Saskatchewan Highway 13

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Saskatchewan Highway 13, near Antler

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Highway 13

Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (Saskatchewan)
Length675.3 km[1] (419.6 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 501 at Alberta border
Major intersections
East end PTH 2 at Manitoba border near Antler
Location
Country
Antler
Major citiesWeyburn
Highway system
← Hwy 12→ Hwy 14

Highway 13 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border (continuing westward as Alberta Highway 501) until it transitions into Highway 2 at the Manitoba border near Antler. Highway 13 is about 676 km (420 mi.) long. Highway 13 passes through

Ghost Town Trail.[3]

Travel route

Travel east through the province of Saskatchewan on the Red Coat Trail is continuous on Highway 13 which is a secondary paved undivided highway until

Highway 615 north. The highway volume beginning in Saskatchewan along the highway about 45 vehicles per day (vpd) on a class 4 gravel highway.[4][5][6]
Highway 615 provides access north to
Vidora
is located at a small jog in the road following the crossing of Battle Creek.

Travel continues north-east until the junction with Highway 21 which provides access to

Eastend, which has the nickname Dino Country where a Tyrannosauraus rex was discovered spawning the T Rex Discovery Centre.[7][8] A number of ancient fauna palaeontological dig sites exist in southern Saskatchewan.[9][10]

This area of Highway 13 receives an increase of traffic wherein about 300 vpd travel Highway 13 east of Eastend and over 650 vpd east of town resulting in an upgrade to

Sk Hwy 722.[11]

The traffic volume entering Shaunavon is about 600 vpd, and the AADT increases to over 1,000 vpd heading north on the Highway 37 and Highway 13 concurrency. Sk Hwy 37 provides access to the town of

Highway 629 north. There is a short concurrency with Sk Hwy 629, before it leaves the highway in a southerly direction providing access to the small hamlet of Admiral. The village of Cadillac is located at the intersection with Highway 4. Highway 13 is upgraded to a class 5 granular pavement as traffic can reach a high of 530 vpd east of this intersection.[4][5][6]

Continuing east along the highway is the intersection with

Ponteix. Both the Notukeu Regional Park and Mo are within town, where Mo is a statue of a 70- to 75-million-year-old Plesiosaur (Elasmosaurus) found near Ponteix. Besides palaeontological dig sites, there are also archaeological sites where the pre-historic Napao and Niska Indian sites have been excavated between Cadillac and Ponteix. The Notukeu Heritage Museum Inc. preserves the history of both palaeontological and archaeological artifacts. The Notukeu Wildlife federation has preserved wildlife in the area of the Notukeu Creek and for this purpose has procured land along the Gouverneur Dam and restocks fish and runs a Pheasant farm to re-stock the pheasant population.[12]

After leaving Ponteix, the next junction is with

Highway 611 south followed by the hamlet of Woodrow. To the north-west is Thomson Lake which is a man-made lake used for recreational and reservoir purposes becoming the first regional park of Saskatchewan. Lafleche at the junction with Highway 58, and east of this junction the AADT increases to over 600 vpd.[5][13][14][15] The Louis Pierre Gravel National Historic Marker commemorates history at the north end of Highway 58, and the Cripple Creek Provincial Historic Marker is located at the junction with Highway 13.[16]

The terrain of the

Highway 717 which come together at the town of Assinibioia.[18]

Smoke from B.C. wildfires turning the skies of south-east Saskatchewan hazy. Sunset over Highway 13 three miles west of Stoughton (August 2021).

Just to the west of Assiniboia the traffic volume increases to about 1,000 vpd and to the east of town, the volume decreases to about 800 vpd and the majority of the highway is class 3 granular pavement.

Highway 600.[20]

Red Coat Trail

Main articles: Red Coat Trail and Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy and RCMP Heritage Centre are both located in the capital city of Regina. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy is a training facility for Red Coats or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, while the RCMP Heritage Centre is a museum relates history and memorabilia of the RCMP. Fort Walsh was home to the North-West Mounted Police in the 19th century. Located in south-western Saskatchewan, it oversaw activities in the Big Muddy Badlands north of the Canada–United States border. Sitting Bull, James Walsh, Big Bear, James Macleod, Sam Steele, Dutch Henry, Jones-Nelson gang, Sam Kelly, Chief Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, John A. Macdonald, and George Armstrong Custer are some names of historic legend in this area.[21]

Major intersections

From west to east:[22]

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Lethbridge
Continuation into Alberta
Govenlock
14.59.0 Hwy 21 south – U.S. border (Port of Willow Creek)West end of concurrency with Hwy 21
Fort Walsh
Consul42.126.2Range Road 3271
​58.436.3 Hwy 21 north – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Maple CreekEast end of concurrency with Hwy 21
Robsart64.940.3 Hwy 18 east – Frontier, Climax
Hwy 706 north – Ravenscrag
Hwy 614 – Loomis, Piapot
Hwy 633 north – South Fork, Tompkins
​132.282.1
Hwy 613 south – Frontier
West end of concurrency with Hwy 613
Hwy 613
north		East end of concurrency with Hwy 613
Hwy 722 east – Climax
West end of concurrency with Hwy 37
Hwy 724
west		East end of concurrency with Hwy 37
Hwy 631
north
Wise Creek No. 77
​186.4115.8Admiral access road
Val Marie, U.S. border (Port of Monchy
)
Ponteix
Hwy 609 north – Vanguard
Hazenmore
249.4155.0Range Road 3092
​257.8160.2
Mankota
West end of concurrency with Hwy 19
Hodgeville
East end of concurrency with Hwy 19
Hwy 611 south – McCord
Hwy 610
​289.5179.9
Fir Mountain
East end of concurrency with Hwy 58
Gravelbourg
West end of concurrency with Hwy 58
Stonehenge No. 73
Limerick313.5194.8 Hwy 358 south – Wood Mountain
Hwy 717
east		West end of concurrency with Hwy 2
335.0208.2 Hwy 2 south (Centre Street) – U.S. border (Port of West Poplar River)East end of concurrency with Hwy 2
Willow Bunch No. 42
​362.4225.2 Hwy 36 south – Willow BunchWest end of concurrency with Hwy 36
​365.9227.4Verwood access road
Moose Jaw
East end of concurrency with Hwy 36
​383.7238.4
Hwy 624 – Ormiston, Viceroy
Key West No. 70
​402.5250.1 Hwy 34 south – Bengough
Hwy 334 north – Avonlea
Hwy 623
north
​437.8272.0
Pangman
access road
​442.2274.8 Hwy 6 – Regina, U.S. border (Port of Regway)
Radville
​474.3294.7
Yellow Grass
Weyburn No. 67

