Saskatchewan Highway 26

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Highway 26
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length198.3 km[1] (123.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 4 north of North Battleford
Major intersections
  • Hwy 3 at Turtleford and St. Walburg
  • Hwy 55 at Peerless
North end Hwy 224 / Hwy 950 at Goodsoil
Location
Rural
municipalities		Meota, Turtle River, Mervin, Frenchman Butte, Loon Lake, Beaver River
TownsTurtleford, St. Walburg
Highway system
  • Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← 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 km (62 mi) of the 200 km (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
  • Jackfish Lake just to the east of route near Meota.
  • , 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 municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Meota No. 468​0.00.0 Hwy 4 – Meadow Lake, The BattlefordsEast of Prince
Meota14.38.9Metinota Access RoadRoad accesses the south shore of Jackfish Lake
​18.811.7
 Hwy 697 north – Jackfish		Road accesses the west shore of Jackfish Lake
Turtle River No. 469Edam42.426.3
 Hwy 674 south / east
Mervin No. 499Mervin60.337.5
 west
Turtleford68.742.7 Hwy 303 west – Lloydminster
69.543.2 Hwy 3 east – Glaslyn, Prince AlbertSouth end of Hwy 3 concurrency
Spruce Lake88.454.9
 Hwy 796 east
Frenchman Butte No. 501​98.761.3 Hwy 3 west – Paradise HillNorth end of Hwy 3 concurrency
St. Walburg102.763.8
​106.966.4
 Hwy 795 east
Loon Lake No. 561​146.390.9 Hwy 304 east – Meadow Lake
​148.892.5
 Hwy 699 east		South end of Hwy 699 concurrency
Loon Lake150.193.3
 Hwy 699 west – 		North end of Hwy 699 concurrency
Beaver River No. 622​189.6117.8 Hwy 55 east (NWRR) – Meadow Lake, Prince AlbertSouth end of Hwy 55 concurrency
Peerless191.0118.7 Hwy 55 west (NWRR) – Pierceland, Cold LakeNorth end of Hwy 55 concurrency
​191.8119.2
 east – Dorintosh
Goodsoil198.3123.2 Hwy 954 west
Hwy 224 north – Meadow Lake Provincial Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus

References[]

  1. ^ a b Google (January 31, 2018). "Highway 26 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b Waghorn's Guide (1914). "Map of Western Canada showing part of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta". Stovel Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  4. ^ a b Troy A. M. Zimmer (2008-09-14). "Abandoned Rail Lines in Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Trails Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  5. ^ "Goodsoil Historical Museum Site". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. ^ Yanciw, David (2004-07-20), Town of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, retrieved 2016-09-27
  7. ^ Yanciw, David (2004-07-20), Village of Edam, Saskatchewan, retrieved 2016-09-27
  8. ^ a b Sask Tourism, Heart of the Old Northwest (PDF), retrieved 2007-04-17
  9. ^ 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.

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