Poundmaker Trail

Route information
Length361 km[1] (224 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 216 in Edmonton, AB
East end Hwy 16 in North Battleford, SK
Location
CountryCanada
Major citiesEdmonton, North Battleford
TownsTofield, AB; Viking, AB; Wainwright, AB; Cut Knife, SK; Battleford, SK
Highway system

      Poundmaker Trail is a 361-kilometre (224 mi) interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Edmonton, Alberta, to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40.[1] The highway is named after Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c. 1842–July 4, 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.[2]

      The former alignment of Poundmaker Trail followed Saskatchewan Highway 16A through Battleford and across the North Saskatchewan River along original Battlefords Bridge via Finlayson Island. Around 2003, in conjunction with the Battlefords Bridge being twinned along the Highway 4/16/40 corridor,[3] the original bridges were closed to motor vehicles, and Highway 16A was decommissioned.[4]

      Junction list

      Alberta
      Hwy 216 southeast of Edmonton
      Hwy 21 southeast of Sherwood Park
      Hwy 36 in Viking
      Hwy 41 in Wainwright
      Hwy 17 south of Lloydminster
      Saskatchewan
      Hwy 21 east of Cut Knife
      Hwy 29 east of Battleford
      Hwy 4 in Battleford

      See also

      References

      1. 1 2 Google. "Poundmaker Trail through Alberta and Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
      2. ↑ "Saskatchewan Road Map Travel Guide: #40 The Poundmaker Trail ..." Mile By Mile Media. 2007. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
      3. ↑ "Battlefords Bridge Officially Opened Today". Government of Saskatchewan. November 1, 2002. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
      4. ↑ Foster, Jayne (August 24, 2013). "Repairs for old bridges". Battlefords News-Optimist. Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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