 No major junctions
Estevan
495.9308.1Crosses the Souris River
497.1308.9 Hwy 35 (King Street / Government Road) – Francis, U.S. border (Port of Oungre)
Weyburn No. 67
 No major junctions
Midale
Estevan
To Hwy 33 west – Francis, Regina
​568.3353.1Forget access road
​568.8353.4
Hwy 616 north – Peebles
Lampman, Kipling
Hwy 604
south
Yorkton
West end of concurrency with Hwy 9
613.4381.1 Hwy 9 south – OxbowEast end of concurrency with Hwy 9
Wawota
Hwy 601
north		West end of concurrency with Hwy 601
​640.6398.1
Hwy 601 south – Alida
East end of concurrency with Hwy 601
Carievale, Moosomin
​667.1414.5
Hwy 600 north – Maryfield
West end of concurrency with Hwy 600
​672.0417.6
Hwy 600 south – Fertile, Gainsborough
East end of concurrency with Hwy 600
​675.3419.6
Winnipeg
Continuation into Manitoba
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google (24 January 2018). "Highway 13 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ "REDA - Recreation". Red Coat Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  3. ^ Moore, Frank (1982). Saskatchewan ghost towns (digitised online by Our Roots Nos Racines ed.). Regina, Saskatchewan.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b c "2007-08 Road Classification Map 2007-08 Road Classification.pdf ( 424.5 KB )" (PDF). Highways and Infrastructure About Highways/Saskatchewan Maps. Saskatchewan Government. 2007. Archived from the original (Have to rename file as a pdf to open and view) on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Highway Traffic Volume Map trafficvolume-2007.pdf ( 1.5 MB )" (PDF). Highways and Infrastructure About Highways/Saskatchewan Maps. Saskatchewan Government. 2007. Archived from the original (Have to rename file as a pdf to open and view) on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Lau, Tony (August 2007). "2007-08 Saskatchewan Highway Surface Type surface.pdf ( 302 KB )" (PDF). Highways and Infrastructure About Highways/Saskatchewan Maps. Saskatchewan Government. Archived from the original (DHT internet map (Have to rename file as a pdf to open and view)) on 24 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Dino Country, Eastend Saskatchewan home of Scotty the T Rex ..." Tangle Media. 1987–2000. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  8. ^ "Dino Country, Eastend Saskatchewan home of Scotty the T Rex Canada's most complete Tryannosaurus fossil find and the hunting capital of Southwest Saskatchewan". Tangle Media. 1987–2000. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Royal Saskatchewan Museum: Publications: Earth Sciences". Royal Saskatchewan Museum. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  10. ISBN 9780521433877. Retrieved 25 January 2009. *Outline drawing of part of Swift Current Plateau south of Swift Current showing place names and sources of Eocene-Oligocene mammalian paleofaunas. All ranges west of the Third Meridian
    . 1. Swift Current Creek Local Fauna 2. Lac Pelletier Lower Fauna 3. Lac Pelletier Upper Fauna 5. Simmie Local Fauana 9. Blumenort Local Fauna *Outline drawing of Eastend area, Cypress Hills of southwestern Saskatchewan showing place names and sources of Eocene-Oligocene mammalian paleofaunas. All ranges west of the Third Meridian. 4. Southfork Local Fauna Chadronian 6. Calf Creek Local Fauna, Chadronian 7. Carnagh Local Fauna, Chadronian. 8. Irish Spring Local Fauna Anxiety Butte. Orellian. 14. Rodent Hill Local Fauna Whitneyan; 15. Anxiety Butte, Whitneyan: 16. Kealey Springs Local Fauna, early Arikareean; 17. Anxiety Butte, late Arikareean.
  11. ^ "Town of Shaunavon". Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Town of Ponteix". 1987–2000. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  13. ^ "Thomson Lake local regional park". Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  14. ^ "Thomson Lake regional park Lafleche, Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  15. ^ "Lafleche Parks & Gardens: Parks & Gardens in Lafleche, Saskatchewan". Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  16. ^ "Red Coat Regional Economic Development Authority INC.(REDA) - Tourism". 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  17. ^ Richards, J.H. (1969). "Saskatchewan: Atlas of Saskatchewan". Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  18. ^ "Town of Assiniboia – Heart of the Golden South!". Town of Assiniboia and Assiniboia Economic Development Authority. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  19. ^ "Kisby - Encyclopedia Saskatchewan". Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  20. ^ "RV Times #88 - Canada's magazine for RVers, Camping and Vacationing". Sheila Jones Publishing Ltd. 1987–2000. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  21. ^ "KOA: Red Coat Trail through "The Land of the Living Skies."". Kampgrounds of America, Inc. 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  22. ISBN 1-55368-020-0
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