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Alberta Highway 663

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Highway 663 marker
Highway 663
Route information
Maintained by Alberta Transportation
Existed1964–present
West segment
Length153 km (95 mi)
West end Highway 44 in Fawcett
Major intersections Highway 2
Highway 63
East end Highway 55 west of Lac La Biche
East segment
Length40 km (25 mi)
West end Highway 881 east of Lac La Biche
East endTorchwood Lake
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized and rural municipalitiesWestlock County, Athabasca County, Lac La Biche County
Major citiesBoyle, Lac La Biche
Highway system
Highway 661 Highway 665

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 663[2] is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west-east from Highway 44 near Fawcett, runs concurrent with Highway 2 and Highway 63 to Boyle. Then to a concurrency with Highway 55 (Northern Woods and Water Route) in Lac La Biche before extending north around Lakeland Provincial Park to Torchwood Lake. It is also known as Taylor Road in Boyle, and 88 Avenue in Lac La Biche.

History

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In the 1940s the roads that become Secondary Highways were only dirt trails. Farmers would have to use axes to clear the brush of the boreal forest from the road allowance, and use plows and machinery pulled by horses to maintain the roads and fill in low spots that filled with water during spring melt and summer rains. These were not all weather roads, there were no snow ploughs to keep the roads clear over the winter months, so in the 1950s the larger farm trucks could only make it through a few months of the year. By 1957, the road saw an application of gravel to the surface, and was graded. A formal surveying crew came through in 1963 to clear brush and mark the path of the highway which was constructed in 1964.[3]

Major intersections

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Starting from the west end of Highway 663:

Rural/specialized municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Westlock CountyFawcett00.0 Highway 44 – Edmonton, Westlock, Slave LakeWestern terminus
54°33′34″N 114°6′9″W / 54.55944°N 114.10250°W / 54.55944; -114.10250 (663 km 000)
1711 Highway 801 – Cross Lake Provincial Park54°33′29″N 113°50′11″W / 54.55806°N 113.83639°W / 54.55806; -113.83639 (663 km 017)
Athabasca County4327 Highway 812 north – Sunset Beach54°35′14″N 113°29′3″W / 54.58722°N 113.48417°W / 54.58722; -113.48417 (663 km 043)
5132 Highway 2 south – Clyde, EdmontonHwy 663 branches north; Hwy 2 concurrency begins
54°35′14″N 113°21′33″W / 54.58722°N 113.35917°W / 54.58722; -113.35917 (663 km 051)
5434 Highway 2 north – AthabascaHwy 663 branches east; Hwy 2 concurrency ends
54°36′1″N 113°19′33″W / 54.60028°N 113.32583°W / 54.60028; -113.32583 (663 km 054)
Colinton6037Railway Avenue54°37′14″N 113°15′0″W / 54.62056°N 113.25000°W / 54.62056; -113.25000 (663 km 060)
6339 Highway 827 – Athabasca, Thorhild54°37′4″N 113°12′27″W / 54.61778°N 113.20750°W / 54.61778; -113.20750 (663 km 063)
8352 Highway 63 south – Redwater, EdmontonHwy 663 branches east; Hwy 63 concurrency begins
54°35′13″N 112°56′30″W / 54.58694°N 112.94167°W / 54.58694; -112.94167 (663 km 083)
Boyle9157 Highway 63 north – Fort McMurrayHwy 663 branches east; Hwy 63 concurrency ends
54°35′16″N 112°49′3″W / 54.58778°N 112.81750°W / 54.58778; -112.81750 (663 km 091)
9257 Highway 831 (Lakeview Road) – Waskatenau54°35′14″N 112°48′12″W / 54.58722°N 112.80333°W / 54.58722; -112.80333 (663 km 092)
9760Range Road 190 – Mewatha Beach54°35′15″N 112°43′39″W / 54.58750°N 112.72750°W / 54.58750; -112.72750 (663 km 097)
10163Bondiss Drive – Bondiss54°35′56″N 112°40′44″W / 54.59889°N 112.67889°W / 54.59889; -112.67889 (663 km 101)
14489Pine Avenue – Caslan54°37′51″N 112°31′2″W / 54.63083°N 112.51722°W / 54.63083; -112.51722 (663 km 113)
Lac La Biche County11974 Highway 855 – Fort McMurray, Atmore, Smoky Lake54°37′52″N 112°25′29″W / 54.63111°N 112.42472°W / 54.63111; -112.42472 (663 km 119)
Hylo13483Railway Avenue54°40′32″N 112°12′38″W / 54.67556°N 112.21056°W / 54.67556; -112.21056 (663 km 134)
15395 Highway 55 – Athabasca, Lac La Biche54°45′44″N 112°3′14″W / 54.76222°N 112.05389°W / 54.76222; -112.05389 (663 km 153)
Hwy 663 is discontinuous for 8 km (5.0 mi)
Lac La Biche County161100 Highway 881 – Fort McMurray, Conklin, Lac La Biche54°45′44″N 111°56′16″W / 54.762124°N 111.937678°W / 54.762124; -111.937678 (663 km 161)
Beaver Lake164102Birch Drive54°45′43″N 111°54′6″W / 54.76194°N 111.90167°W / 54.76194; -111.90167 (663 km 164)
201125Torchwood LakeEastern terminus
54°51′37″N 111°26′1″W / 54.86028°N 111.43361°W / 54.86028; -111.43361 (663 km 201)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway 663 in Alberta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Provincial Highways Designation Order, Alberta Transportation, p. 22
  3. ^ Lac La Biche Heritage Society (2006). "Lac La Biche Yesterday and today". Our Roots. University of Calgary. p. 62. Retrieved 2009-11-05.