Saskatchewan Highway 6

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Highway 6
a part of the CanAm Highway Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure & Transport Canada
Length:	516.6 km[1] (321.0 mi)
south end:	near Choiceland
north end:	near Minton
Rural municipalities:	Surprise Valley, The Gap, Norton, Caledonia, Bratt's Lake, Lumsden, Longlaketon, Cupar, Kutawa, Mount Hope, Prairie Rose, Spalding, Star City, Kinistino, Pleasant Dale, Willow Creek, Nipawin, Torch River
Major cities:	Melfort, Regina
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan < Hwy 5 Hwy 7 >

Highway 6 is a paved undivided major provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.^[2] It runs from Montana Highway 16 at the Saskatchewan border with the US near Regway to Highway 55 near Choiceland. Highway 6 is about 516.6 km (321 mi) long. The CanAm Highway^[3] comprises Saskatchewan Highways SK 35, Sk 39, Sk 6, Sk 3, as well as Sk 2^[4]. 203.1 miles (326.85 kilometres) of Saskatchewan Highway 6 contribute to the CanAm Highway between Corinne and Melfort.^[5]

Major provincial highways that Highway 6 intersects are Highway 18, Highway 13 (the Redcoat Trail), Highway 39, Highway 1 (The Trans-Canada), Highway 11, Highway 99, Highway 22, Highway 15, Highway 16 (the Yellowhead), Highway 5, Highway 3, Highway 41, and Highway 55.

Highway 6 passes through the cities of Regina and Melfort.

[edit] CanAm Highway

The projects on Highways 39 and 6 will help to improve traffic flow through these Canada/U.S. ports. "Highways 6 and 39 are very important to Saskatchewan – serving as tourism links and major north-south trade corridors to the U.S.," Sonntag said.

– NDP ^[6]

Brenda Bakken Lackey called Highway 35 an “embarrassment’’ and a hazard for truckers’ business since it was turned into a gravel roadway last year[2004]. “When it rains, there is mud and when it is dry, there is flying dust and gravel,’’ she said. “Truckers from my constituency tell me that the U.S. Customs officials say they are not going to put up with the mud that is coming across on the trucks. There is also concerns about grain seeds and weeds coming across in the mud on truck tires.’’...he Highway Minister Maynard Sonntag said. “Highway No. 6 has a much higher traffic count, many more trucks in and out from the States than Highway No. 35 would have.’’

– Canadian Press ^[7]

[edit] Communities

Sk Hwy 6 and Sk Hwy 1, the TransCanada Hwy Cloverleaf interchange south of Regina one of the first two SK interchanges which opened in 1967.^[8]

Highway 6 begins at the Canada – United States border. The border crossings are Raymond, Montana on Montana Highway 16 in the United States and at Regway, Saskatchewan on Hwy 6.^[9] Between Regway, and Minton are several points of interest such as an old schoolhouse, and the historic Ceylon Park Memorial Garden.^[10] Ceylon Regional Park is located just off Hwy 6. Hwy 6 intersects the Red Coat Trail near Pangman at Ceylon. This area traversed is the Big Muddy Badlands area of the Missouri Coteau. The terrain of the Missouri Coteau features low hummocky, undulating, rolling hills, potholes, and grasslands. This physiographic region of Saskatchewan is the uplands Missouri Coteau, a part of the Great Plains Province or Alberta Plateau Region which extends across the south east corner of the province of Saskatchewan.^[11] Sk Hwy 6 and Sk Hwy 1, the TransCanada Hwy Cloverleaf interchange south of Regina one of the first two SK interchanges which opened in 1967.^[8] The city is situated on a broad, flat, treeless plain. There is an abundance of parks and greenspaces: all of its trees — some 300,000^[12] — shrubs and other plants were hand-planted and Regina's considerable beauty is entirely man-made.^[13] As in other prairie cities, American elms were planted in front yards in residential neighbourhoods and on boulevards along major traffic arteries and are the dominant species in the urban forest. The IPSCO Wildlife Park is located off Hwy 6 at Regina.^[14] A crosswalk was installed at Southey with overhead lights giving higher visibility to pedestrians crossing Hwy 6 at Assiniboia Avenue. ^[15] At the Hwy 39 concurrency, Hwy 6 becomes a part of the CanAm Highway. The historic Wood Mountain - FortQu'Appelle Trail is marked with a point of interest marker. McNab Regional Park is located south of Watson featuring pool and golf course.^[16] Watson is located amid the junction of Hwy 5 and Hwy 6.^[17] Naicam is served by Hwy 6, and Hwy 349.^[18] This area is sustained by agriculture with the ecosystem changing from the rolling parkland to boreal forest. The Barrier river valley, Kipabiskau Regional Park, and Lake Charron Regional Park are nearby features.^[19] Melfort, a city of about 6,000, is located on Hwy 6, Hwy 3, and Sk Hwy 41.^[20] Choiceland is located 1 miles (2 km) north of Hwy 55, the terminus junction of Hwy 6.^[21] The rural municipality of Torch River No. 488 is located past the tree line of Saskatchewan. There are several recreational sites in the area such as Scot's Landing on the Saskatchewan River and Carrolls Cove Campground, Pruden's Point at Tobin Lake.^[22]

[edit] Intersections from south to north

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Microsoft Corporation Redmond Washington. Microsoft Streets and Tips [map], 2004 edition. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
2. ^ TYPE ADMN_CLASS TOLL_RD RTE_NUM1 RTE_NUM2 ROUTE 1 Gravel .... Government of Canada. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
3. ^ Macdonald, Julian (1999-2003). Provincial Highways @ Saskatchewan Highways Website. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
4. ^ Western Canada Group Travel Planner: Getting to Western Canada (1999-2003). Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
5. ^ Microsoft Corp.. Microsoft Streets and Tips [map], 2004 edition. Section Route Planner. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
6. ^ Saskatchewan NDP articles. Improving Highways - Weyburn Estevan Area (03-03-04). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
7. ^ Headache for truckers crossing border Highway in Sask. causing problems: opposition. The Canadian Press. Reed Business Information a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. (May 17, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
8. ^ ^{a b} Cousins, Brian. Transportation. The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. CANADIAN PLAINS RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
9. ^ Border Crossings. PBB Global Logistics (2006). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
10. ^ Saskatchewan Road Map Travel Guide: #6 Canada / United States .... Mile By Mile Media (2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
11. ^ Richards, J.H. & Fung, K.I. (1969), Atlas of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon: Modern Press 
12. ^ Coneghan.
13. ^ "Regina," The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
14. ^ Trans-Canada Highway: Regina, Saskatchewan's Top Attractions, FoundLocally.com Media Inc., 1999-2007, <http://www.transcanadahighway.com/saskatchewan/Regina-TopAttractions.htm> 
15. ^ PREMIER OFFICIALLY OPENS SOUTHEY CROSSWALK. Government of Saskatchewan (June 13, 2002). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
16. ^ Accommodations -- The Official Web Site of Humboldt, Saskatchewan. City of Humboldt (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
17. ^ Watson. Sask Biz. Government of Saskatchewan (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
18. ^ Infrastructure. Naicam, Saskatchewan, Canada (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
19. ^ Pleasantdale No. 398 Geography The Rural Municipality (RM) of Torch .... Sask Biz. Government of Saskatchewan (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
20. ^ Melfort Community Profile. City of Melfort (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
21. ^ Choiceland, Saskatchewan: Choice Route to Northern Saskatchewan. Naicam, Saskatchewan, Canada (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
22. ^ Torch River No. 488 Geography The Rural Municipality (RM) of Torch .... Sask Biz. Government of Saskatchewan (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.

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