Alberta Highway 57

Highway 57 originally was a north–south gravel highway that linked Drayton Valley to Highway 16 in Entwistle.^[4] In the mid-1950s, spurred on by increased oil activity, Highway 57 was extended from Drayton Valley eastward across the North Saskatchewan River. In 1955, a ferry that started operations^[5] and travelled east to the Village of Breton, terminating Highway 39.^[6] In 1957, the highway was realigned across a new bridge^[7] and terminated at Hamlet of Alsike, 9 km (6 mi) north of Breton.^[8] In the 1970s, work was being done to establish a north-south highway west of Highway 2, as at the time Highway 22 terminated at Cremona, 40 km (25 mi) north of Cochrane.^[2] In 1980, the Highway 22 designation was extended north, which included a 56 km (35 mi) section of Highway 57 being renumbered; the remaining 27 km (17 mi) section of Highway 57 became part of Highway 39.^[3]