Saskatchewan Highway 35

Highway 35
CanAm Highway (segment)
Highway 35 between Fort Qu'Appelle and Qu'Appelle
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure & Transport Canada
Length	568.9 km[1] (353.5 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Canada-US border (US 85) at Port of Oungre
Major intersections	Hwy 18 at Oungre Hwy 13 in Weyburn Hwy 1 (TCH) near Qu'Appelle Hwy 10 at Fort Qu'Appelle Hwy 22 at Lipton Hwy 15 at Leross Hwy 16 (TCH) near Elfros Hwy 5 at Wadena Hwy 3 at Tisdale Hwy 55 at Nipawin and White Fox
North end	Torch River north of Tobin Lake
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Souris Valley, Lomond, Wellington, Francis, South Qu'Appelle, North Qu'Appelle, Lipton, Emerald, Elfros, Lakeview, Ponass Lake, Barrier Valley, Tisdale, Connaught, Torch River, Nipawin
Major cities	Weyburn
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Hwy 34 → Hwy 36

Highway 35 is a paved, undivided provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the U.S. border at the Port of Oungre (where it meets U.S. Route 85) north to a dead end near the north shore of Tobin Lake. The southern end of Highway 35 is one segment of the CanAm Highway, which is an international highway connecting Canada, the United States, and Mexico.^[2] Highway 35 is about 569 kilometres (354 mi) long.^[1]

Highway 35 connects with the following major Saskatchewan highways:

Mudslides, and spring flooding were huge road building and maintenance problems on various stretches of Highway 35, including along the southern portion through the Greater Yellow Grass Marsh and along the Souris River, in the middle section through the Qu'Appelle Valley, and in the northern section by Nipawin and at the Saskatchewan River. Several dams and water control measures were built over the years to control flooding.

Route description

Highway 35 traverses three distinct topographical areas from its southern end to its northern terminus. The rolling moraines and valleys of the mixed grassland^[6] at its southern end give way to aspen parkland towards the middle section.^[7] The northern portion of the route is within the southern boreal forest which consists of agricultural land mixed with heavily forested areas.

Highway 35 begins at the Port of Oungre^[8] border crossing. Going north from the border, it meets Highway 18 at Oungre, provides access to Oungre Regional Park, and crosses Long Creek. From Long Creek, the highway passes through Tribune^[9] and carries on to Weyburn where it crosses the Souris River and meets Highways 13 and 39. Weyburn is the only city on Highway 35 and has been dubbed the Soo Line City due its connection with Chicago on the Soo Line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR).^[10] Weyburn is located astride the Williston geological Basin which contains oil deposits, and several wells operate in the vicinity.^[10] Notable points of interest in Weyburn accessible from Highway 39 include the Soo Line Historical Museum,^[11][12] Tommy Douglas statue, Weyburn Heritage Village,^[13] and the Water Tower.^[14] Off Highway 35, at the north end of Weyburn, is access to the site of the former Souris Valley Mental Health Hospital, which at the time of its construction in the 1920s, was the largest building in the British Commonwealth. From Weyburn, the highway continues north past Cedoux and on to Highway 33 and Francis. After Francis, it continues north crossing Highway 48 before meeting Highway 1.

Highway 35 has a short 700-metre (2,300 ft) westward concurrency with Highway 1 before turning north. About 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Highway 1, Highway 35 enters the town of Qu'Appelle where it follows N Pacific Avenue west then Qu'Appelle St north through town. Qu'Appelle had historic beginnings with fur trading posts in the area and was the former terminus of the CPR. From Qu'Appelle, Highway 35 heads north where it meets, and has a concurrency with, Highway 10 en route to Fort Qu'Appelle in the Qu'Appelle Valley. At Fort Qu'Appelle, Highway 35 is met by other highways including 22, 56, and 210.^[15] Fort Qu'Appelle is situated on the Qu'Appelle River between Echo and Mission Lakes of the Fishing Lakes. The town has a vibrant history being an early fur trading post. The 1897 Hudson's Bay Company store, 1911 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station, Fort Qu'Appelle Sanatorium (Fort San), and the Treaty 4 Governance Centre are all landmarks of Fort Qu'Appelle.^[16][17] In Fort Qu'Appelle, Highway 35's concurrency with 10 ends as Highway 10 continues on eastward. It then begins a 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) concurrency with Highway 22 as it climbs out of the valley and heads north towards Lipton. At this point, Highway 22 branches off west while Highway 35 carries on north through the Touchwood Hills en route to Highway 15 and Leross. It crosses Highway 15 and traverses the western part of the Beaver Hills as it makes its way to the Yellowhead Highway and Elfros.

