Saskatchewan Highway 20

Highway 20 is a north–south provincial highway in the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 11 in the Qu'Appelle Valley at Lumsden north to Highway 3 near Birch Hills. Along its route, it provides access to several communities, lakes, and parks. The highway is about 291 kilometres (181 mi) long.

Highway 20
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	291.1 km (180.9 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Highway 11 near Lumsden
Major intersections	Highway 99 at Craven Highway 22 near Bulyea Highway 15 at Nokomis Highway 16 (TCH) at Lanigan Highway 5 in Humboldt Highway 41 near Tway
North end	Highway 3 near Birch Hills
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Lumsden, Longlaketon, McKillop, Rural Municipality of Last Mountain Valley No. 250, Wreford, Usborne, Wolverine, Humboldt, Three Lakes, Invergordon, Birch Hills
Major cities	Humboldt
Towns	Lumsden, Lanigan
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Highway 19 → Highway 21

Route description

Highway 20 begins at Lumsden and Highway 11 in the Qu'Appelle Valley and follows the Qu'Appelle River north-east to Craven. At Craven, it turns north and follows Last Mountain Creek to Valeport Marsh, the southern end of Last Mountain Lake, and Last Mountain House Provincial Park. Near the park, Highway 20 intersects with Highway 322. Highway 322 heads north-west following the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake while Highway 20 heads north past Gibbs to Bulyea and the intersection with Highway 220. Highway 220 heads west to Last Mountain Lake and Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park. From Bulyea, Highway 20 heads north-northwest to Strasbourg and Duval. After Duval, it resumes its northerly routing passing by the communities of Cymric, Govan, Hatfield, Nokomis, Lockwood, and Drake en route to Highway 16 and Lanigan. From there, Highway 20 begins a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long concurrency with Highway 16 (the Trans-Canada Highway) that runs west of Lanigan towards Guernsey. Less than 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) before Gurnsey, Highway 20 leaves the concurrency with 16 and resumes its northerly routing.

From Highway 16, Highway 20 heads north towards Humboldt. Along this stretch, the highway provides access to Burr and Bay Trail and skirts around the western shore of Humboldt Lake. In Humboldt, Highway 20 intersects Highway 5 then continues north-northwest to its northern terminus at Highway 3, just east of Birch Hills. Along this final leg, the highway provides access to the communities of Fulda, Pilger, Middle Lake, St. Benedict, Tarnopol, and Crystal Springs; intersects Highways 756, 669, 777, 41, 320, and 778; and passes by the lakes of Burton, Deadmoose, Houghton, Lucien, Basin, Dixon, and Jumping. Lucien Lake is home to Lucien Lake Regional Park and Basin Lake is part of the Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

Highway improvements

• In September 2000, a 6.6-kilometre (4.1 mi) section north of Lanigan was resurfaced
• In June 2001, a 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) section of the highway north of the Highway 16 junction near Guernsey was resurfaced at an estimated cost of $800,000

Major attractions

Attractions accessed from Highway 20 include:

• 20-foot (6.1 metres) high Whooping Crane named Walter was built April 1987 by the side of Highway 20 near Govan
• Basin and Middle Lakes Migratory Bird Sanctuary
• Lucien Lake Regional Park near the village of Middle Lake
• Last Mountain House Provincial Park
• Last Mountain Regional Park
• RiverPark Campground near Lumsden
• Craven World Campground near Craven which hosts the annual summer Craven Country Jamboree
• Humboldt & District Museum and Art Gallery and Humboldt Historic Water Tower
• Strasbourg railway station in Strasbourg has been refurbished into a museum

Major intersections

From south to north:

Rural municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Lumsden No. 189	Lumsden	0.0	0.0	Highway 641 south – Pense Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) – Saskatoon, Regina	Interchange; south end of Hwy 641 concurrency
	​	9.4	5.8	Highway 729 east (Russell Hill Road)
↑ / ↓	​	9.9	6.2	Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
Longlaketon No. 219	Craven	10.0	6.2	Highway 641 north – Earl Grey	North end of Hwy 641 concurrency
		10.3	6.4	Highway 99 east – Southey
	​	19.6	12.2	Highway 322 north – Silton
McKillop No. 220	​	35.9	22.3	Highway 22 east – Southey, Fort Qu'Appelle
	Bulyea	39.1	24.3	Highway 220 west – Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park
	Strasbourg	51.5	32.0	Highway 731 east – Serath
Last Mountain Valley No. 250	No major junctions
Wreford No. 280	​	91.1	56.6	Highway 15 east – Raymore	South end of Hwy 15 concurrency
	Nokomis	100.8	62.6	Highway 15 west – Kenaston, Outlook	North end of Hwy 15 concurrency
		101.0	62.8	Highway 744 east
Usborne No. 310	​	127.0	78.9	To Highway 761 west – Drake
	Lanigan	138.6	86.1	Highway 16 (TCH/YH) east – Yorkton	South end of Hwy 16 concurrency
		142.0	88.2	Highway 761 – Drake, Leroy
	​	148.7	92.4	Highway 16 (TCH/YH) west – Saskatoon	North end of Hwy 16 concurrency
Wolverine No. 340 Humboldt No. 370	No major junctions
City of Humboldt		186.8	116.1	Highway 5 (Glen Hall Drive / 8th Avenue) – Saskatoon, Watson
Humboldt No. 370	​	199.7	124.1	Highway 756 east – Annaheim
	​	212.2	131.9	Highway 669 south	Near Fulda
Three Lakes No. 400	​	222.8	138.4	Highway 777 east – Lake Lenore	Near Pilger; south end of Hwy 777 concurrency
	Middle Lake	227.0	141.1	Highway 777 west – Cudworth	North end of Hwy 777 concurrency
Invergordon No. 430	​	258.8	160.8	Highway 41 – Saskatoon, Wakaw, Melfort
	​	261.2	162.3	Tway Access Road
	​	266.1	165.3	Highway 320 west – Domremy
	Crystal Springs	268.5	166.8	Highway 778 east – Kinistino
Birch Hills No. 460	​	291.1	180.9	Highway 3 (CanAm Highway) – Prince Albert, Birch Hills, Melfort
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan

References

Template:Attached KML/Saskatchewan Highway 20

KML is from Wikidata

External links

• Media related to Saskatchewan Highway 20 at Wikimedia Commons