Alberta Provincial Highway No. 501 is a highway in the province of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It runs west-east from Highway 5 east of Mountain View

Mountain View, Alberta

Mountain View is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is located along Highway 5 approximately west of Cardston and east of Waterton Lakes National Park near the United States border....

 as gravel to Cardston

Cardston, Alberta

-Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001...

, then pavement through Del Bonita

Del Bonita, Alberta

Del Bonita is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is located at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 501, north of the United States border and approximately south of Magrath....

 and Milk River

Milk River, Alberta

Milk River is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada, located on and named after the Milk River, which flows immediately to its south. It is south of Lethbridge, and from the Canada-U.S. border. It is primarily a service centre for the many farms and cattle ranches which surround...

 to Highway 879, then gravel again to the Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

 border.

It is also known as 9 Avenue in Cardston, and Centre Avenue in Milk River. From Highway 887, on through to Saskatchewan, it follows the path of the Red Coat Trail

Red Coat Trail

The Red Coat Trail is a route that approximates the path taken in 1874 by the North-West Mounted Police in their quest to bring law and order to the Canadian West.-Travel route:...

.

Km by km description

Starting from the west end of Highway 501:

County	km Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Intersecting road	Notes	Coordinates
Cardston County Cardston County, Alberta Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of...	0		West to Mountain View Mountain View, Alberta Mountain View is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is located along Highway 5 approximately west of Cardston and east of Waterton Lakes National Park near the United States border....  and Waterton Lakes National Park Waterton Lakes National Park Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake, in turn after the Victorian naturalist and conservationist...	49°8′25"N 113°32′38"W
	6	Lee Creek	Beazer Beazer, Alberta Beazer is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County, located south of Highway 5, approximately southwest of Lethbridge.- References :...	49°6′51"N 113°29′5"W
	24	, Main Street	Cardston Cardston, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001... North to Stand Off Stand Off, Alberta Stand Off is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta within Cardston County, located on Highway 2, southwest of Lethbridge.... Begin 2 south concurrency	49°11′20"N 113°18′5"W
	27		South to U.S. Route 89 U.S. Route 89 U.S. Route 89 is a north–south United States Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for 848 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park... End 2 south concurrency	49°10′4"N 113°17′8"W
	31	Township Road 23	Aetna Aetna, Alberta Aetna is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County, located east of Highway 2, approximately southwest of Lethbridge.- References :...	49°7′49"N 113°15′6"W
	36	St. Mary River		49°5′31"N 113°13′16"W
	50	Hwy 820, Range Road 240	North to Spring Coulee Spring Coulee, Alberta Spring Coulee is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County, located east of Highway 5, approximately southwest of Lethbridge.-History:...	49°1′46"N 113°4′39"W
	59	North Milk River		49°1′35"N 112°58′10"W
	73	, Township Road 215	Del Bonita Del Bonita, Alberta Del Bonita is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is located at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 501, north of the United States border and approximately south of Magrath.... North to Magrath Magrath, Alberta Magrath is a town in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada. Its 2006 population was 2,081. Magrath is located near the Canadian Rockies and is south of Lethbridge and south of Calgary.- History :... South to Montana Hwy 213 and Cut Bank Cut Bank, Montana Cut Bank is a city in and the county seat of Glacier County, Montana, United States located just east-south-east of the "cut bank" geographical feature which formed canyon-like along the eponymously named Cut Bank Creek river...	49°1′42"N 112°47′18"W
County of Warner Warner County No. 5, Alberta The County of Warner No. 5 is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 2, just north of the United States border. Warner was organised as a rural municipality since 1912, and established in the actual borders since 1954. The seat of the municipality is...	105	Milk River		49°5′22"N 112°23′52"W
	132		South to Coutts Coutts, Alberta Coutts is a village in Alberta and the location of one of the busiest Canada – US border crossings in western Canada. It connects Highway 4 to Interstate 15, an important trade route between Alberta, American states along I-15, and Mexico.In 2004, a joint border facility opened in Coutts-Sweet...  and I-15 Begin 4 north concurrency	49°6′56"N 112°3′41"W
	136	, Railway Street	Milk River Milk River, Alberta Milk River is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada, located on and named after the Milk River, which flows immediately to its south. It is south of Lethbridge, and from the Canada-U.S. border. It is primarily a service centre for the many farms and cattle ranches which surround... North to Warner Warner, Alberta Warner is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in County of Warner, approximately 65 km south of the city of Lethbridge. Warner is a farming community. Warner is situated at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 36, about 38 km north of the Montana border and... End 4 north concurrency	49°8′51"N 112°5′13"W
	157	Hwy 877	North to Skiff	49°9′33"N 111°48′32"W
	168	Hwy 500, Range Road 132	South to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located about 100 kilometres southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada or 44 kilometres east of the community of Milk River, and straddles the Milk River itself. It is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a...	49°9′33"N 111°39′11"W
County of Forty Mile Forty Mile County No. 8, Alberta The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 1, east of Medicine Hat. The municipal seat is in Foremost.-Demographics:...	188	Hwy 879, Range Road 114	North to Foremost Foremost, Alberta - See also :* List of communities in Alberta* List of villages in Alberta* Foremost Formation* Foremost Airport- External links :* * AlbertaFirst....	49°12′9"N 111°26′26"W
	197	Hwy 880, Range Road 104	South to Aden Aden, Alberta Aden is a Canada - United States border crossing in Forty Mile County, Alberta. It is a Canadian port of entry from Montana Secondary Highway 409, Montana, United States, to Alberta Highway 880, Alberta, Canada...	49°12′10"N 111°18′23"W
	213	Hwy 885, Range Road 91	North to Etzikom	49°12′37"N 111°6′16"W
	215	Pakowki Lake Pakowki Lake Pakowki Lake is an endorheic lake in Alberta, Canada located south of Etzikom, Alberta and not far north is the former town site of Pakowki which may have received it's name from the lake....		49°12′30"N 111°4′46"W
	237	Hwy 887, Range Road 70	North to Orion Begins to follow the Red Coat Trail Red Coat Trail The Red Coat Trail is a route that approximates the path taken in 1874 by the North-West Mounted Police in their quest to bring law and order to the Canadian West.-Travel route:...	49°13′55"N 110°48′47"W
	250	Hwy 889, Range Road 60	North to Manyberries Manyberries, Alberta - References :...	49°15′40"N 110°40′44"W
Cypress County Cypress County, Alberta Cypress County is a municipal district located in southeastern Alberta, Canada. The County completely surrounds the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff.The municipality is part of Census Division 1, Alberta.- Geography :...	282	, Range Road 25	North to Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is an interprovincial park straddling the southern Alberta-Saskatchewan border, located southeast of Medicine Hat... South to Montana Hwy 232 and Havre Havre, Montana Havre is a city in, and the county seat of, Hill County, Montana, United States. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. The population was 9,621 at the 2000 census.-History:...	49°13′28"N 110°15′8"W
	301	Range Road 10	Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....  border Continues as SK Hwy 13 Saskatchewan Highway 13 Highway 13 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border until it transitions into Highway 2 at the Manitoba border near Antler. Highway 13 is about 676 km long.Highway 13 passes through Shaunavon, Assiniboia, Weyburn, Redvers and Carlyle...	49°11′36"N 110°0′19"W