Saskatchewan Highway 20
Route map:
.svg) Highway 20 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 291.1 km[1] (180.9 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Highway 11 near Lumsden | |||
 Highway 99 at Craven Highway 22 near Bulyea Highway 15 at Nokomis Highway 16 (TCH) at Lanigan Highway 5 in Humboldt Highway 41 near Tway | ||||
| North end |  Highway 3 near Birch Hills | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | Lumsden, Longlaketon, McKillop, Last Mountain Valley, Wreford, Usborne, Wolverine, Humboldt, Three Lakes, Invergordon, Birch Hills | |||
| Major cities | Humboldt | |||
| Towns | Lumsden, Lanigan, Birch Hills | |||
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Highway 20 is a major road intended for travel by the public between Highway 11 Lumsden to Highway 3 at Birch Hills. Saskatchewan's main roadways are located in the central/southern geographical land area of rolling prairie and grass land in a western Canadian prairie province. This highway is one which runs south to north and is located just east of Saskatoon and just north of Regina. At the northern extremity near Lanigan, the highway helps to service the PCS Lanigan potash mining operation. Down south, the highway is popular for tourists heading out to the Qu'Appelle Valley and resorts and beaches of Last Mountain Lake.
History
- On September 26, 2000 Highway 20 saw construction in resurfacing the highway for 6.6 km just north of Lanigan [2]
- June 20, 2001, another resurfacing project resulted in improvements to a 12.9 km section of Highway 20 just north of Guernsey. It was just north of the Highway 16 junction, and northward and cost an estimated $800,000.[3]
Major Attractions
Along Highway 20 these are a listing of lakes, big things, statues, historical markers, beaches, historical sites and buildings, national, regional and provincial parks.
- 20 Feet (6.1 Metres) high Whooping Crane named Walter was built April 1987 by the side of Highway 20 near Govan[4]
- Middle Lake, the smallest of three lakes near Middle Lake
- Lucien Lake Regional Park near Middle Lake[5]
- Last Mountain House Provincial Park
- Last Mountain Regional Park [6]
- Last Mountain Lake - Regina Beach, Saskatchewan Beach 11 km NW of Craven,[7] Lumsden Beach
- River Park regional park and Campground near Lumsden.[8]
- Craven World Campground near Craven which hosts the annual summer Craven Country Jamboree[9]
- Humboldt & District Museum and Art Gallery and Humboldt Historic Water Tower[10]
- Strasbourg Station railway station has been refurbished into the museum.[11]
Trivia
- 1925 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator No. 1 opened at Bulyea junction[12]
- June 1963, the European-based Alwinsal Corporation of Canada established near Lanigan now known as Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan[13]
Major intersections
From south to north:[14]
| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Lumsden No. 189 | Lumsden | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) – Saskatoon, Regina  Highway 641 south – Pense | Interchange; south end of Hwy 641 concurrency | |||
| | 9.4 | 5.8 |  Highway 729 east (Russell Hill Road) | |||||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 9.9 | 6.2 | Crosses the Qu'Appelle River | ||||
| Longlaketon No. 219 | Craven | 10.0 | 6.2 | Highway 641 north – Earl Grey | North end of Hwy 641 concurrency | |||
| 10.3 | 6.4 | Highway 99 east – Southey | ||||||
| | 19.6 | 12.2 |  Highway 322 north – Silton | |||||
| McKillop No. 220 | | 35.9 | 22.3 | Highway 22 east – Southey, Fort Qu'Appelle | ||||
| Bulyea | 39.1 | 24.3 |  Highway 220 west – Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park | |||||
| Strasbourg | 51.5 | 32.0 |  Highway 731 east – Serath | |||||
| Last Mountain Valley No. 250 |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Wreford No. 280 | | 91.1 | 56.6 | Highway 15 east – Raymore | South end of Hwy 15 concurrency | |||
| Nokomis | 100.8 | 62.6 | Highway 15 west – Kenaston, Outlook | North end of Hwy 15 concurrency | ||||
| 101.0 | 62.8 |  Highway 744 east | ||||||
| Usborne No. 310 | | 127.0 | 78.9 |  To Highway 761 west – Drake | ||||
| Lanigan | 138.6 | 86.1 |  Highway 16 (TCH) east (Yellowhead Highway) – Yorkton | Hwy 20 branches west; south end of Hwy 16 concurrency | ||||
| 142.0 | 88.2 | Highway 761 – Drake, Leroy | ||||||
| | 148.7 | 92.4 | Highway 16 (TCH) west (Yellowhead Highway) – Saskatoon | Hwy 20 branches north; north end of Hwy 16 concurrency | ||||
| Wolverine No. 340 Humboldt No. 370 |
No major junctions | |||||||
| City of Humboldt | 186.8 | 116.1 | Highway 5 (Glen Hall Drive / 8th Avenue) – Saskatoon, Watson | |||||
| Humboldt No. 370 | | 199.7 | 124.1 |  Highway 756 east – Annaheim | ||||
| | 212.2 | 131.9 |  Highway 669 south | Near Fulda | ||||
| Three Lakes No. 400 | | 222.8 | 138.4 |  Highway 777 east – Lake Lenore | Near Pilger South end of Hwy 777 concurrency | |||
| Middle Lake | 227.0 | 141.1 | Highway 777 west – Cudworth | North end of Hwy 777 concurrency | ||||
| Invergordon No. 430 | | 258.8 | 160.8 | Highway 41 – Saskatoon, Wakaw, Melfort | ||||
| | 261.2 | 162.3 | Tway Access Road | |||||
| | 266.1 | 165.3 |  Highway 320 west – Domremy | |||||
| Crystal Springs | 268.5 | 166.8 |  Highway 778 east – Kinistino | |||||
| Birch Hills No. 460 | | 291.1 | 180.9 |  Highway 3 (CanAm Highway) – Prince Albert, Birch Hills, Melfort | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
KML is from Wikidata
- ^ a b "Highway 20 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "RESURFACING HIGHWAY 20 NEAR LANIGAN - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS NEAR GUERNSEY - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Town of Govan: Whooping Crane (Walter)". Big Things in Saskatchewan. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, Sask Biz (2004). "Middle Lake Geography Middle Lake belongs to the Rural ..." Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association. "Last Mountain Regional Park".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association. "Saskatchewan Beach Regional Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Welcome to the Town of Lumsden". BCG Canada Inc. 2007.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Craven World Campground". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Humboldt Tourism".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Strickland., James (2006). "Quick Saskatchewan vacation". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Bulyea Junction". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004). "Lanigan Geography Lanigan is located in south central Saskatchewan ..." Retrieved 2007-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Saskatchewan Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 25, 33, 42. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.