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Map of the provincial highway service classification. Service classification is the categorization of the relative strategic importance of each highway in the network. There are four levels numbered 1 through 4; see Usage Considerations for additional information.
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March 5, 2018
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Provincial highway service classification [Map]
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Highway service classification map
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Transportation
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2018-03-05
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2018-03-05
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The four levels are described as follows:
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Level 1: These roadways accommodate the movement of people, goods and services interprovincially and internationally. They connect Alberta’s major population centres (population over 50,000) to key destinations outside the province and typically serve long trip lengths. All Level 1 highways are also core routes in the National Highway System.
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Level 2: These roadways are similar to the Level 1 roadways as they accommodate the movement of people, goods, and services but mainly intra-provincially. They serve to connect provincially significant areas such as population centres over 5,000 and also typically serve long trips.
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Level 3: These roadways typically carry traffic from major generators such as communities and/or resource and developments but with overall shorter travel distances. These roadways provide the connection between Level 4 and Level 2 roadways, and generally serve traffic of an inter-regional or inter-municipal nature.
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Level 4: These roadways typically serve traffic of an intra-regional nature or traffic within a municipality and therefore normally carry short distance trips.