Alberta Highway 48

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Highway 48
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Length	114 km[1] (71 mi)
Existed	1950s–1979
Major junctions
South end	S-232 at Canada–U.S. border at Wild Horse
North end	Highway 1 (TCH) near Irvine
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Specialized and rural municipalities	Cypress County
Highway system
Alberta Provincial Highway Network List Former
← Highway 47 → Highway 49

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 48, commonly referred to as Highway 48, was a north-south highway in southern Alberta, Canada that existed between the 1950s and 1979. It now forms the southernmost portion of Highway 41.^[2]

Route description

Highway 48 began appearing on maps in the 1950s^[3] and travelled from the Canada–United States border at Wild Horse, through Cypress Hills Provincial Park, to the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1), approximately 5 km (3 mi) west of Irvine. Other than the small hamlet of Elkwater within Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Highway 48 did not pass through any communities.^[2]

Highway 41 was developed in the 1960s and 1970s northeast of Medicine Hat; and in 1979, Highway 48 was renumbered and became part of Highway 41.^[4]

References

1. "Former Highway 48 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
2. Travel Alberta (1978). Alberta Official Road Map (Map) (1978–79 ed.). Province of Alberta. §§ N-8, O-8.
3. H.M. Gousha Company (1951). Shell Map of Montana (Map). Shell Oil. Southern Alberta inset. §§ I-8, J-8.
4. Travel Alberta (1980). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Province of Alberta. §§ N-8, O-8.