40 Avenue and turns north along Highway 2A (56 Street). At the north side of Wetaskiwin, it turns east and passes north of Gwynne through Bittern Lake. After crossing Highway 21, it enters Camrose as 48 Avenue.
East of Camrose, Highway 13 travels generally southeast, passing by Ohaton, Bawlf, Daysland and Strome prior to an intersection with Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) in Killam. The highway continues southeast passing by Sedgewick, Lougheed, Hardisty, Amisk and Hughenden, crossing Highway 41 north of Czar. The road travels by Metiskow, through Provost, and by Hayter. Upon entering Saskatchewan, Highway 13 continues as Saskatchewan Highway 14 to Saskatoon.

## History

The section of Highway 13 from Wetaskiwin to Winfield was originally designated as Highway 19, but was renumbered in the late 1960s. Highway 13 was extended further west to Alder Flats in c. 1979 when Highway 612 was renumbered, coinciding with the commissioning of Highway 22 north of Cremona.

## Major intersections

From west to east:
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | Alder Flats | 0.0 | 0.0 | Range Road 74 / Township Road 460 | Western terminus |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 6.5 | 4.0 | Highway 22 – Drayton Valley, Rocky Mountain House | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 11.3 | 7.0 | Range Road 63 – Buck Lake | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 20.6 | 12.8 | Highway 761 north | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | Winfield | 39.1 | 24.3 | UAR 175 north | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 39.9 | 24.8 | Highway 20 – Breton, Rimbey | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 59.3 | 36.8 | Crosses Battle River | Crosses Battle River |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 63.7 | 39.6 | Highway 771 – Pigeon Lake Provincial Park | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | Westerose | 69.7 | 43.3 | Highway 13A east – Ma-Me-O Beach | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 74.6 | 46.4 | Highway 13A west – Ma-Me-O Beach | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | Falun | 82.0 | 51.0 | Highway 795 – Calmar | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 92.3 | 57.4 | Highway 2 – Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary | Interchange; Hwy 2 exit 295 |
| City of Wetaskiwin | City of Wetaskiwin | 109.5 | 68.0 | 56 Street (Highway 2A south) – Ponoka 40 Avenue (Highway 613 east) | West end of Hwy 2A concurrency; former Hwy 13A east |
| City of Wetaskiwin | City of Wetaskiwin | 112.7 | 70.0 | Highway 2A north – Leduc, Edmonton | East end of Hwy 2A concurrency |
| City of Wetaskiwin | City of Wetaskiwin | 114.3 | 71.0 | Highway 814 north / 47 Street – Beaumont | Former Hwy 13A west |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | ​ | 124.9 | 77.6 | Highway 822 | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | Gwynne | 126.0 | 78.3 | UAR 189 south | |
| Camrose County | Bittern Lake | 136.0 | 84.5 | | |
| Camrose County | Ervick | 143.4 | 89.1 | Highway 21 – Edmonton, Three Hills | |
| City of Camrose | City of Camrose | 149.8 | 93.1 | 68 Street (Highway 13A east) – Thru Traffic | Bypass route |
| City of Camrose | City of Camrose | 151.8 | 94.3 | 51 Street (Highway 833 north) | |
| City of Camrose | City of Camrose | 153.7 | 95.5 | Highway 26 east – Viking | |
| City of Camrose | City of Camrose | 155.9 | 96.9 | Highway 13A west (Camrose Drive) – Thru Traffic | Bypass route |
| Camrose County | ​ | 160.8 | 99.9 | Highway 56 – Stettler | Former Hwy 834 north |
| Camrose County | Ohaton | 164.4 | 102.2 | Range Road 192 – Round Hill | |
| Camrose County | Bawlf | 180.3 | 112.0 | Highway 854 – Ryley, Rosalind | |
| Flagstaff County | Daysland | 194.5 | 120.9 | Highway 855 north – Holden | West end of Hwy 855 concurrency |
| Flagstaff County | ​ | 196.2 | 121.9 | Highway 855 south – Heisler, Forestburg | East end of Hwy 855 concurrency |
| Flagstaff County | Strome | 209.0 | 129.9 | Highway 856 south – Forestburg | |
| Flagstaff County | Killam | 223.7 | 139.0 | Highway 36 – Viking, Castor | |
| Flagstaff County | Sedgewick | 234.3 | 145.6 | Highway 869 north | |
| Flagstaff County | Lougheed | 246.5 | 153.2 | Highway 870 north – Kinsella | |
| Flagstaff County | ​ | 257.7 | 160.1 | Highway 872 south – Coronation | |
| Flagstaff County | Hardisty | 263.6 | 163.8 | Highway 881 north – Irma | |
| Flagstaff County | ​ | 265.6 | 165.0 | Crosses Battle River | Crosses Battle River |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | Amisk | 284.4 | 176.7 | Highway 884 south – Veteran | |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | Hughenden | 294.1 | 182.7 | Highway 603 west / UAR 86 east | |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | ​ | 305.1 | 189.6 | Highway 41 – Czar, Consort, Wainwright | |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | ​ | 320.4 | 199.1 | UAR 87 south – Metiskow | |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | ​ | 332.9 | 206.9 | Range Road 41 – Cadogan | Former UAR 108 south |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | Provost | 348.0 | 216.2 | Highway 899 north – Ribstone Highway 600 west – Cadogan | West end of Hwy 899 concurrency |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | Provost | 349.6 | 217.2 | Highway 899 south – Bodo | East end of Hwy 899 concurrency |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | Hayter | 358.6 | 222.8 | | |
| M.D. of Provost No. 52 | ​ | 366.0 | 227.4 | Highway 14 east – Macklin, Saskatoon | Continuation into Saskatchewan |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition ||||||

## Highway 13A

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 13A is the designation of the following two current and one former alternate routes of Highway 13.

### Ma-Me-O Beach

From 2.0 km (1.2 mi) east of Westerose to 5.6 km (3.5 mi) west of Falun, the first segment of Highway 13A travels 7.4 km (4.6 mi) through Pigeon Lake Indian Reserve 138A. It provides access to the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach on the southern shore of Pigeon Lake. This segment, which runs north of Highway 13, formed the original Highway 13 alignment prior to it being realigned to bypass the Indian reserve and summer village to the south in the 2000s.

### Camrose

The second segment of Highway 13A is a southern bypass of Camrose and is 8 km (5.0 mi) in length. Commissioned in 1989, the route follows 68 Street south from Highway 13 (48 Avenue) for 2.4 km (1.5 mi) and then turns east and becoming Camrose Drive, reconnecting with Highway 13 on the eastern ends of Camrose. Highway 13A serves as the main dangerous goods route through Camrose, as dangerous good are prohibited on Highway 13 (48 Avenue) through the centre of the city, and is maintained by the City of Camrose.

### Wetaskiwin

Highway 13A is a former alternate route of Highway 13 through Wetaskiwin. From the present Highway 13 (west) / Highway 2A intersection, Highway 13A used to proceed east along 40 Avenue for 1.6 km (0.99 mi), then turned north and followed 47 Street for 3.2 km (2.0 mi) and reconnected with Highway 13 at the present-day Highway 13 / Highway 814 intersection. The route was decommissioned in mid-1980s.