Saskatchewan Highway 40

Highway 40
Route information
Length:	291 km (181 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Alberta border near Marsden continues as Hwy 14
	Hwy 21 Hwy 29 near The Battlefords Hwy 4 / Hwy 16 (TCH) at The Battlefords Hwy 340 near Hafford Hwy 12 at Blaine Lake
East end:	Hwy 3 near Shellbrook
Location
Rural municipalities:	Manitou Lake No. 442, Hillsdale No. 440, Cut Knife No. 439, Battle River No. 438, North Battleford No. 437, Redberry No. 435, Blaine Lake No. 434, Leask No. 464, Shellbrook No. 493
Major cities:	North Battleford
Towns:	Cut Knife, Battleford, Blaine Lake
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan ← Hwy 39 Hwy 41 →

Highway 40 is a highway in the northwest portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting Alberta (where it continues as Highway 14) to Highway 3, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Areas of this highway between the Alberta border and North Battleford are called the Poundmaker Trail. Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c. 1842 – 4 July 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, was a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.^[1] The main feature along this highway is access between North Battleford and near Prince Albert. This is a primary Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial government. All of this highway is paved.

Communities along the route

• Marsden
• Neilburg
• Baldwinton
• Cut Knife
• Sweetgrass First Nation
• Battleford held the Government House, the seat of government of the NWT from 1876-1883 which burned down on July 7, 2003.
• North Battleford is located directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as The Battlefords.
• Hafford
• Krydor
• Blaine Lake
• Marcelin
• Leask
• Parkside
• Shellbrook One of Canada’s most respected writers, James Sinclair Ross, was born in the Wild Rose school district just northeast of Shellbrook in 1908.^[2]

Major Attractions

Highway 40 hosts the following lakes, beaches, historical sites and buildings, and provincial parks.

• North Battleford Court House List of National Historic Sites of Canada 1909 symbol of justice in new province
• North Battleford Airport: The North Battleford Gliding Centre, a Royal Canadian Air Cadet gliding centre, stores its gliders in Hangar IV of the airport, and has an office in the terminal building.^[3]
• North Battleford is the home of one of four branches of the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum. This branch focuses on the agricultural history of Saskatchewan. This branch includes a pioneer village.^[4]
• Battle River
• there is a provincial marker point of interest where the highway crosses The Battle River
• Shellbrook Museum

Nearby

• The Battlefords Provincial Park
• Fort Battleford National Historic Site
• Cutknife Hill Historic Site
• Chief Poundmaker Historic Center
• Poundmaker Reserves
• Attons Lake Regional Park and area Golf Course
• Table Mountain Ski Hill is a downhill ski mountain for skiers and snowboarders. There are available 8 separate runs with the longest being 1,100 m (3,600 ft).^[5]
• Former Prince Albert City Hall List of National Historic Sites of Canada

History

• Battle of Cut Knife occurred near this highway.
• Highways and Transportation Minister Pat Atkinson announced that Highway 40 is due for improvement spring of 2001.^[6]
• Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag announced that Highway 40 underwent improvements summer of 2004. This re-surfacing was a joint program with the federal government through the Prairie Grain Roads Program (PGRP)^[7]

Major Intersections

From west to east:^[8]

Rural municipality	Location	km[9]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Continues as Hwy 14 west (Poundmaker Trail) – Wainwright, Viking, Edmonton
M.D. of Wainwright No. 61 (Alberta)	​	−2	−1.2	Hwy 17 south – Macklin	Hwy 17 concurrency begins
	​	−1	−0.62	Hwy 17 north – Lloydminster	Hwy 17 concurrency ends
Manitou Lake No. 442	​	0	0.0	Alberta – Saskatchewan border	Hwy 40 begins
	​	7	4.3	Hwy 680 south
	Marsden	12	7.5	road	Passes through Marsden
Hillsdale No. 440	Neilburg	25	16	Hwy 675 north – Lashburn	Hwy 675 concurrency begins
	​	27	17	Hwy 675 south – Winter, Rutland	Hwy 675 concurrency ends
	​	45	28	Hwy 21 north – Maidstone	Hwy 21 concurrency begins
	​	50	31	Baldwinton access road
Cut Knife No. 439	​	61	38	Hwy 21 south – Unity	Hwy 21 concurrency ends
	Cut Knife	69	43	Hwy 674 north – Paynton
	​	104	65	Rockhaven access road
Battle River No. 438	​	102	63	Hwy 689 – Delmas
	​	116	72	Hwy 29 south – Wilkie
	​	116.5	72.4	Crosses the Battle River
Town of Battleford		118	73	22nd Street (former Hwy 16A east) Hwy 4 south – Biggar, Swift Current	Hwy 40 branches north Hwy 4 concurrency begins
				Poundmaker Trail segment ends
		120	75	Hwy 16 (TCH) west – Lloydminster, Edmonton	Grade separated Hwy 16 / Hwy 4 concurrency begins
↑ / ↓		120.5	74.9	Battlefords Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River
City of North Battleford		121	75	Hwy 4 north / Hwy 16B east – Business Loop, Meadow Lake	Grade separated; northbound exit, southbound entrance Hwy 4 concurrency ends Hwy 16 concurrency continues and branches east.
		125	78	Battleford Road / Poundmaker Trail	Former Hwy 16A west
		126	78	Hwy 16B west (Railway Avenue) to Hwy 4 north – Business Loop, Meadow Lake	At grade; westbound exit, eastbound entrance
		127	79	Hwy 16 (TCH) east – Saskatoon	Hwy 40 branches east; Hwy 16 concurrency ends
North Battleford No. 437	​	142	88	Hwy 687 south – Denholm
Douglas No. 436	​	166	103	Hwy 376 – Mayfair, Richard, Maymont
	​	176	109	Speers access road
Redberry No. 435	Hafford	189	117	Hwy 340 south – Radisson
	Krydor	210	130	road	Passes by Krydor
Blaine Lake No. 434	Blaine Lake	225	140	Hwy 12 – Shell Lake, Saskatoon
Leask No. 464	Marcelin	238	148	Hwy 783 – Wingard Ferry
	Leask	248	154	Hwy 792 east	Hwy 792 concurrency begins
		249	155	Hwy 792 west	Hwy 792 concurrency ends
	Parkside	271	168	road	Passes by Parkside
Shellbrook No. 493	​	280	170	Hwy 3 to Hwy 55 – Spiritwood, Shellbrook, Prince Albert	Hwy 40 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Route transition

See also

• National Historic Site of Canada
• List of National Historic Sites of Canada

References

External links

• A document from Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation: Winter Highway Conditions
• Saskatchewan Highways Website-- Highway Numbering
• Saskatchewan Road Map RV Itineraries
• Big Things of Canada, A Celebration of Community Monuments of Canada