# Alberta Highway 14

Highway 14 is an east-west highway in central Alberta, Canada. It stretches from Edmonton through Wainwright to the Alberta–Saskatchewan border, running parallel to the more northern Highway 16. Highway 14 is about 257 kilometres (160 mi) long.
Along with Saskatchewan Highway 40 (with which it connects at the boundary), it forms part of the Poundmaker Trail, named after Chief Poundmaker of the Cree.

## Route description

Highway 14 begins in south Edmonton as a freeway named Whitemud Drive at the Calgary Trail / Gateway Boulevard interchange, linking to Highway 2. It travels east for 9 km (5.6 mi) along Whitemud Drive through neighbourhoods of southeast Edmonton until reaching the Anthony Henday Drive ring road, with which it is concurrent for 2 km (1.2 mi). Leaving the city, the highway veers east and intersects Highway 21 before the divided highway ends west of South Cooking Lake. It continues east toward Tofield where it bends southeast, paralleling the main line of the Canadian National Railway, and passes through Ryley, Poe, Holden, and Bruce before intersecting Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway) in Viking. The highway continues through the communities of Kinsella, Irma, Fabyan, and Wainwright, crossing Highway 41 (Buffalo Trail). The route then travels due east and intersects Highway 17 to enter Saskatchewan.

## History

Highway 14 historically began in Old Strathcona at the intersection of 104 Street (Calgary Trail) and Whyte (82) Avenue, following Whyte Avenue and 79 Avenue out of Edmonton until it was realigned to the newly constructed Sherwood Park Freeway further in the mid-1960s. Just west of Sherwood Park, at the Highway 14X junction, Highway 14 branched south for 6 km (3.7 mi) along present-day Anthony Henday Drive before it turned east. In the 1980s, Highway 14 was rerouted to follow Whitemud Drive into the city; however it followed 50 Street and Sherwood Park Freeway as at the time Whitemud Drive terminated at 34 Street. In 1999, Whitemud Drive was extended to present-day Anthony Henday Drive and Highway 14 was changed to its current alignment.

## Major intersections

From west to east:
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| City of Edmonton | City of Edmonton | 0.0– 0.6 | 0.0– 0.37 | Whitemud Drive west (Highway 2 north) | Whitemud Drive continues west |
| City of Edmonton | City of Edmonton | 0.0– 0.6 | 0.0– 0.37 | Calgary Trail (Highway 2 south) / Gateway Boulevard / 99 Street – Airport, Red Deer, Calgary | Interchange; part of Whitemud Drive |
| City of Edmonton | City of Edmonton | 1.9 | 1.2 | 91 Street | Interchange |
| City of Edmonton | City of Edmonton | 3.6 | 2.2 | 75 Street / 66 Street | Interchange |
| City of Edmonton | City of Edmonton | 5.2 | 3.2 | 50 Street | Interchange |
| City of Edmonton | City of Edmonton | 6.8 | 4.2 | 34 Street | Interchange |
| City of Edmonton | City of Edmonton | 8.6 | 5.3 | 17 Street | Interchange |
| Strathcona County | ​ | 10.3 | 6.4 | Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216 north) Highway 628 east (Township Road 522) | Interchange (Highway 216 exit 64); west end of Highway 216 concurrency |
| Strathcona County | ​ | 11.9– 15.5 | 7.4– 9.6 | Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216 west) | Bretona Interchange (Highway 216 exit 66); east end of Highway 216 concurrency; west end of Poundmaker Trail |
| Strathcona County | ​ | 20.1 | 12.5 | Highway 21 – Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Camrose | Interchange |
| Strathcona County | ​ | 27.3 | 17.0 | Highway 824 north – Ardrossan | |
| Strathcona County | South Cooking Lake | 29.1 | 18.1 | | |
| Beaver County | ​ | 51.8 | 32.2 | Highway 630 north – Lindbrook Highway 833 south – Camrose | |
| Beaver County | Tofield | 59.8– 61.1 | 37.2– 38.0 | | Tofield access |
| Beaver County | ​ | 63.3 | 39.3 | Highway 834 – Chipman, Round Hill | |
| Beaver County | Ryley | 78.5 | 48.8 | Highway 854 south – Bawlf | West end of Highway 854 concurrency |
| Beaver County | Ryley | 80.3 | 49.9 | Highway 854 north – Mundare | East end of Highway 854 concurrency |
| Beaver County | Holden | 93.1 | 57.8 | Highway 855 – Mundare, Daysland | |
| Beaver County | Bruce | 107.6 | 66.9 | Highway 857 – Vegreville | |
| Beaver County | Viking | 127.5 | 79.2 | Highway 36 – Two Hills, Killam | |
| Beaver County | Viking | 129.3 | 80.3 | To Highway 619 east (Range Road 130) | |
| Beaver County | ​ | 143.8 | 89.4 | Highway 26 west – Camrose | |
| Beaver County | Kinsella | 147.8 | 91.8 | Highway 870 south – Lougheed | West end of Highway 870 concurrency |
| Beaver County | Kinsella | 148.6 | 92.3 | Highway 870 north – Innisfree | East end of Highway 870 concurrency |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | Irma | 170.3 | 105.8 | Highway 881 – Mannville, Hardisty | |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 185.2 | 115.1 | Highway 883 north | |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 187.2 | 116.3 | Crosses the Battle River | Crosses the Battle River |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | Fabyan | 188.9 | 117.4 | | |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | Wainwright | 198.3 | 123.2 | 1 Street | Access to CFB Wainwright |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | Wainwright | 201.6 | 125.3 | Highway 41 – Vermilion, Consort | |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 216.2 | 134.3 | Highway 610 south – Edgerton, Ribstone, Chauvin | |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 222.7 | 138.4 | Highway 894 north | West end of Highway 894 concurrency |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 226.0 | 140.4 | Highway 894 south – Edgerton | East end of Highway 894 concurrency |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 232.5 | 144.5 | Highway 897 north – Paradise Valley, Kitscoty | |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 253.8 | 157.7 | Highway 17 south – Dillberry Lake Provincial Park, Macklin | West end of Highway 17 concurrency |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 256.2 | 159.2 | Highway 17 north – Lloydminster | East end of Highway 17 concurrency |
| M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 | ​ | 257.0 | 159.7 | Highway 40 (Poundmaker Trail) – Cut Knife, The Battlefords | Continues into Saskatchewan |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition ||||||

## Former Auxiliary Routes

There are three former auxiliary routes of Highway 14 located in the Edmonton area.

### Highway 14A

There are two former alignments of Highway 14A. The first route followed Connors Road and 83 Street between Highway 14, which at the time followed Whyte (82) Avenue, and downtown Edmonton via the Low Level Bridge. The route was phased out in the 1970s. The second route of Highway 14A was 76 Avenue through Strathcona County. Highway 14 formerly shifted south from Whyte (82) Avenue to 76 Avenue before continuing east. When the Sherwood Park Freeway opened in 1968, Highway 14 was moved to the new route and the former route was renumbered as Highway 14A. The route was phased out in the 1970s.

### Highway 14X

Highway 14X was a spur connecting Highway 14 with Highway 16A and Highway 16. The route became part of Highway 216 in 1999.