Alberta Highway 55

70x100px Highway 55
Northern Woods and Water Route
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Route information
Length:	265 km (165 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 2 at Athabasca
	Hwy 63 near Atmore Hwy 36 near Lac La Biche Hwy 41 at La Corey Hwy 28 at Cold Lake
East end:	Saskatchewan border near Cherry Grove continues as Hwy 55
Location
Specialized and rural municipalities:	Athabasca County, Lac La Biche County, Bonnyville No. 87 M.D.
Major cities:	Cold Lake
Towns:	Athabasca
Highway system
Provincial highways in Alberta ← Hwy 54 Hwy 56 →

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 55 is an east–west highway in northeast Alberta, Canada. It extends from the Saskatchewan border in the east through the City of Cold Lake and the Hamlet of Lac La Biche to the Town of Athabasca in the west where it ends at Highway 2. In Saskatchewan, it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 55.

The entire length of Highway 55 comprises the easternmost segment of Alberta's portion of the Northern Woods and Water Route. After Athabasca, the Northern Woods and Water Route continues westward along Highway 2 and then Highway 49.

Major intersections

Municipality	km	Intersecting Highway	Description	coordinates
Continues as 18px Hwy 2 west – Slave Lake, Peace River
Town of Athabasca	0	Hwy 2 – Slave Lake, Peace River, Edmonton	50 St. and 50 Ave. in Town of Athabasca Hwy 55 begins
	1	Hwy 813 north – Calling Lake, Wabasca
Athabasca County	5	Hwy 827 south – Thorhild, Egremont
	31	Hwy 63 south – Boyle, Thorhild, Edmonton	Hwy 63 concurrency begins
	46	Passes by Grassland
	54	Hwy 63 north – Fort McMurray, Fort MacKay	Hwy 63 concurrency ends
	57	Passes by Atmore
Lac La Biche County	69	Hwy 858 north – Plamondon
	90	Hwy 663 south – Hylo, Boyle
	95	Hwy 881 north – Conklin, Anzac, Fort McMurray	Lac La Biche Highway 55 turns south Hwy 36 concurrency begins
	115	Hwy 36 south – Ashmont, Two Hills, Viking	Hwy 55 turns east Hwy 36 concurrency ends
	133	Hwy 866 south – McRae, Spedden
	150	Hwy 867 south
M.D. of Bonnyville No. 87	167	Hwy 881 south – Therien, St. Paul
	197	Passes by Iron River
	204	Hwy 41 south – Bonnyville, Elk Point, Vermilion	La Corey
	222	Hwy 892 – Ardmore
	232	Hwy 897 north
City of Cold Lake	241	Hwy 28 east – Cold Lake Marina	Hwy 55 turns south Hwy 28 concurrency begins
M.D. of Bonnyville No. 87	251	Hwy 28 west – Bonnyville, Smoky Lake, Edmonton	Hwy 55 turns east Hwy 28 concurrency ends
	252	Hwy 897 south – Frog Lake, Marwayne
	259	Passes the Hamlet of Cherry Grove
	264	Saskatchewan border	Hwy 55 ends
Continues as Hwy 55 east – Pierceland, Meadow Lake, Shellbrook, Prince Albert
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

• 2010 Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Series Progress Chart (map, 8 MB) by Alberta Transportation.