Dinosaur Trail
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The Dinosaur Trail is a name applied to three provincial highways in the province of Alberta
, Canada
, paralleling the Red Deer River
on both sides, from Drumheller to the Bleriot Ferry
.
The South Dinosaur Trail (following the south side of the river) uses portions of Highway 575 and Highway 837, it is also known as South Railway Avenue in the Town of Drumheller. The North Dinosaur Trail is the entirety of Highway 838.
, Canada
. It runs west-east from Highway 791, through Acme
and Carbon
, to Highway 9 and Highway 56 in Drumheller
.
Starting from the west end of Highway 575:
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, paralleling the Red Deer River
Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...
on both sides, from Drumheller to the Bleriot Ferry
Bleriot Ferry
The Bleriot Ferry is a ferry in Alberta, Canada. It links the two sections of the North Dinosaur Trail as it crosses the Red Deer River from Kneehill County on the west, to Starland County on the east...
.
The South Dinosaur Trail (following the south side of the river) uses portions of Highway 575 and Highway 837, it is also known as South Railway Avenue in the Town of Drumheller. The North Dinosaur Trail is the entirety of Highway 838.
South Dinosaur Trail
County | SDT km Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
837 km Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
575 km Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
Intersecting road | Notes | Coordinates |
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Municipality of Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
0 | 80 | (5 Street E) | South to Rosebud Rosebud, Alberta Rosebud, Alberta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 840, approximately northeast of Calgary and southwest of Drumheller... Continues as to Hwy 10 |
51°27′28"N 112°42′2"W | |
1 | 79 | 2 Street W | North to downtown | 51°27′43"N 112°42′38"W | ||
6 | 74 | 3 Street | Nacmine Nacmine, Alberta Nacmine is a community within the Town of Drumheller in southern Alberta, located on South Dinosaur Trail west of the downtown Drumheller site, approximately northeast of Calgary.... |
51°28′9"N 112°47′23"W | ||
Kneehill County Kneehill County, Alberta Kneehill County is a municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta, central Alberta.The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.-Demographics:... |
12 | 0 | 68 | & | West to Carbon Carbon, Alberta Carbon is a village in central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Kneehill County, west of Drumheller and northeast of Calgary, along Highway 836, each of Highway 21 on Highway 575... |
51°30′7"N 112°51′3"W |
21 | 9 | East to Bleriot Ferry Bleriot Ferry The Bleriot Ferry is a ferry in Alberta, Canada. It links the two sections of the North Dinosaur Trail as it crosses the Red Deer River from Kneehill County on the west, to Starland County on the east... |
51°34′7"N 112°54′42"W | |||
23 | West to Three Hills Three Hills, Alberta Three Hills is a town located in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is so named because of the three highly visible hills that are situated to its north.-History:... East to Morrin Morrin, Alberta Morrin is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 26 km north of the town of Drumheller, along Highway 27 and the Railink Central Western railway.... |
51°38′57"N 112°58′54"W |
North Dinosaur Trail
County | km Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
Intersecting road | Notes | Coordinates |
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Municipality of Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
0 | & (Bridge Street) | North to Hwy 576 & Munson Munson, Alberta Munson is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 13 km north of the town of Drumheller along Highway 9 and the Canadian National Railway tracks.-Demographics:... South to downtown |
51°28′17"N 112°42′44"W |
5 | Road to Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology The Royal Tyrrell Museum is a popular Canadian tourist attraction and a leading centre of palaeontological research noted for its collection of more than 130,000 fossils.... |
Midland Provincial Park Midland Provincial Park Midland Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada.Once the site of the Midland Coal Mine, it was designated as a provincial park on June 5, 1979. It now hosts the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology... |
51°28′27"N 112°46′59"W | |
Starland County Starland County, Alberta Starland County is a municipal district located in southern Alberta Canada.The municipality was incorporated in 1912, and established in the current boundaries in 1943, under the name Municipal District of Morrin No. 277. The name was changed the same year to Municipal District of Starland No. 277... |
20 | Township Road 302 | East to Munson Munson, Alberta Munson is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 13 km north of the town of Drumheller along Highway 9 and the Canadian National Railway tracks.-Demographics:... |
51°33′40"N 112°50′27"W |
↑ / ↓ | 24 | Red Deer River Red Deer River The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of... |
Bleriot Ferry Bleriot Ferry The Bleriot Ferry is a ferry in Alberta, Canada. It links the two sections of the North Dinosaur Trail as it crosses the Red Deer River from Kneehill County on the west, to Starland County on the east... |
51°34′23"N 112°53′7"W |
Kneehill County Kneehill County, Alberta Kneehill County is a municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta, central Alberta.The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.-Demographics:... |
26 | Hwy 837 | 51°34′7"N 112°54′42"W |
Highway 575
Highway 575 is a highway in the province of AlbertaAlberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It runs west-east from Highway 791, through Acme
Acme, Alberta
Acme is a village in south-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary, Alberta. It was the first village to be incorporated in Kneehill County....
