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Highway 61
Red Coat Trail
Highway 61 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length	146.8 km (91.2 mi)
Existed	1960–present
Major junctions
West end	Highway 4 / Highway 846 near Stirling
Major intersections	Highway 36 near Wrentham
East end	Highway 889 near Manyberries
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Warner No. 5 County, Forty Mile No. 8 County
Villages	Foremost
Highway system
Alberta Provincial Highway Network List Former
← Highway 60 → Highway 62

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 61, commonly referred to as Highway 61, is an east–west highway in southern Alberta, Canada. In the west, Highway 61 starts at Highway 4 north of the Village of Stirling and ends at Highway 889 east of the Hamlet of Manyberries. It is part of the Red Coat Trail, a historical route north of the Canada–US border. The Red Coat Trail continues to Saskatchewan via Highway 889 and Highway 501.

History

In 1959, Alberta announced $100,000 of improvements to the highway, and incorporation of it to the provincial highway system the following year. Paving was completed by 1961.

Major intersections

From west to east:

Rural/specialized municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
County of Warner No. 5	Stirling	0.0	0.0	Highway 846 south (1st Street) Highway 4 – Lethbridge, Coutts	Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 4 north
	Wrentham	23.5	14.6	Highway 36 – Taber, Warner
County of Forty Mile No. 8	​	52.2	32.4	Highway 877 north – Grassy Lake	West end of Hwy 877 concurrency
	Skiff	55.2	34.3	Highway 877 south	East end of Hwy 877 concurrency
	Foremost	81.1	50.4	Highway 879 north – Bow Island	West end of Hwy 879 concurrency
		82.7	51.4	Highway 879 south – Aden	East end of Hwy 879 concurrency
	Etzikom	108.2– 108.3	67.2– 67.3	Highway 885	Intersections offset; Hwy 885 concurrency for 110 m (360 ft)
	Orion	129.7	80.6	Highway 887 north – Seven Persons	West end of Hwy 887 concurrency
	​	136.8	85.0	Highway 887 south	East end of Hwy 887 concurrency
	Manyberries	146.8	91.2	Highway 889 to Highway 501 – Medicine Hat, Hwy 41	Red Coat Trail follows Hwy 889 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. ^ "Highway 61 in southern Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
2. ^ "Stirling - Manyberries Road Will Be Improved". The Lethbridge Herald. April 25, 1959.
3. "2015 Provincial Highway 1-216 Progress Chart" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

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