Highway 26 marker

Highway 26

Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length198.3 km[1] (123.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 4 north of North Battleford
Major intersections
North end Hwy 224 / Hwy 950 at Goodsoil
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesMeota, Turtle River, Mervin, Frenchman Butte, Loon Lake, Beaver River
TownsTurtleford, St. Walburg
Highway system
    ← Hwy 25→ Hwy 27

    Highway 26 is a highway in the western portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The southernmost point is a junction with Highway 4, north of North Battleford. From there, it runs generally northwest, including a 29 km concurrency with Highway 3 from just north of Turtleford to just south of St. Walburg, where it turns to a more northerly route (while Highway 3 continues west). Highway 26 continues north until it terminates at a junction with Highway 224 and Highway 950, at the northern edge of the village of Goodsoil.

    Route description

    The southern 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the 200-kilometre (120 mi) Highway 26 runs beside a former Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) branch line from Prince to St. Walburg, which CNoR built out from North Battleford and steadily extended until 1919.[2][3] The rail line, and adjoining roads, caused a boom in the area, as early homesteaders were then able to deliver their production to grain elevators.[4][3] The Canadian National Railway abandoned the entire branch line in 2005, when the remaining grain elevators closed, with grain now transported by truck on Highway 26.[4]

    Major attractions

    Along Highway 26 these are a listing of lakes, big things, statues, historical markers, beaches, historical sites and buildings, national, regional and provincial parks.

    • St.Walburg & District Historical Museum at St. Walburg[8]

    Major intersections

    From south to north:[9]

    Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
    Meota No. 468​0.00.0 Hwy 4 – Meadow Lake, The BattlefordsEast of Prince
    Meota14.38.9Metinota Access RoadRoad accesses the south shore of Jackfish Lake
    ​18.811.7
     Hwy 697 north – Jackfish Lake    		Road accesses the west shore of Jackfish Lake
    Turtle River No. 469Edam42.426.3
     Hwy 674 south / Hwy 769 east
    Mervin No. 499Mervin60.337.5
     Hwy 794 west
    Turtleford68.742.7 Hwy 303 west – Lloydminster
    69.543.2 Hwy 3 east – Glaslyn, Prince AlbertSouth end of Hwy 3 concurrency
    Spruce Lake88.454.9
     Hwy 796 east
    Frenchman Butte No. 501​98.761.3 Hwy 3 west – Paradise HillNorth end of Hwy 3 concurrency
    St. Walburg102.763.8
    ​106.966.4
     Hwy 795 east
    Loon Lake No. 561​146.390.9 Hwy 304 east – Meadow Lake
    ​148.892.5
     Hwy 699 east    		South end of Hwy 699 concurrency
    Loon Lake150.193.3
     Hwy 699 west – Makwa Lake Provincial Park    		North end of Hwy 699 concurrency
    Beaver River No. 622​189.6117.8 Hwy 55 east (NWRR) – Meadow Lake, Prince AlbertSouth end of Hwy 55 concurrency
    Peerless191.0118.7 Hwy 55 west (NWRR) – Pierceland, Cold LakeNorth end of Hwy 55 concurrency
    ​191.8119.2
     Hwy 779 east – Dorintosh
    Goodsoil198.3123.2 Hwy 954 west
    Hwy 224 north – Meadow Lake Provincial Park
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Google (31 January 2018). "Highway 26 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    2. ↑ Russell, Edmund T. (1973), What's In a Name: The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names (3rd edition), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books, p. 200, ISBN 0-88833-053-7
    3. 1 2 Waghorn's Guide (1914). "Map of Western Canada showing part of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta". Stovel Co. Ltd. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
    4. 1 2 Troy A. M. Zimmer (14 September 2008). "Abandoned Rail Lines in Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Trails Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
    5. ↑ "Goodsoil Historical Museum Site". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
    6. ↑ Yanciw, David (20 July 2004), Town of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, retrieved 27 September 2016
    7. ↑ Yanciw, David (20 July 2004), Village of Edam, Saskatchewan, retrieved 27 September 2016
    8. 1 2 Sask Tourism, Heart of the Old Northwest (PDF), retrieved 17 April 2007
    9. ↑ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 10, 16, 17, 23. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
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