 Highway 12 | ||||
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 Highway 12 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors | ||||
| Length | 363.8 km[1] (226.1 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Highway 22 nearRocky Mountain House | |||
| Major intersections |
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| East end |  Highway 51 atSaskatchewan border nearCompeer | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | Clearwater County,Lacombe County,Stettler No. 6 County,Paintearth No. 18 County,Special Area No. 4 | |||
| Major cities | Lacombe | |||
| Towns | Bentley,Stettler,Castor,Coronation | |||
| Villages | Alix,Botha,Halkirk,Veteran,Consort | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 12 is an east-west highway throughcentral Alberta. It runs fromHighway 22, throughLacombe andStettler, to the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. It generally runs parallel toHighway 13 to the north.[2] Highway 12 is about 364 kilometres (226 mi) long.[1]
Highway 12 begins at Highway 22, approximately 10 km (6 mi) north ofRocky Mountain House, and travels due east toBentley where it intersectsHighway 20. It continues along the south ofGull Lake and the summer village ofGull Lake, before intersectingHighway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway). East of Highway 2, it passes through the city ofLacombe as 50 Avenue before continues east past the village ofClive. At the intersection ofHighway 50 nearTees, Highway 12 turns southeast, passing through the village ofAlix and shares a shortconcurrency withHighway 21, before turning east atHighway 11 nearNevis. It passes throughErskine before it entersStettler and intersectsHighway 56. East of Stettler, it passesBotha,Gadsby, andHalkirk before turning southeast. It passes throughCastor, intersectsHighway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), and passes throughFleet,Coronation,Throne, andVeteran. It shares a 18 km (11 mi) concurrency withHighway 41 (Buffalo Trail) betweenConsort andMonitor before continuing pastKirriemuir andAltario, finally reaching the Saskatchewan border nearCompeer where it continues asSaskatchewan Highway 51.[3]
Highway 12 originally travelled 90 km (56 mi) north from Bentley, throughRimbey andBreton, terminating atHighway 39 atAlsike.[4] In January 1988, the section north of Bentley was renumbered to Highway 20 whileHighway 51, which at the time traveled west from Bentley and terminated atHighway 761 north ofLeslieville, became part of Highway 12.[5] In the 1990s, Highway 12 was extended west to Highway 22.[6]
From west to east:[7]
| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Clearwater County | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 22 –Drayton Valley,Rocky Mountain House | |
| 22.7 | 14.1 |  Highway 761 –Leslieville | |||
| Lacombe County | | 39.0 | 24.2 |  Highway 766 –Eckville | |
| Bentley | 58.6 | 36.4 |  Highway 20 –Rimbey,Sylvan Lake | ||
| 61.2 | 38.0 | 44 Street (Highway 12A east) | |||
| Gull Lake | 68.6 | 42.6 | Highway 12A west –Aspen Beach Provincial Park | ||
| | 70.4 | 43.7 |  Highway 792 north –Crestomere | ||
| City ofLacombe | 79.2 | 49.2 |  Highway 2 –Edmonton,Red Deer,Calgary | Interchange; Highway 2 exit 422 | |
| 83.0 | 51.6 |  Highway 2A –Ponoka,Red Deer | |||
| Lacombe County | | 96.4 | 59.9 |  Highway 815 –Ponoka,Joffre | |
| 102.1 | 63.4 | UAR 111 north –Clive | |||
| 110.4 | 68.6 | UAR 88 north –Tees | |||
| 111.0 | 69.0 |  Highway 821 north | |||
| 111.4 | 69.2 |  Highway 50 east –Mirror,Bashaw | |||
| Alix | 124.2 | 77.2 |  Highway 601 –Buffalo Lake | ||
| | 129.9 | 80.7 |  Highway 21 north /Highway 921 south –Mirror,Bashaw,Camrose | West end of Highway 21 concurrency | |
| ↑ / ↓ | | 131.6 | 81.8 | Highway 21 south –Delburne,Three Hills | East end of Highway 21 concurrency |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | Nevis | 137.3 | 85.3 | ||
| | 139.4 | 86.6 |  Highway 11 west –Red Deer | ||
| Erskine | 147.6 | 91.7 |  Highway 835 –Rochon Sands | ||
| Town ofStettler | 159.3 | 99.0 |  Highway 56 –Camrose,Drumheller | ||
| County of Stettler No. 6 | | 169.9 | 105.6 |  Highway 850 north –Red Willow,Donalda | West end of Highway 850 concurrency |
| Botha | 173.3 | 107.7 | Highway 850 south | East end of Highway 850 concurrency | |
| Gadsby | 185.4 | 115.2 |  Highway 852 north | ||
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | | 198.4 | 123.3 |  Highway 855 north –Big Knife Provincial Park,Daysland | West end of Highway 855 concurrency |
| Halkirk | 200.3 | 124.5 | Highway 855 south –Endiang | East end of Highway 855 concurrency | |
| Castor | 218.5 | 135.8 |   Highway 861 north (45 Street) toHighway 599 east | ||
| | 222.9 | 138.5 |  Highway 36 –Viking,Hanna | ||
| Coronation | 253.1 | 157.3 |  Highway 872 south | West end of Highway 872 concurrency | |
| 254.8 | 158.3 | Highway 872 north –Hardisty | East end of Highway 872 concurrency | ||
| Special Area No. 4 | Veteran | 278.4 | 173.0 |  Highway 884 north –Hughenden,Amisk | West end of Highway 884 concurrency |
| | 280.0 | 174.0 | Highway 884 south –Youngstown | East end of Highway 884 concurrency | |
| Consort | 303.2 | 188.4 |  Highway 41 north –Wainwright Highway 886 south –Cereal | West end of Highway 41 concurrency | |
| Monitor | 320.5 | 199.1 | Highway 41 south –Oyen,Medicine Hat | East end of Highway 41 concurrency | |
| Altario | 349.5 | 217.2 |  Highway 899 –Provost,Esther | ||
| Compeer | 363.8 | 226.1 | Highway 51 east –Kerrobert | Continuation intoSaskatchewan | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 Highway 12A | |
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| Location | Bentley –Gull Lake |
| Length | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| Existed | 2017–present |
Highway 12A is the designation of a 9 km (6 mi)alternate route off Highway 12 serving the south shore ofGull Lake.[2]
In 2012, Alberta Transportation commenced construction of a realignment of Highway 12 between Bentley and Gull Lake, approximately one-half kilometre (1⁄4 mi) south of the original alignment, bypassing the two communities as well asAspen Beach Provincial Park.[8] In 2017, Highway 12 was designated along the new roadway while the former alignment became Highway 12A.
