Saskatchewan Highway 51

Highway 51
Route information
Length:	158 km (98 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 12 at Alberta border
	Hwy 21 / Hwy 31 in Kerrobert
East end:	Hwy 4 in Biggar
Location
Towns:	Kerrobert, Biggar
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan ← Hwy 49 Hwy 52 →

Highway 51 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border near Compeer, Alberta, where it is preceded by Highway 12, to Highway 4 in Biggar, 1 km (¹⁄₂ mi) south of Highway 14. Highway 51 is approximately 155 km (96 mi) long. It passes through the town of Kerrobert, where it shares a 2 km (1 ¹⁄₄ mi) concurrency with Highway 21 and Highway 31.^[1]

History

The former western terminus of Highway 51 is at Highway 656, 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Springwater, where it met the former alignment of Highway 14.^[2] When Highway 14 was realigned between Biggar and Landis, a portion of the bypassed section was renumbered and became part of Highway 51.

In 1999 the thin membrane surface section of Highway 51 east of Kerrobert was tested with a Cold in-place recycling or “CIR” method to rehabilitate highways. This CIR process is a cost-effective method which recycles the top surface of a road. This pulverized material is mixed with asphalt emulsion and spread and compacted back onto the highway surface. This surface is then recovered with a new seal dependent on traffic volume.^[3]

Major intersections

From west to east:

Rural municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Continues as Hwy 12 west – Consort, Coronation, Stettler
Antelope Park No. 322	​	0	0.0	Alberta – Saskatchewan border	Hwy 51 western terminus
	Fusilier	17	11	Hwy 317 south – Marengo	Hwy 51 branches north; Hwy 317 concurrency begins
Heart's Hill No. 352[lower-alpha 1] Antelope Park No. 322[lower-alpha 2]	​	20	12	Hwy 317 north – Primate	Hwy 51 branches east; Hwy 317 concurrency ends
Heart's Hill No. 352[lower-alpha 1] Prairiedale No. 321[lower-alpha 2]	Major	30	19	Hwy 676 north – Denzil
	​	40	25	Hwy 675 south – Smiley	Hwy 675 concurrency begins
Progress No. 351	​	46	29	Hwy 675 north – Luseland	Hwy 675 concurrency ends
	Kerrobert	64	40	Hwy 21 north / Hwy 31 west – Unity, Macklin	Hwy 51 branches south; Hwy 21 / Hwy 31 concurrency begins
		66	41	Hwy 21 south / Hwy 31 east – Kindersley, Rosetown	Hwy 51 branches east; Hwy 21 / Hwy 31 concurrency ends
Mariposa No. 350	​	78	48	Hwy 659 north – Broadacres, Tramping Lake
	​	87	54	Hwy 658 south – Dodsland
Grandview No. 349	​	100	62	Hwy 657 – Handel, Plenty
	Kelfield	103	64	Railway Avenue
	​	113	70	Ruthilda Access Road
Biggar No. 347	Springwater	120	75	Hwy 656 south – Herschel	Hwy 51 turns north; Hwy 656 concurrency begins
	​	130	81	Hwy 656 north – Handel, Landis	Hwy 51 branches east; Hwy 656 concurrency ends
	Biggar	155	96	Hwy 4 to Hwy 14 – The Battlefords, Saskatoon, Rosetown, Swift Current	Hwy 51 eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Footnotes

References

1. ↑ Google (May 19, 2017). "Highway 51 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 19, 2017. 
2. ↑ The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). "Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba" (Map). Manitoba–Saskatchewan. The Shell Oil Company. § D-2. 
3. ↑ Gerbrandt, Ron (2000). "Guidelines must be followed strictly - No exceptions" (PDF). Effect of Cold-in-place recycling on the Heavyweight Trucking Industry. Tim Makahoniuk, Cathy Lynn Borbely, Curtis Berthelot. 6th International Conference on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimension Proceedings. Retrieved 2009-01-25.