Highway 12 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins in Saskatoon at the intersection of Idylwyld Drive and Highway 11 north[2] (formerly beginning further south at the intersection with 22nd Street), initially running north on Idylwyld Drive concurrently with Highway 11 and Highway 16. Just outside Saskatoon's northern city limits, Highway 11 exits northeast from Idylwyld Drive and Highway 12 begins and travels north, passing through the city of Martensville. Highway 12 cross the North Saskatchewan River over Petrofka Bridge and passes through the town of Blaine Lake and intersects highway Highway 40, finally terminating at Highway 3 near Shell Lake.[3] Highway 12 is about 135 km (84 mi) long.[1]
 Highway 12 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 133.9 km[1] (83.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Highway 11 in Saskatoon | |||
 Highway 40 in Blaine Lake | ||||
| North end |  Highway 3 near Shell Lake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | Corman Park, Laird, Great Bend, Blaine Lake, Leask, Canwood | |||
| Major cities | Martensville, Saskatoon | |||
| Towns | Blaine Lake | |||
| Villages | Shell Lake | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
editProvincial Highway 12 was originally the designated route which connected Saskatoon and Prince Albert, following present-day Highway 12 to the Hepburn area, then following present-day Highway 312 to Rosthern, before continuing northwest to Prince Albert.[4][5] In the mid-1950s, the route was renumbered to Highway 11;[6] however, in the 1960s Highway 11 was realigned to follow a more direct route to Rosthern through Warman and Hague. Combined with the opening of the Petrofka Bridge in 1962,[7] Highway 12 was revived and went to Highway 40 at Blaine Lake.[8] In the 1970s, Highway 12 was extended north to Shell Lake.[9]
Major intersections
editFrom west to east:[3]
| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| City of Saskatoon | −5.1 | −3.2 | Idylwyld Drive south – City Centre  Circle Drive (Highway 11 south / Highway 16 (TCH) east) – Airport, Yorkton, Regina | Interchange; former Hwy 12 southern terminus | |
| −3.8 | −2.4 |  Avenue C south / 51 Street east – Airport | Interchange | ||
| −2.6 | −1.6 |  Highway 16 (TCH/YH) west – The Battlefords | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of Hwy 16 concurrency | ||
| Corman Park No. 344 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 11 north – Warman, Prince Albert | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; Hwy 12 southern terminus[2] |
| Martensville | 8.7 | 5.4 | Township Road 384 | Interchange | |
| | 11.9 | 7.4 |  Highway 305 – Dalmeny, Warman | ||
| Laird No. 404 | | 24.9 | 15.5 | Greenfeld access road | |
| | 34.6 | 21.5 |  Highway 375 west – Hepburn  Highway 785 east – Hague | ||
| | 35.7 | 22.2 |  Highway 312 north – Waldheim, Rosthern | ||
| | 48.5 | 30.1 | Waldheim access road | ||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 52.9 | 32.9 | Petrofka Bridge across the North Saskatchewan River | |
| Great Bend No. 405 | | 55.2 | 34.3 |  Highway 781 west | |
| Blaine Lake No. 434 | Blaine Lake | 73.9 | 45.9 | Highway 40 – The Battlefords, Prince Albert | |
| Leask No. 464 | | 91.1 | 56.6 |  Highway 783 east – Marcelin | |
| | 112.9 | 70.2 |  Highway 792 east – Leask | ||
| Canwood No. 494 | Shell Lake | 133.9 | 83.2 | Highway 3 – Glaslyn, Prince Albert Shell Lake access road | Hwy 12 northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Highway 12 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Highway 12 south terminus in Saskatoon". Google Streetview. September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 18, 24. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
- ^ Rand McNally (1940). Road map of Western and Central Canada (Map). Rand McNally and Company.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1951). "Saskatchewan & Manitoba" (Map). Shell Highway Map of Western United States. The Shell Oil Company.
- ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). "Saskatchewan & Manitoba" (Map). Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The Shell Oil Company.
- ^ "Collections". At Work: Historical Images of Labour in Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan Archives. 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Department of Highways and Transportation (1972). Saskatchewan Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.
- ^ Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation (1980). Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.