Saskatchewan_Highway_4

Saskatchewan Highway 4

Saskatchewan Highway 4

Highway in Saskatchewan, Canada


Highway 4 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from U.S. Route 191 at the United States border near Monchy to Highway 224 / Highway 904 in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Highway 4 is about 652 km (405 mi) long.[1]

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Major communities that Highway 4 passes through are Swift Current, Rosetown, Biggar, Battleford, North Battleford, and Meadow Lake. It also passes The Battlefords Provincial Park.

History

Highway 4 was originally designated as Provincial Highway 1, while the present-day Highway 1 was designated as Provincial Highway 4.[2] The designations were switched around c.1940 to allow for the future Trans-Canada Highway to have the same number across western Canada.[3]

Route description

Highway 4S

Several maps, such as MapArt's mapbook of Saskatchewan Cities and Towns shows a Highway 4S spur heading east from the intersection of Highway 4 in Swift Current to the city's airport, following Airport Road.[4] The roadway is not designated Highway 4S on the Saskatchewan Highway's Official Highway Map.[5][6]

Major intersections

From south to north:[7]

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References

  1. Google (January 30, 2018). "Highway 4 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. Province of Saskatchewan (1926). Highway Map (Map). Department of Highways.
  3. Rand McNally (1940). Road map of Western and Central Canada (Map). Rand McNally and Company.
  4. MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Street Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:21,740. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. p. 49. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
  5. Province of Saskatchewan (2016). Saskatchewan Official Road Map (Map). § C2.
  6. Province of Saskatchewan (2016). Saskatchewan Official Road Map (Map). Swift Current inset.
  7. MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 11, 17, 23, 31, 39, 47, 48. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
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