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Highway 9, Highway 9 is a provincial paved undivided highway

Highway

A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. It runs from North Dakota Highway 8

North Dakota Highway 8

North Dakota Highway 8 is a north–south highway in North Dakota. The highway is split into two segments. The northern segment is long and runs from SK 9 in Northgate to ND-23 near New Town. The southern segment is long and runs from Lake Sakakawea near Twin Buttes to SD-75 near Hettinger....

at the US border near Port of Northgate until it transitions into Provincial Road 283

Manitoba Provincial Road 283

The Manitoba Provincial Road 283 is a provincial road in Manitoba, Canada which starts at the Saskatchewan- Manitoba provinical border Saskatchewan Highway 9 and terminates at Manitoba Highway PTH 10 at The Pas. The highway is a part of the Northern Woods and Water Route....

at the Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

border.

The Highway 9 is known as the International Road to Adventure, because it takes you from Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, all the way south to Bismarck, North Dakota

Highway 9 is about 593 km (368 mi.) long. Highway 9 passes through Carlyle

Carlyle, Saskatchewan

-Entertainment:The Bear Claw Casino & Hotel is located near Carlyle.The Shackshakers is a recording musical group that was formed in Carlyle by Shawn Nagy in 1988.-Climate:-Notable people:* Brenden Morrow - hockey player* Eliza Beatty - Silver Cross Mother...

, Yorkton, Canora

Canora, Saskatchewan

Canora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...

, Preeceville

Preeceville, Saskatchewan

-Transportation:The community is served by Preeceville Airport which is located 1 nautical mile southeast.-External links:* http://www.townofpreeceville.ca* http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=314...

, and Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan

-History:In 1757, a fur trading post was established in the Hudson Bay District, beside the Red Deer River. Ruins from the post have been found near the village of Erwood. In 1790, the North West Trading Co. set up a trading post at the mouth of the Etomami River...

. It intersects Highway 1

Saskatchewan Highway 1

Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...

, Highway 16

Saskatchewan Highway 16

Highway 16 is a provincial paved highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the Saskatchewan section of the Yellowhead Highway, and also the Trans-Canada Highway Yellowhead section. The main purpose of this highway is to connect Saskatchewan with Canadian cities such as Edmonton and...

, and Highway 5

Saskatchewan Highway 5

This article focuses on the current designated Saskatchewan Highway 5, for Provincial Highway 5, Evergreen route portion, north west of Saskatoon see Saskatchewan Highway 16....

. Highway 9 is a gravel surfaced road from Hudson Bay north to the junction with Sk 55

Saskatchewan Highway 55

Highway 55 is a provincial paved undivided highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Alberta Highway 55 near the Alberta border until Highway 9. Highway 55 is 652 km long. It forms part of the interprovincial Northern Woods and Water Route.-Attractions:On the West portion...

Communities

Communities
Carlyle Carlyle, Saskatchewan -Entertainment:The Bear Claw Casino & Hotel is located near Carlyle.The Shackshakers is a recording musical group that was formed in Carlyle by Shawn Nagy in 1988.-Climate:-Notable people:* Brenden Morrow - hockey player* Eliza Beatty - Silver Cross Mother... Yorkton Canora Canora, Saskatchewan Canora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area... Preeceville Preeceville, Saskatchewan -Transportation:The community is served by Preeceville Airport which is located 1 nautical mile southeast.-External links:* http://www.townofpreeceville.ca* http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=314... Hudson Bay Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan -History:In 1757, a fur trading post was established in the Hudson Bay District, beside the Red Deer River. Ruins from the post have been found near the village of Erwood. In 1790, the North West Trading Co. set up a trading post at the mouth of the Etomami River...

The Port of Northgate, as well as Elcott are unincorporated areas of Enniskillen No. 3

Enniskillen No. 3, Saskatchewan

Enniskillen No. 3 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in southeastern Saskatchewan and is within SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 1. Its population was 430 as of the 2006 Census.-Statistics:...

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

. The highway crosses the Souris River before reaching Alameda

Alameda, Saskatchewan

-See also:* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan* List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks-References:* Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...

a town of 308 residents in 2006, was incorporated in 1907. Highway 9 crosses Moose Mountain River before passing through Carlyle

Carlyle, Saskatchewan

. Carlyle

Carlyle, Saskatchewan

is a town of 1,257 persons in 2006, and is located at the intersection of Sk 9 with Sk 13, the Red Coat Trail

Saskatchewan Highway 13

Highway 13 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border until it transitions into Highway 2 at the Manitoba border near Antler. Highway 13 is about 676 km long.Highway 13 passes through Shaunavon, Assiniboia, Weyburn, Redvers and Carlyle...

