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Alberta Highway 8

 
Wikipedia: Alberta Highway 8

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Highway 8
Glenmore Trail
Length: 31 km (19 mi)
West end: Highway 22 near Redwood Meadows
East end: Highway 2 in Calgary
Major cities: Calgary
Provincial highways in Alberta
< Hwy 7 Hwy 9 >

Highway 8 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Alberta, which connects Highway 22 just north of the bedroom community of Redwood Meadows to its terminus at Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail) in Calgary. Within Calgary city limits, Highway 8 is known as Glenmore Trail, named after the reservoir that it crosses. Glenmore Trail is a major east–west expressway in Calgary, and since the construction of interchanges at 5th Street SW and Elbow Drive SW, along with the completed interchanges at Crowchild Trail, 14th St. SW, Macleod Trail, Centre Street, Blackfoot Trail, Deerfoot Trail and 18th St. SE, Glenmore Trail is a full freeway between Ogden Road and Crowchild Trail.

Glenmore Trail continues east of Calgary, passing Langdon at Highway 797, crossing Highway 24 south of Cheadle, and ending at Highway 817 south of Strathmore. It is designated as Highway 560 from the Calgary city limits to Highway 797 at Langdon.


Exits and Major Intersections

Highway 8 runs from the western city limits of Calgary to Deerfoot Trail. Glenmore Trail continues to the eastern city limits, where it becomes Highway 560. From west to east, the following intersections[1] are observed:

Highway 8 Exit list
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Begins at roundabout with Highway 22 west of Calgary
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Continues as 2-laned highway towards Calgary
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Entering the City of Calgary
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Crosses Elbow River
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101st Street SW At-grade intersection
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Lower Springbank Road At-grade intersection
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69th Street SW, Discovery Ridge Blvd. Interchange planned
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Sarcee Trail Highway 8 turns right at T-intersection with Sarcee Trail and continues as Glenmore Trail; Interchange planned
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45th Street SW Westbound exit & entrance only
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37th Street SW Interchange planned[2]
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Richard Road Westbound exit & entrance only; Freeway section begins; Interchange planned
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Crowchild Trail
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Crosses Glenmore Reservoir/Elbow River
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14th Street SW, Glenmore Bridge Road
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Splits into collector/distributor lane setup
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Elbow Drive
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Eastbound exit to 5th Street, Macleod Trail; Westbound exit to Elbow Drive and entrance from 5th Street, Macleod Trail
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5th Street SW
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Eastbound entrance from 5th Street and Elbow Drive; Westbound slip-ramp to Chinook Centre
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4A Street SW (eastbound), Chinook Centre access (westbound)
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MacLeod Trail No thru traffic on collector lanes, must turn
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Fisher Street SE (eastbound); 3rd Street SW (westbound)
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Collector lanes merge back onto express lanes
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Centre Street, Fairmont Drive eastbound exit, westbound entrance only
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Blackfoot Trail SE
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Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail) Southbound to Lethbridge, U.S. border
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Highway 2 (Deerfoot Trail) Northbound to Downtown Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton Access to Glenmore westbound from Deerfoot northbound from 11th Avenue SE (Exit 247) only;
All other access to Glenmore from Deerfoot marked as Exit 248
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Highway 8 ends, Glenmore Trail continues as Highway 560 to Highway 797 at Langdon
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Heritage Drive, Heritage Meadows Road
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Graves Bridge over Bow River
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18th Street SE
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Ogden Road, Shepard Road End of freeway section; Interchange planned
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Splits into short one-way segment
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Crosses Western Irrigation District Canal
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30th Street SE
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31st Street SE Westbound exit & entrance only
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One-way segment ends; U-turn ramp to westbound Glenmore Trail available
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Barlow Trail Interchange planned
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40th Street SE Eastbound exit & entrance only
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44th Street SE Eastbound exit & entrance only
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48th Street SE Eastbound exit & entrance only
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52nd Street SE Interchange planned
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68th Street SE
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84th Street SE
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Leaving the City of Calgary
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Continues as 2-laned highway towards its terminus at Highway 817 near Strathmore

See also

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