County Location

The County of Newell is readily accessible to Canada's major east-west transport route (Highway 1 - Trans Canada), north via Highway 36 to connect the County to northern Alberta oilsands, and south via Highway 36 or Highway 875 to the U.S. border and I-15 - a major north-south trade route terminating at Los Angeles/San Diego.

Distance to Canadian Destinations

Medicine Hat, AB - 107 km/67 miles
Lethbridge, AB - 153 km/96 miles
Calgary, AB - 187 km/117 miles
Edmonton, AB - 472 km/ 294 miles
Regina, SK - 569 km/306 miles
Saskatoon, SK - 489 km/306 miles
Vancouver, BC - 1147 km/ 717 miles

Distance to U.S. Destinations

Sweetgrass, MT (U.S. border) - 202 km/125 miles
Great Falls, MT - 392 km/245 miles
Wild Horse, MT - 251 km/156 miles
Seattle, WA - 1201 km/ 751 miles
Spokane, WA - 755 km/ 472 miles
Los Angeles, - CA 2395 km/1497 miles
Denver, CO - 1625 km/1016 miles
Houston, TX - 3435 km/2134 miles

Canada/US Border Crossings

There are two primary Canada/U.S. border crossings south of the County of Newell:

• Coutts, Alberta/Sweetgrass, Montana (open 24 hours, seven days a week) - southwest U.S. via I-15
  • Open 24 hours, seven days a week
• Wild Horse, Alberta/Montana - Eastern U.S. via Highway 41 south of Medicine Hat
  • Open 8:00am to 5:00pm, Oct 1 - May 14; and 8:00am to 9:00pm from May 15 to Sept 30, 7 days a week

The City of Brooks is a trucking centre with 14 transportation and hauling companies that service local industry and are fully equipped to haul all products and goods to major freight centres and ports across Canada and the U.S.

Rail

CP Rail's main line (Montreal to Vancouver) runs northwest to southeast through Bassano, Brooks, and Tilley, with the closest rail yard in Medicine Hat. From Calgary, there are lines heading north to Edmonton and south to the Canada/U.S. border at Coutts.

Air Service

The Brooks Airport (2800 foot runway, paved) is a part of the Alberta airport network with the airport serving the agricultural application, flight training, and air charters.
The Bassano Airport (2950 foot runway, paved) is located 1 km north of the Town of Bassano.
The Calgary International Airport (two hours west of the County) is a hub for most major airlines.