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Highway 61 is an east-west highway located in southern Alberta extending from east of Lethbridge and proceeds east toward the Saskatchewan border. It is part of the Red Coat Trail, a historical route north of the Canada/US border.
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| km |
Description |
Coordinates |
| 0 km |
Begins 2 km north of Stirling as a branch off Highway 4 and turns east |
49°31′22.53″N 112°31′21.47″W / 49.522925, -112.5226306 (61 x 4) |
| 24 km |
Crosses Highway 36 at the hamlet of Wrentham |
49°31′24.60″N 112°11′59.83″W / 49.5235, -112.1999528 (61 x 36) |
| 53 km |
Joins Highway 877 at the hamlet of Skiff |
49°31′09.18″N 111°48′00.07″W / 49.5192167, -111.8000194 (61 x 877) |
| 54 km |
Leaves Highway 877 |
49°29′37.93″N 111°47′58.40″W / 49.4938694, -111.7995556 (61 x 877) |
| 81 km |
Crosses Highway 879 at the village of Foremost |
49°28′37.40″N 111°26′21.98″W / 49.4770556, -111.4394389 (61 x 879) |
| 109 km |
Crosses Highway 885 at the hamlet of Etzikom |
49°28′44.16″N 111°06′08.63″W / 49.4789333, -111.1023972 (61 x 885) |
| 132 km |
Joins Highway 887 at the hamlet of Orion and goes south |
49°27′56.40″N 110°48′41.43″W / 49.4656667, -110.8115083 (61 x 887) |
| 135 km |
Leaves Highway 887 and goes east |
49°24′04.48″N 110°48′42.27″W / 49.4012444, -110.8117417 (61 x 887) |
| 147 km |
Passes by the hamlet of Manyberries |
49°24′20.85″N 110°41′26.47″W / 49.4057917, -110.6906861 (61 x Manyberries) |
| 150 km |
Meets Highway 889 where it ends |
49°24′46.53″N 110°40′56.28″W / 49.412925, -110.6823 (61 x 889) |
