Alberta Highway 873
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Highway 36 near Rainier
Highway 542 in Brooks
Highway 1 (TCH) in Brooks
Highway 550 in Duchess Highway 873 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alberta Transportation City of Brooks | ||||
| Length | 57.4 km[1] (35.7 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Range Road 162 near Rainier | |||
| Highway 36 near Rainier Highway 542 in Brooks Highway 1 (TCH) in Brooks | ||||
| North end | Highway 550 in Duchess | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Alberta | |||
| Specialized and rural municipalities | County of Newell | |||
| Major cities | Brooks | |||
| Villages | Duchess | |||
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Highway 873 is a highway in southern Alberta, Canada. It generally runs north–south from Range Road 162 near the Hamlet of Rainier, through the City of Brooks to Highway 550 in Village of Duchess.[2][3]
Highway 873 is a two-lane undivided highway in the County of Newell that begins as an east–west route at the intersection of Range Road 162 and Township Road 164, 1.6 km (1.0 mi) west of Rainer. It travels east to the intersection of Highway 36 where it becomes a gravel highway and continues east along the south end of Lake Newell to Highway 535, where it turns north and continues towards Kinbrook Island Provincial Park, where at the park entrance it once again becomes a paved highway.[2] Highway 873 continues north where it enters Brooks along 7 Street E where it follows a series of city streets, a short concurrency with Highway 542, and leaves Brooks along 2 Street W, the city's main commercial strip. It crosses the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) at the city's northern boundary and continues north past Highway 544 to Duchess where it ends at the intersection of Highway 550. The roadway continues north as Range Road 144.[2]
