Saskatchewan Highway 21

Highway 21 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Montana Secondary Highway 233 at the United States border near Willow Creek to Highway 950/Highway 919 within the Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Highway 21 is about 715 km (444 mi) long.[1]

Highway 21
Route information
Length714.6 km[1] (444.0 mi)
Major junctions
South end Canada–U.S. border (S-233) at Willow Creek
 
North end Hwy 919 / Hwy 950 in Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Location
Rural
municipalities		Reno, Big Stick, Fox Valley, Happyland, Chesterfield, Newcombe, Kindersley, Oakdale, Progress, Mariposa, Grass Lake, Tramping Lake, Round Valley, Cut Knife, Hillsdale, Eldon, Frenchman Butte, Loon Lake, Beaver River
TownsMaple Creek, Leader, Eatonia, Kindersley, Kerrobert, Unity, Maidstone
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Hwy 20→ Hwy 22

Highway 21 passes through the major communities of Maple Creek, Kindersley, Kerrobert, and Unity. Highway 21 intersects three major western Saskatchewan highways: Highway 1, Highway 7, and Highway 16.

Highway 21 has average annual daily traffic (AADT) of 500 vehicles a day and truck traffic is 30% of this total. Unity has two inland grain terminals. The oil and gas industry is also active in this area.[2]

History

The original Provincial Highway 21 is between Highway 13 west of Robsart and Leader.[3] It originally continued west from Leader to Estuary and Empress, Alberta, before it turned north and followed Range Road 3293, adjacent to the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. It followed a series of country roads through Loverna, Macklin, and Lloydminster to Onion Lake.[3] In the 1930s, the Leader-Empress section was renumbered to Highway 32 while the Empress-Onion Lake was renumbered to Highway 17 (the section south of Macklin was later decommissioned).[4][5]

At the same time, Provincial Highway 30 ran from Lemsford, through Glidden and Kindersley, to Kerrobert; the section between Lemsford and Glidden was decommissioned in the 1940s.[3][4][5] In the 1960s, Highway 330 was commissioned between Kerrobert, through Unity, to Highway 40 west of Cut Knife. Provincial Highway 48 ran between Grovenlock and Willow Creek; however in the 1960s, it was renumbered to Highway 348.[4][6]

In 1971, the Chesterfield Bridge across the South Saskatchewan River was opened, extending Highway 21 to Eatonia.[6][7] Bridges were opened across the Battle and North Saskatchewan Rivers were opened later in the decade, and along with the renumbering Highways 348, 30, and 330, Highway 21 assumed its present length.[8]

Major intersections

From south to north:[9]