and Carbon
Carbon, Alberta
Carbon is a village in central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Kneehill County, west of Drumheller and northeast of Calgary, along Highway 836, each of Highway 21 on Highway 575...
, to Highway 9 and Highway 56 in Drumheller
Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...
.
Starting from the west end of Highway 575:
County | km Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
Intersecting road | Notes | Coordinates |
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Mountain View County Mountain View County, Alberta Mountain View County is a municipal district in Division No. 6 in the central Alberta, Canada. It is located between the cities of Calgary and Red Deer within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Mountain View County is a member of the Central Alberta Economic Partnership, Alberta Association of... |
0 | , Range Road 281 | Continues as Township Road 294 | 51°30′11"N 113°49′31"W |
Kneehill County Kneehill County, Alberta Kneehill County is a municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta, central Alberta.The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.-Demographics:... |
22 | , Range Road 255/260 | Acme Acme, Alberta Acme is a village in south-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary, Alberta. It was the first village to be incorporated in Kneehill County.... North to Linden Linden, Alberta Linden is a village located in Kneehill County, Alberta, in the central part of the province. It is located 28 km southwest of Three Hills and 26 km north of Beiseker.... South to Beiseker Beiseker, Alberta Beiseker is a village in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Calgary. It is considered to be an outermost part of the Calgary Region and is included within Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area... |
51°30′13"N 113°30′11"W |
37 | Range Road 243 | North to Swalwell Swalwell, Alberta Swalwell is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately northeast of Calgary and west of Highway 21. It is located on Canadian National Railway's Three Hills Subdivision between Three Hills and Beiseker. Swalwell has an elevation of .The hamlet is... |
51°30′12"N 113°18′36"W | |
41 | , Range Road 240 | North to Three Hills Three Hills, Alberta Three Hills is a town located in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is so named because of the three highly visible hills that are situated to its north.-History:... South to Strathmore Strathmore, Alberta Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :... |
51°30′31"N 113°14′22"W | |
46 | , Range Road 233 | Carbon Carbon, Alberta Carbon is a village in central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Kneehill County, west of Drumheller and northeast of Calgary, along Highway 836, each of Highway 21 on Highway 575... Begin 836 north concurrency |
51°30′12"N 113°10′10"W | |
52 | , Range Road 225 | End 836 north concurrency | 51°30′12"N 113°4′33"W | |
68 | South Dinosaur Trail | 51°30′7"N 112°51′3"W | ||
Municipality of Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
80 | (5 Street E) | South to Rosebud Rosebud, Alberta Rosebud, Alberta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 840, approximately northeast of Calgary and southwest of Drumheller... Continues as to North to Munson Munson, Alberta Munson is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 13 km north of the town of Drumheller along Highway 9 and the Canadian National Railway tracks.-Demographics:... |
51°27′28"N 112°42′2"W |