Once Highway 35 crosses the Yellowhead, it passes by the western shore of the Quill Lakes and meets Highway 5 at Wadena.^[18] Points of interest in Wadena accessible from the highway include the Wadena & District Museum and the Jesmer & Milligan Marsh Projects Interpretative Centre with information regarding the Quill Lakes International Shorebird Reserve.^[19] Highway 35 continues north from Wadena passing Hendon, Highway 49, Fosston, Ponass Lakes, and Rose Valley before entering the village of Archerwill.^[20] As the highway enters Archerwill, it is met by, and begins a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) concurrency with, Highway 349. At the north end of Archerwill, the highway turns west and follows the southern shore of George Williams Lake.^[21] At the west end of the lake, 349 heads west and 35 once again resumes its northerly routing towards the junction with Highway 3 and the town of Tisdale.^[22] Tisdale is located in the heart of an agricultural community and honours the farming community with a big roadside statue of a honey bee.^[23]

North of Tisdale, Highway 35 crosses Saskatchewan's

The southern portion of Highway 35 from the Port of Oungre at the Canada–United States border to the city of Weyburn forms the initial segment of the CanAm Highway in Saskatchewan. This segment is 74.6 kilometres (46.4 mi) long.^[1] Other highways in Saskatchewan that are part of the CanAm Highway network include 39, 6, 3, and 2. The CanAm Highway was a concept that begun in the 1920s and is an important route for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) super corridor connecting Mexico, the United States, and Canada.^[27]

History

The valleys of southern Saskatchewan have been subject to

In 1953, a rapid flow landslide destroyed a portion of SK Hwy 35 near Fort Qu'Appelle in the Echo Creek Valley.[29] The construction of the Qu'Appelle River Dam in 1967 helped to eliminate washed out roads and flooded communities downstream. Twenty-one dams were built in the pioneering days to help with the yearly flooding in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The steel bridge built over the Qu'Appelle river at Blackwood Crossing eased problems of communication and commerce immensely.^[6]

The Doghide / Leather River, and the Leather/Carrot River fork between Nipawin and Tisdale have contributed to spring flooding in the region. The historic Leather River Bridge is no longer being used but is an example of a steel truss bridge.

The completion of the combined railway and traffic bridge over the Saskatchewan River at Nipawin in the late 1920s retired the ferry and basket crossing for traffic north of Nipawin. The railway/traffic bridge that formed part of Highway 35 was the only crossing utilized at Nipawin until a new traffic bridge was constructed in 1974. The new bridge then became part of the combined Highway 35 and 55 until the highway parts just east of White Fox. The railway/traffic bridge continues to be utilized for one lane vehicle traffic controlled by traffic lights, and continues as the "Old Highway 35" on the west side of the river until it joins with the current Highway 35/55.

The ferry was the first method of transport across the Saskatchewan River at Nipawin. A basket which was propelled above the river on wire could safely transport persons and mail across the river when travel was unsafe because of the ice break up. The CPR bridge opened to traffic in 1932, to be replaced by a steel bridge with concrete piers which was opened by the Saskatchewan Department of Highways in 1974.

