Saskatchewan Highway 8

Highway 8 marker
Highway 8
Sask Hwy 8.jpg
Highway 8 north of Carievale
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length410.0 km[1] (254.8 mi)
Major junctions
South end Canada–U.S. border (ND 28) near Elmore
Major intersections
North end Highway 982 at the Porcupine Provincial Forest
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesMount Pleasant, Argyle, Storthoaks, Reciprocity, Antler, Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Spy Hill, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Calder, Cote, St. Philips, Keys, Clayton, Hudson Bay
Highway system
← Highway 7→ Highway 9

Highway 8 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest. Highway 8 is about 410 kilometres (250 mi) long.

Highway 8 is paved from Elmore (km 0) until Langenburg (km 215), and then from MacNutt (km 248) until km 396 near Swan Plain.[2][3][4]

History

  • Paving of Highway 8 from Highway 10 to 22.6 km northward was announced on June 19, 1998, to begin in July of that year.[5]
  • In mid-2001, a surfacing project was begun on 17.7 km of Highway 8, from Highway 357 until Kamsack.[6]
  • A surfacing of 9.5 km of Highway 8 near Moosomin began on July 26, 2001.[7]
  • As of August 6, 2004, improvement construction had begun on 11.2 km of Highway 8, from Storthoaks until 11 km south of Redvers.[8]

Major attractions

Major intersections

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Mount Pleasant No. 2 – Argyle No. 1 line​0.00.0
 ND 28 south – Mohall		Continuation into North Dakota
Canada–United States border at Sherwood–Carievale Border Crossing
Carievale19.912.4 Highway 18 east – GainsboroughSouth end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Mount Pleasant No. 2​20.612.8 Highway 18 west – EstevanNorth end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Storthoaks No. 31​43.627.1 Highway 361 – Alida, Storthoaks
Antler No. 61Redvers66.241.1 Highway 13 (Red Coat Trail) – Weyburn, Carlyle, Manitoba border
Maryfield No. 91Fairlight100.262.3 Highway 48 – Wawota, Maryfield
Moosomin No. 121​126.778.7
 Highway 709 west – Langbank		South end of Hwy 709 concurrency
Moosomin131.881.9
 Highway 709 east
Highway 1 (TCH) east – Brandon, Winnipeg		South end of Hwy 1 concurrency; north end of Hwy 709 concurrency
133.382.8 Highway 1 (TCH) west – ReginaNorth end of Hwy 1 concurrency
Rocanville No. 151​152.694.8 Highway 308 east – Welwyn
Rocanville158.098.2
 To Highway 600 – Fort Espérance National Historic Site
160.199.5
 Highway 719 west – Whitewood
Spy Hill No. 152​178.4110.9Tantallon access road
Spy Hill189.2117.6
 Highway 600 south
​192.7119.7 Highway 22 east – BinscarthSouth end of Hwy 22 concurrency
​194.4120.8 Highway 22 west – EsterhazyNorth end of Hwy 22 concurrency
Langenburg No. 181Langenburg215.2133.7 Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Yorkton, Saskatoon, Russell, WinnipegSouth end of gravel section
Churchbridge No. 211​227.2141.2
 Highway 723 west – Bredenbury
MacNutt248.0154.1 Highway 381 – Hwy 80, RoblinNorth end of gravel section
Calder No. 241​263.2163.5 Highway 10 east – Roblin, DauphinSouth end of Hwy 10 concurrency
​273.1169.7Calder access road
Wroxton282.9175.8 Highway 10 west – Yorkton, Regina
Highway 80 south – Churchbridge		North end of Hwy 10 concurrency
​299.5186.1
 Highway 726 west – Rhein
Cote No. 271​304.4189.1 Highway 357 east – Togo
Kamsack323.4201.0 Highway 5 – Canora, Saskatoon, Duck Mountain Provincial Park
St. Philips No. 301St. Philips339.3210.8
 Highway 660 east – Arran
Pelly356.0221.2 Highway 49 east – Swan River

 Highway 661 north		South end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Keys No. 303Norquay366.8227.9
 Highway 637 south – Veregin
↑ / ↓368.6229.0 Highway 49 west – PreecevilleNorth end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Clayton No. 333​389.0241.7
 Highway 753 – Danbury
Swan Plain395.5245.8 North end of paved section
Hudson Bay No. 394Porcupine Provincial Forest410.0254.8 Highway 982 north – Hudson BayHwy 8 northern terminus; continues as Hwy 982
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ a b "Highway 8 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Saskatchewan Road Atlas 2007. MapArt Publishing. 2007. pp. 27, 28, 35, 36, 44, 52. ISBN 978-1-55368-020-8.
  3. ^ Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - South East". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  4. ^ Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - East Central". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  5. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (June 19, 1999). "SURFAPAVING OF HIGHWAY NO. 8 ANNOUNCED - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  6. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (July 19, 2001). "SURFACING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR KAMSACK - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  7. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (July 26, 2001). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR MOOSOMIN - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  8. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (August 6, 2004). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 SOUTH OF REDVERS - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
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