Saskatchewan Highway 20

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.

Highway 20
Route information
Length291.1 km[1] (180.9 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 11 near Lumsden
  Hwy 99 at Craven
Hwy 22 near Bulyea
Hwy 15 at Nokomis
Hwy 16 (TCH) at Lanigan
Hwy 5 in Humboldt
Hwy 41 near Tway
North end Hwy 3 near Birch Hills
Location
Rural
municipalities		Lumsden, Longlaketon, McKillop, Last Mountain Valley, Wreford, Usborne, Wolverine, Humboldt, Three Lakes, Invergordon, Birch Hills
Major citiesHumboldt
TownsLumsden, Lanigan, Birch Hills
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Hwy 19Hwy 21 →
Communities

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 municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Lumsden No. 189Lumsden0.00.0 Hwy 11 (Louis Riel Trail) – Saskatoon, Regina
Hwy 641 south – Pense		Interchange; south end of Hwy 641 concurrency
​9.45.8 Hwy 729 east (Russell Hill Road)
↑ / ↓​9.96.2Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
Longlaketon No. 219Craven10.06.2 Hwy 641 north – Earl GreyNorth end of Hwy 641 concurrency
10.36.4 Hwy 99 east – Southey
​19.612.2 Hwy 322 north – Silton
McKillop No. 220​35.922.3 Hwy 22 east – Southey, Fort Qu'Appelle
Bulyea39.124.3 Hwy 220 west – Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park
Strasbourg51.532.0 Hwy 731 east – Serath
Last Mountain Valley No. 250
 No major junctions
Wreford No. 280​91.156.6 Hwy 15 east – RaymoreSouth end of Hwy 15 concurrency
Nokomis100.862.6 Hwy 15 west – Kenaston, OutlookNorth end of Hwy 15 concurrency
101.062.8 Hwy 744 east
Usborne No. 310​127.078.9 To Hwy 761 west – Drake
Lanigan138.686.1 Hwy 16 (TCH) east (Yellowhead Highway) – YorktonHwy 20 branches west; south end of Hwy 16 concurrency
142.088.2 Hwy 761 – Drake, Leroy
​148.792.4 Hwy 16 (TCH) west (Yellowhead Highway) – SaskatoonHwy 20 branches north; north end of Hwy 16 concurrency
Wolverine No. 340
Humboldt No. 370
 No major junctions
City of Humboldt186.8116.1 Hwy 5 (Glen Hall Drive / 8th Avenue) – Saskatoon, Watson
Humboldt No. 370​199.7124.1 Hwy 756 east – Annaheim
​212.2131.9 Hwy 669 southNear Fulda
Three Lakes No. 400​222.8138.4 Hwy 777 east – Lake LenoreNear Pilger
South end of Hwy 777 concurrency
Middle Lake227.0141.1 Hwy 777 west – CudworthNorth end of Hwy 777 concurrency
Invergordon No. 430​258.8160.8 Hwy 41 – Saskatoon, Wakaw, Melfort
​261.2162.3Tway Access Road
​266.1165.3 Hwy 320 west – Domremy
Crystal Springs268.5166.8 Hwy 778 east – Kinistino
Birch Hills No. 460​291.1180.9 Hwy 3 (CanAm Highway) – Prince Albert, Birch Hills, Melfort
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. Google (September 20, 2017). "Highway 20 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. "RESURFACING HIGHWAY 20 NEAR LANIGAN - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  3. "HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS NEAR GUERNSEY - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  4. "Town of Govan: Whooping Crane (Walter)". Big Things in Saskatchewan. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007.
  5. Government of Saskatchewan, Sask Biz (2004). "Middle Lake Geography Middle Lake belongs to the Rural ..." Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  6. Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association. "Last Mountain Regional Park".
  7. Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association. "Saskatchewan Beach Regional Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  8. "Welcome to the Town of Lumsden". BCG Canada Inc. 2007.
  9. "Craven World Campground". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  10. "Humboldt Tourism".
  11. Strickland., James (2006). "Quick Saskatchewan vacation". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  12. "Bulyea Junction". Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  13. Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004). "Lanigan Geography Lanigan is located in south central Saskatchewan ..." Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  14. Saskatchewan Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 25, 33, 42. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
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