Alberta Highway 501
# Alberta Highway 501

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 501, commonly referred to as Highway 501, is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west–east from Highway 5 east of Mountain View as gravel to Cardston, then pavement through Del Bonita and Milk River to Highway 879, then gravel again to the Saskatchewan border.

It is also known as 9 Avenue in Cardston, and Centre Avenue in Milk River. From Highway 889, on through to Saskatchewan, it follows the path of the Red Coat Trail.

The section of Highway 501 between Cardston and the ghost town of Whiskey Gap was originally designated as part of Highway 40, where Highway 40 continued south to the Canada–United States border. The Highway 40 designation was removed in the early 1970s.

## Cardston bypass

The Cardston truck bypass is officially designated as part of Highway 501 but it unsigned. The signed designation follows 9th Avenue through Cardston, and then follows a short concurrency with Highway 2.

## Major intersections

From west to east:

| Rural/specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardston County | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 5 – Waterton Park, Cardston | West of Mountain View |
| Cardston County | Cardston | 22.4 | 13.9 | 12 Street W / 9 Avenue W | Bypass route to Hwy 5 |
| Cardston County | Cardston | 24.6 | 15.3 | Hwy 2 north (Main Street) – Fort Macleod, Calgary | West end of Hwy 2 concurrency |
| Cardston County | Cardston | 26.7 | 16.6 | Cardston Truck Bypass | Unsigned spur of Hwy 501 |
| Cardston County | ​ | 27.4 | 17.0 | Hwy 2 south – Carway, U.S. border, Browning | East end of Hwy 2 concurrency |
| Cardston County | ​ | 46.6 | 29.0 | Township Road 11A / Range Road 241A | Former Hwy 40 |
| Cardston County | ​ | 50.6 | 31.4 | Hwy 820 north – Spring Coulee | |
| Cardston County | Del Bonita | 72.8 | 45.2 | Hwy 62 – Magrath, U.S. border, Cut Bank | |
| County of Warner No. 5 | ​ | 131.7 | 81.8 | Hwy 4 south – Coutts, U.S. border, Great Falls | West end of Hwy 4 concurrency |
| County of Warner No. 5 | Milk River | 134.8 | 83.8 | Hwy 4 north – Lethbridge | East end of Hwy 4 concurrency |
| County of Warner No. 5 | ​ | 157.3 | 97.7 | Hwy 877 north – Skiff | |
| County of Warner No. 5 | ​ | 167.9 | 104.3 | Hwy 500 south – Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | ​ | 187.5 | 116.5 | Hwy 879 north – Foremost | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | ​ | 197.3 | 122.6 | Hwy 880 south – Aden | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | ​ | 212.3 | 131.9 | Hwy 885 north – Etzikom | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | ​ | 236.4 | 146.9 | Hwy 887 north – Orion | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | ​ | 249.4 | 155.0 | Hwy 889 north (Red Coat Trail) to Hwy 61 – Manyberries | West end of Red Coat Trail concurrency |
| Cypress County | ​ | 281.7 | 175.0 | Hwy 41 – Medicine Hat, U.S. border, Havre | |
| Cypress County | ​ | 300.1 | 186.5 | Hwy 13 east (Red Coat Trail) – Eastend, Shaunavon | Continues into Saskatchewan |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition ||||||