The highway runs south to north, and historically did not run on the square following both range and township surveyed road allowances, but rather was allowed to run straight and true along township roads for the most part. The road travelled parallel to the rail between Wadena and Nipawin.^[30]

The Humboldt Broncos bus crash occurred on this highway at the intersection with Highway 335 on 6 April 2018.^[31]

Major intersections

From south to north:^[32]

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Souris Valley No. 7	Port of Oungre	0.0	0.0	US 85 south (CanAm Highway) – Fortuna, Williston	Southern terminus; continuation into North Dakota
				Canada–United States border at Fortuna–Oungre Border Crossing
	​	9.8	6.1	Hwy 707 west – Beaubier
	Estevan
	Tribune	27.9	17.3
Hwy 705 west – Colgate	South end of Hwy 705 concurrency
	​	52.7	32.7	Halbrite	North end of Hwy 705 concurrency
Estevan		CanAm Highway follows Hwy 39 north
		74.7	46.4	Crosses the Souris River
		75.7	47.0	Hwy 13 (1st Avenue NW / Red Coat Trail) – Assiniboia, Carlyle
Hwy 742 east – Fillmore
	​	107.1	66.5	Hwy 306 west – Colfax, Riceton
Francis No. 127	Francis	124.0	77.1	Hwy 33 – Regina, Stoughton
		124.6	77.4	Hwy 708 east
	​	147.1	91.4	Vibank and Odessa
South Qu'Appelle No. 157	​	171.8	106.8	Hwy 1 (TCH) east – Indian Head, Winnipeg	Hwy 35 branches west; south end of Hwy 1 concurrency
	Qu'Appelle	172.4	107.1	Hwy 1 (TCH) west – Regina	Hwy 35 branches north; north end of Hwy 1 concurrency
North Qu'Appelle No. 187	​	192.2	119.4	Hwy 10 west – Regina	Hwy 35 branches east; south end of Hwy 10 concurrency
	Yorkton	Hwy 35 branches north; north end of Hwy 10 concurrency
		202.7	126.0	Hwy 210 west (Broadway) – Echo Valley Provincial Park
		203.2	126.3	Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
		203.4	126.4	Hwy 56 – Fort San, Indian Head
Lipton No. 217	Lipton	218.3	135.6	Hwy 22 west – Southey
	​	246.9	153.4	Ituna
	Ituna, Melville
Hwy 743 – Wishart
Yorkton
	​	315.2	195.9	Hwy 745 east
Saskatoon, Humboldt, Canora
	Quill Lake
↑ / ↓	​	358.2	222.6	Preeceville
Hwy 760 east
	Hwy 756 east	South end of Hwy 756 concurrency
	​	377.8	234.8	Hwy 756 west – Spalding	North end of Hwy 756 concurrency
Archerwill	391.0	243.0	Hwy 349 east	South end of Hwy 349 concurrency
	​	404.5	251.3	Naicam	North end of Hwy 349 concurrency
	​	419.6	260.7	Hwy 733 west – Pleasantdale	South end of Hwy 773 concurrency
	​	422.8	262.7	Hwy 773 east – McKague, Chelan	North end of Hwy 773 concurrency
Bjorkdale
	Tisdale	449.2	279.1	Hwy 3 – Melfort, Hudson Bay
Hwy 748 east – Zenon Park
	​	473.8	294.4	Ridgedale access road
	Armley	478.7	297.5	Hwy 335 – Gronlid, Arborfield	Site of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
Hwy 789 – Carrot River
	Nipawin	506.8	314.9	Old Highway 35 north	Connects to the Crooked Bridge (Old Nipawin Bridge)
		508.3	315.8	Hwy 55 east (Nipawin Road / NWWR) – Carrot River	South end of Hwy 55 concurrency
↑ / ↓	​	512.4	318.4	Nipawin Bridge across the Saskatchewan River
Torch River No. 488	​	518.1	321.9	Old Highway 35 south	Connects to the Crooked Bridge (Old Nipawin Bridge)
	White Fox	520.3	323.3	Hwy 55 west (NWWR) – Prince Albert	North end of Hwy 55 concurrency
	Tobin Lake	568.9	353.5		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan

References

Extra reading

Title: Homestead to Heritage, Author Armley History Book Committee, Publisher Friesen Printers, 1987

External links

• Postcard Views of Southeast Saskatchewan

Preceded by US 85

CanAm Highway Hwy 35

Succeeded by Hwy 39

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