Alberta Highway 15
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 15, commonly referred to as Highway 15, or Manning Drive within Edmonton, is a highway in the Edmonton Region of Alberta, connecting northeast Edmonton to the City of Fort Saskatchewan and communities within Lamont County. It serves as an alternative to Highway 16 that bypasses Elk Island National Park. The highway follows the route of a railway line completed in 1905 by the Canadian Northern Railway. In Edmonton, the most southerly portion of the route is named Fort Road, followed by Manning Drive to the north, a developing freeway.
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Maintained by Alberta Transportation, Edmonton, and Fort Saskatchewan | ||||
Length | 93.2 km[1] (57.9 mi) | |||
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West end | Hwy 16 (TCH) in Edmonton | |||
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East end | Hwy 16 (TCH) / Hwy 855 near Mundare | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Sturgeon County, Strathcona County, Lamont County | |||
Major cities | Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan | |||
Towns | Lamont, Mundare | |||
Villages | Chipman | |||
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Highway 15 is designated as a core route of Canada's National Highway System, between Highway 16 and the intersection with Highway 28A within Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton-Fort McMurray corridor.[2]