Saskatchewan Highway 26
Major junctions
- Hwy 3 at Turtleford and St. Walburg
- Hwy 55 at Peerless
← Hwy 25 | → Hwy 27 |
Highway 26 is a highway in the western portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The southernmost point is a junction with Highway 4, north of North Battleford. From there, it runs generally northwest, including a 29 km concurrency with Highway 3 from just north of Turtleford to just south of St. Walburg, where it turns to a more northerly route (while Highway 3 continues west). Highway 26 continues north until it terminates at a junction with Highway 224 and Highway 950, at the northern edge of the village of Goodsoil.
Route description
The southern 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the 200-kilometre (120 mi) Highway 26 runs beside a former Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) branch line from Prince to St. Walburg, which CNoR built out from North Battleford and steadily extended until 1919.[2][3] The rail line, and adjoining roads, caused a boom in the area, as early homesteaders were then able to deliver their production to grain elevators.[4][3] The Canadian National Railway abandoned the entire branch line in 2005, when the remaining grain elevators closed, with grain now transported by truck on Highway 26.[4]
Major attractions
Along Highway 26 these are a listing of lakes, big things, statues, historical markers, beaches, historical sites and buildings, national, regional and provincial parks.
- The Goodsoil Historical Museum Site, in Goodsoil, is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[5]
- Makwa Lake Provincial Park
- Makwa Lake
- Jackfish Lake just to the east of route near Meota.
- The Battlefords Provincial Park, which borders Jackfish Lake
- Meadow Lake Provincial Park
- Ernie the Turtle at Turtleford[6]
- Windmill at Village of Edam[7]
- Imhoff Museum & Art Gallery at St. Walburg[8]
- St.Walburg & District Historical Museum at St. Walburg[8]
Major intersections
From south to north:[9]
Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Meota No. 468 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 4 – Meadow Lake, The Battlefords | East of Prince |
Meota | 14.3 | 8.9 | Metinota Access Road | Road accesses the south shore of Jackfish Lake | |
| 18.8 | 11.7 | Hwy 697 north – Jackfish Lake | Road accesses the west shore of Jackfish Lake | |
Turtle River No. 469 | Edam | 42.4 | 26.3 | Hwy 674 south / Hwy 769 east | |
Mervin No. 499 | Mervin | 60.3 | 37.5 | Hwy 794 west | |
Turtleford | 68.7 | 42.7 | Hwy 303 west – Lloydminster | ||
69.5 | 43.2 | Hwy 3 east – Glaslyn, Prince Albert | South end of Hwy 3 concurrency | ||
Spruce Lake | 88.4 | 54.9 | Hwy 796 east | ||
Frenchman Butte No. 501 | | 98.7 | 61.3 | Hwy 3 west – Paradise Hill | North end of Hwy 3 concurrency |
St. Walburg | 102.7 | 63.8 | |||
| 106.9 | 66.4 | Hwy 795 east | ||
Loon Lake No. 561 | | 146.3 | 90.9 | Hwy 304 east – Meadow Lake | |
| 148.8 | 92.5 | Hwy 699 east | South end of Hwy 699 concurrency | |
Loon Lake | 150.1 | 93.3 | Hwy 699 west – Makwa Lake Provincial Park | North end of Hwy 699 concurrency | |
Beaver River No. 622 | | 189.6 | 117.8 | Hwy 55 east (NWRR) – Meadow Lake, Prince Albert | South end of Hwy 55 concurrency |
Peerless | 191.0 | 118.7 | Hwy 55 west (NWRR) – Pierceland, Cold Lake | North end of Hwy 55 concurrency | |
| 191.8 | 119.2 | Hwy 779 east – Dorintosh | ||
Goodsoil | 198.3 | 123.2 | Hwy 954 west Hwy 224 north – Meadow Lake Provincial Park | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google (31 January 2018). "Highway 26 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Russell, Edmund T. (1973), What's In a Name: The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names (3rd edition), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books, p. 200, ISBN 0-88833-053-7
- ^ a b Waghorn's Guide (1914). "Map of Western Canada showing part of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta". Stovel Co. Ltd. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b Troy A. M. Zimmer (14 September 2008). "Abandoned Rail Lines in Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Trails Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Goodsoil Historical Museum Site". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Yanciw, David (20 July 2004), Town of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, retrieved 27 September 2016
- ^ Yanciw, David (20 July 2004), Village of Edam, Saskatchewan, retrieved 27 September 2016
- ^ a b Sask Tourism, Heart of the Old Northwest (PDF), retrieved 17 April 2007
- ^ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 10, 16, 17, 23. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
External links
- Saskatchewan Highways Website—Highway Numbering
- Saskatchewan Road Map RV Itineraries
- Big Things of Canada, A Celebration of Community Monuments of Canada
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