 Forestry Trunk Road | ||||
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| Highway 734 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Forestry Trunk Road (southern segment) | ||||
| Length | 99 km[1] (62 mi) | |||
| South end |  Highway 40 north ofColeman | |||
| Major intersections |  Highway 532 | |||
| North end |  Highway 40 /Highway 541 west ofLongview | |||
| Forestry Trunk Road (central segment) | ||||
| Length | 27 km[1] (17 mi) | |||
| South end |  Highway 40 /Highway 579 west ofWater Valley | |||
| North end |  Highway 734 | |||
| Highway 734 | ||||
| Length | 268 km[1] (167 mi) | |||
| South end | Forestry Trunk Road | |||
| Major intersections |  Highway 584 Highway 591 Highway 752 Highway 11 | |||
| North end | Highway 40 south ofCoalspur | |||
| Forestry Trunk Road (northern segment) | ||||
| Length | 168 km[1] (104 mi) | |||
| South end | Highway 40 atMuskeg River | |||
| North end |  Highway 43 west ofDebolt | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Crowsnest Pass,M.D. of Ranchland No. 26,Kananaskis I.D.,Bighorn No. 8 M.D.,Clearwater County,Yellowhead County,Greenview No. 16 M.D. | |||
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Highway 734 is a highway in westernAlberta, Canada that travels through the forested foothills of theRocky Mountains. It used to be part of Forestry Trunk Road and is still colloquially referred to as such.
It is preceded by the remaining central segment of Forestry Trunk Road, Highway 734 begins south of theRed Deer River to the southwest ofSundre, and is succeeded byHighway 40, which also used to be part of Forestry Trunk Road. The highway ends north of thePembina River.
Forestry Trunk Road was a north-south resource road that ran from theCrowsnest Highway (Highway 3) insouthern Alberta toHighway 43 innorthern Alberta. Over time, some segments of the road have been designated as parts of Highway 40 or Highway 734, while the northernmost segment between Highway 40 and Highway 43 is no longer named Forestry Trunk Road.
Two segments of Forestry Trunk Road remain – a southern segment from theMunicipality of Crowsnest Pass toHighway 541 to the southwest ofLongview, and a short central segment fromHighway 579 west ofCremona to south of the Red Deer River. The southern segment is preceded and succeeded by the first and second segments of Highway 40 respectively, while the central segment is preceded by the third segment of Highway 40 and succeeded by Highway 734.
The southern remaining segment of Forestry Trunk Road begins 3.8 km (2.4 mi) north of the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) as a continuation of the southernmost segment of Highway 40. Over its 99 km (62 mi) length, the gravel road provides access to numerous public campgrounds, crosses theOldman River, and intersects withHighway 532. It also passes near theBob Creek Wildland Provincial Park, Livingstone Falls, and theDon Getty Wildland Provincial Park before ending at its intersection with Highway 541 and the second segment of Highway 40, which was part of Forestry Trunk Road before being designated a provincial highway.
Another former segment of Forestry Trunk Road, now the third segment of Highway 40, begins atHighway 1A to the west ofCochrane and ends 46 km (29 mi) later at an intersection with Highway 579. Highway 40 continues as the central remaining segment of Forestry Trunk Road for 27 km (17 mi) to a point 8 km (5.0 mi) prior to the Red Deer River. The road then continues for 268 km (167 mi) as Highway 734 to north of the Pembina River, north of theElk River Indian reserve, where it becomes the fourth segment of Highway 40.
Over its course, the central segment of Forestry Trunk Road combined with Highway 734 provides access toRam Falls Provincial Park and numerous campgrounds, and intersects Highway 579,Highway 584,Highway 591,Highway 752, andHighway 11 (David Thompson Highway) west ofNordegg. This stretch also crosses the Red Deer,James,Clearwater,Ram,North Saskatchewan,Blackstone,Brazeau, and Pembina rivers.
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