Saskatchewan Highway 316

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Highway 316
Route information
Length: 29 km (18 mi)
Major junctions
South end: Clavet
North end: PCS Patience Lake Mine
Location
Rural
municipalities:
Blucher No. 343
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
Highway 316 road sign located at Highway 16 or the Yellowhead Highway turn off
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) Patience Lake Mine north of Highway 16 or the Yellowhead Highway

Highway 316 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan which runs 29 km in length. It runs from Highway 16 near Clavet to Highway 5. Highway 316 is about 17 km (11 mi.) long. This area is an industrial commercial area along Highway #316 which extends from Clavet north to the PCS Patience Lake Mine which is just 10 miles from the city of Saskatoon. Highway 316 is a primary weight highway, and also runs near the Canadian National Railway line which goes from Saskatoon through Clavet. [1] In 1941, the Canadian Pacific Railway ran from Saskatoon through Cheviot and on south eastward.[2]

Highway 316 passes near the community of Cheviot and intersects Highway 394.

Communities along the route

Rural municipalities along the route

  • Blucher No. 343 is home to several industrial/commercial enterprises. Potash mining, anhydrous ammonia-bulk fertilizer distribution centres, canola crushing plant, as well as a large inland grain terminal.[4]

Major attractions

  • Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) Patience Lake Mine

The following lakes are all north of Highway 316:

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References

  1. Sask Biz. "Community Profiles". Retrieved 2007-05-17. 
  2. Canadian Online Map Digitization Project, J. Adamson. "1941 Waghorn's Map of Saskatchewan". rootsweb. Retrieved 2007-05-17. 
  3. "Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame 1". Retrieved 2007-05-17. 
  4. sask biz. "Community profiles". Retrieved 2007-05-15 
  5. Government of Canada. "Geonames Query". Retrieved 2007-05-15. 
  6. Government of Canada. "Geonames Query". Retrieved 2007-05-15. 

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