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Reno No. 51​0.00.0 S-233 south – HavreContinues into Montana
Canada–United States border at Willow Creek Border Crossing
Govenlock29.218.1 Hwy 13 west – Alberta border, ManyberriesHwy 21 branches east;
south end of Hwy 13 concurrency
Senate43.827.2 Hwy 615 north – Fort Walsh
Consul56.835.3Range Road 3271
​73.145.4 Hwy 13 east – Eastend, ShaunavonHwy 21 branches north;
north end of Hwy 13 concurrency
Maple Creek No. 111​94.959.0 Hwy 706 east – Belanger
​107.566.8 Hwy 221 west – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Centre Block)
Maple Creek134.183.3 Hwy 271 south – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (West Block), Fort Walsh
Hwy 724 (5th Avenue)
​144.489.7 Hwy 1 (TCH) – Medicine Hat, Calgary, Swift Current, Regina
Big Stick No. 141​171.2106.4 Hwy 728 west – Golden PrairieSouth end of Hwy 728 concurrency
​177.7110.4 Hwy 728 eastNorth end of Hwy 728 concurrency
Fox Valley No. 141Fox Valley198.0123.0 Hwy 371 west – Richmound
Happyland No. 231Liebenthal221.9137.9 Hwy 321 west – Burstall
​234.9146.0Mendham access road
Leader247.0153.5 Hwy 32 east – Swift Current
247.8154.0 Hwy 741 west – Estuary, Estuary Ferry
↑ / ↓​256.6159.4Crosses the South Saskatchewan River
Chesterfield No. 261Eatonia288.0179.0 Hwy 44 west – AlsaskSouth end of Hwy 44 concurrency
Newcombe No. 260Glidden307.2190.9 Hwy 44 east – Eston
Hwy 649 south – Lemsford Ferry, Lemsford		Hwy 21 branches north;
north end of Hwy 44 concurrency
Kindersley No. 290Kindersley333.3207.1 Hwy 7 – Alsask, Calgary, Rosetown, Saskatoon
Oakdale No. 320​359.1223.1 Hwy 307 west – Coleville
​369.3229.5 Hwy 31 east – RosetownSouth end of Hwy 31 concurrency
Progress No. 351Kerrobert382.9237.9 Hwy 51 east – BiggarHwy 21 / Hwy 31 concurrency branches northwest;
south end of Hwy 51 concurrency
385.3239.4 Hwy 31 west / Hwy 51 west – Macklin, Major, ConsortHwy 21 concurrency branches north;
north end of Hwy 31 / Hwy 51 concurrency
Progress No. 351[lower-alpha 1]
Mariposa No. 350[lower-alpha 2]		​402.6250.2 Hwy 771 east – Luseland
↑ / ↓[lower-alpha 3]​409.1254.2 Hwy 374 east – Tramping Lake
Grass Lake No. 381[lower-alpha 1]
Tramping Lake No. 380[lower-alpha 2]
 No major junctions
Round Valley No. 410Unity443.2275.4 Hwy 14 – Macklin, Wilkie, Saskatoon
​462.7287.5 Hwy 787
Cut Knife No. 439​478.8297.5 Hwy 40 east – Cut Knife, The BattlefordsHwy 21 branches west;
south end of Hwy 40 concurrency
Hillsdale No. 440​489.0303.9Baldwinton access road
​494.3307.1 Hwy 40 west – Neilburg, WainwrightHwy 21 branches north;
north end of Hwy 40 concurrency
↑ / ↓​510.8317.4Crosses the Battle River
Eldon No. 471​525.2326.3 Hwy 16 (TCH) west – Lloydminster, EdmontonHwy 21 branches east;
south end of Hwy 16 concurrency
Maidstone528.4328.3 Hwy 16 (TCH) east – The Battlefords, SaskatoonHwy 21 branches north;
north end of Hwy 16 concurrency
​548.1340.6 Hwy 303 west – LloydminsterSouth end of Hwy 303 concurrency
↑ / ↓​561.2348.7Crosses the North Saskatchewan River
Frenchman Butte No. 501​563.0349.8 Hwy 303 east – TurtlefordNorth end of Hwy 303 concurrency
​580.3360.6 Hwy 3 east – St. Walburg, Prince AlbertHwy 21 branches west;
south end of Hwy 3 concurrency
Paradise Hill591.0367.2 Hwy 3 west – Lloydminster, MarwayneHwy 21 branches north;
north end of Hwy 3 concurrency
Loon Lake No. 561​648.5403.0 Hwy 699 east – Loon Lake
↑ / ↓​684.5425.3Crosses the Beaver River
Beaver River No. 622Pierceland691.9429.9 Hwy 55 – Cold Lake, Meadow Lake, Prince Albert
Meadow Lake
Provincial Park		714.6444.0 Hwy 919 / Hwy 950
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Footnotes
  1. West of Hwy 21
  2. East of Hwy 21
  3. Four corners of the Rural Municipalities of Progress No. 351, Mariposa No. 350, Grass Lake No. 381, and Tramping Lake No. 380.

References
  1. Google (February 13, 2018). "Highway 21 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. Safronetz, Joshua Devon (February 2003). "Project Level Highway Management Framework" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  3. Province of Saskatchewan (1926). Highway Map (Map). Department of Highways. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  4. Rand McNally (1940). Road map of Western and Central Canada (Map). Rand McNally and Company.
  5. The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). "Saskatchewan & Manitoba" (Map). Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The Shell Oil Company.
  6. Department of Highways and Transportation (1972). Saskatchewan Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.
  7. "A History of the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield". Winning The Prairie Gamble History Album. Retrieved February 13, 2018. The Chesterfield Bridge, north of Leader, did not open for traffic until 1971.
  8. Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation (1980). Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.
  9. MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 16, 22, 30, 38, 46. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
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