Alberta Highway 663
Highway 663 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
Existed | 1964–present | |||
West segment | ||||
Length | 153 km (95 mi) | |||
West end | Highway 44 in Fawcett | |||
Major intersections | Highway 2 Highway 63 | |||
East end | Highway 55 west of Lac La Biche | |||
East segment | ||||
Length | 40 km (25 mi) | |||
West end | Highway 881 east of Lac La Biche | |||
East end | Torchwood Lake | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Westlock County, Athabasca County, Lac La Biche County | |||
Major cities | Boyle, Lac La Biche | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 663[2] is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west-east from Highway 44 near Fawcett, runs concurrent with Highway 2 and Highway 63 to Boyle. Then to a concurrency with Highway 55 (Northern Woods and Water Route) in Lac La Biche before extending north around Lakeland Provincial Park to Torchwood Lake. It is also known as Taylor Road in Boyle, and 88 Avenue in Lac La Biche.
History
In the 1940s the roads that become Secondary Highways were only dirt trails. Farmers would have to use axes to clear the brush of the boreal forest from the road allowance, and use plows and machinery pulled by horses to maintain the roads and fill in low spots that filled with water during spring melt and summer rains. These were not all weather roads, there were no snow ploughs to keep the roads clear over the winter months, so in the 1950s the larger farm trucks could only make it through a few months of the year. By 1957, the road saw an application of gravel to the surface, and was graded. A formal surveying crew came through in 1963 to clear brush and mark the path of the highway which was constructed in 1964.[3]
Major intersections
Starting from the west end of Highway 663:
Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Westlock County | Fawcett | 0 | 0.0 | Highway 44 – Edmonton, Westlock, Slave Lake | Western terminus 54°33′34″N 114°6′9″W / 54.55944°N 114.10250°W / 54.55944; -114.10250 (663 km 000) | ||
| 17 | 11 | Highway 801 – Cross Lake Provincial Park | 54°33′29″N 113°50′11″W / 54.55806°N 113.83639°W / 54.55806; -113.83639 (663 km 017) | |||
Athabasca County | | 43 | 27 | Highway 812 north – Sunset Beach | 54°35′14″N 113°29′3″W / 54.58722°N 113.48417°W / 54.58722; -113.48417 (663 km 043) | ||
51 | 32 | Highway 2 south – Clyde, Edmonton | Hwy 663 branches north; Hwy 2 concurrency begins 54°35′14″N 113°21′33″W / 54.58722°N 113.35917°W / 54.58722; -113.35917 (663 km 051) | ||||
54 | 34 | Highway 2 north – Athabasca | Hwy 663 branches east; Hwy 2 concurrency ends 54°36′1″N 113°19′33″W / 54.60028°N 113.32583°W / 54.60028; -113.32583 (663 km 054) | ||||
Colinton | 60 | 37 | Railway Avenue | 54°37′14″N 113°15′0″W / 54.62056°N 113.25000°W / 54.62056; -113.25000 (663 km 060) | |||
| 63 | 39 | Highway 827 – Athabasca, Thorhild | 54°37′4″N 113°12′27″W / 54.61778°N 113.20750°W / 54.61778; -113.20750 (663 km 063) | |||
83 | 52 | Highway 63 south – Redwater, Edmonton | Hwy 663 branches east; Hwy 63 concurrency begins 54°35′13″N 112°56′30″W / 54.58694°N 112.94167°W / 54.58694; -112.94167 (663 km 083) | ||||
Boyle | 91 | 57 | Highway 63 north – Fort McMurray | Hwy 663 branches east; Hwy 63 concurrency ends 54°35′16″N 112°49′3″W / 54.58778°N 112.81750°W / 54.58778; -112.81750 (663 km 091) | |||
92 | 57 | Highway 831 (Lakeview Road) – Waskatenau | 54°35′14″N 112°48′12″W / 54.58722°N 112.80333°W / 54.58722; -112.80333 (663 km 092) | ||||
| 97 | 60 | Range Road 190 – Mewatha Beach | 54°35′15″N 112°43′39″W / 54.58750°N 112.72750°W / 54.58750; -112.72750 (663 km 097) | |||
101 | 63 | Bondiss Drive – Bondiss | 54°35′56″N 112°40′44″W / 54.59889°N 112.67889°W / 54.59889; -112.67889 (663 km 101) | ||||
144 | 89 | Pine Avenue – Caslan | 54°37′51″N 112°31′2″W / 54.63083°N 112.51722°W / 54.63083; -112.51722 (663 km 113) | ||||
Lac La Biche County | | 119 | 74 | Highway 855 – Fort McMurray, Atmore, Smoky Lake | 54°37′52″N 112°25′29″W / 54.63111°N 112.42472°W / 54.63111; -112.42472 (663 km 119) | ||
Hylo | 134 | 83 | Railway Avenue | 54°40′32″N 112°12′38″W / 54.67556°N 112.21056°W / 54.67556; -112.21056 (663 km 134) | |||
| 153 | 95 | Highway 55 – Athabasca, Lac La Biche | 54°45′44″N 112°3′14″W / 54.76222°N 112.05389°W / 54.76222; -112.05389 (663 km 153) | |||
Hwy 663 is discontinuous for 8 km (5.0 mi) | |||||||
Lac La Biche County | | 161 | 100 | Highway 881 – Fort McMurray, Conklin, Lac La Biche | 54°45′44″N 111°56′16″W / 54.762124°N 111.937678°W / 54.762124; -111.937678 (663 km 161) | ||
Beaver Lake | 164 | 102 | Birch Drive | 54°45′43″N 111°54′6″W / 54.76194°N 111.90167°W / 54.76194; -111.90167 (663 km 164) | |||
| 201 | 125 | Torchwood Lake | Eastern terminus 54°51′37″N 111°26′1″W / 54.86028°N 111.43361°W / 54.86028; -111.43361 (663 km 201) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (April 26, 2017). "Highway 663 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 22
- ^ Lac La Biche Heritage Society (2006). "Lac La Biche Yesterday and today". Our Roots. University of Calgary. p. 62. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
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