. Carlyle

Carlyle, Saskatchewan

has been dubbed the

gateway to the Moose Mountain resorts.

White Bear Lake, Kenosee Lake and Carlyle Lake are north of Carlyle

Carlyle, Saskatchewan

The land in this area was surveyed by 1881 ... A space of sixty- six feet wide between sections was left for a road allowance, every mile running north and south and every two miles running east and west.

The prairie dirt trails were the first used. Walking plows could loosen up earth, then two horse scrapers called fresnoes, could grade the low places. These projects could be undertaken by pioneer settlers who wished to work to help pay homestead taxes. Two horse teams were replaced by fours horse teams and larger scrapers. Crawler tractors eventually replaced horse teams to pull larger scrapers and graders.

No. 9 was surveyed in 1929 and graded in 1930-31. These roads were first gravelled in 1930-31 and 1933. This made for safer driving in rainy weather, but very dusty in dry weather. Sometimes these clouds of dust were the cause of accidents on the highways. Next these roads were re-built for oiled surfaces - No. 9 to the lakes in 1956, and south of town in 1964-65....The oiled surface reduced the dust hazard, but kept breaking up under heavy loads...When potash was discovered...better surfacing was requited. So the highway were once again built up to make them wider, and No. 9 got heavy-duty paving to withstand the heavy loads. This was done in 1969-1970...

A government road project of 1931 connected White Bear Lake to Fish Lake. Harry Cochrane and his crew began in the south at White Bear Lake, Bill Henderson and his crew began in the north at Fish Lake. The first name of Kenosee Lake was Fish Lake. The Scenic Highway Relief Project was begun traveling south to north west of the present highway.

The route was blazed, trees felled, stumps dynamited, and the cleared area ploughed, in order to prepare it for the construction.

All this work as soon overgrown with native flora, and the road was never developed between McGurk Lake to the south and Stevens Lake and Hewitt Lake at the north end.

About 1952, rural municipal councils realized they had to improve their road system to accommodate heavier loads and faster traffic.... road standards were set by the Government. Finally it was agreed the Government would pay sixty percent and the municipality the remainder

Carlyle was the headquarters for 725 kilometres (450.5 mi) of highway and six separate Department of Highway crews. These crews provide winter maintenance such as removing snow and ice, and summer maintenance such as drainage, sign and guard rail repair. Langbank is an unincorporated area of Silverwood No. 123

Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see SilverwoodSilverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 164 rural residents in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated October 31, 1911. There are no...

Rural municipality

. Pipestone Creek is traversed by Sk 9 between Langbank and Whitewood. Whitewood

Whitewood, Saskatchewan

Whitewood is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located approximately east of Regina on the Trans-Canada Highway Sk Hwy 1. It is situated at the crossroads of two major highways systems – the Trans-Canada, which runs east and west, and Sk Hwy 9, which runs north and south from...

had a population of 869 in 2006 and is located at the intersection of Sk 1 TransCanada Highway

Saskatchewan Highway 1

and Sk 9. The Qu'Appelle River

Qu'Appelle River

The Qu'Appelle River is a Canadian river that flows 430 km east from Lake Diefenbaker in southwestern Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near the village of St. Lazare....

and Round Lake demark the northern perimeter of Ochapowace Indian Reserve. Stockholm, a village of 323 in 2006, is situated at the beginning of the concurrency of Highway 9 with Sk 22

Saskatchewan Highway 22

Highway 22 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting Highway 20 near Earl Grey to Provincial Road 478 Manitoba border near Esterhazy.-Communities along the route:*Bulyea*Earl Grey*Southey*Markinch*Cupar*Lipton*Fort San...

. Dubuc

Dubuc, Saskatchewan

- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Dubuc-External links:*******-Footnotes:...

a village of 55 folk is north of Crooked Lake and Crooked Lake Provincial Park. In 1926, Bangor

Bangor, Saskatchewan

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was located on Sk 9 and not Dubuc

Dubuc, Saskatchewan

- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Dubuc-External links:*******-Footnotes:...

. Kaposvar Creek is crossed en route to Crescent Lake an unincorporated area of Cana No. 214

Cana No. 214, Saskatchewan

Cana No. 214 is a rural municipality in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada encompassing 820.81 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains it's office in Melville, Saskatchewan . The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of...

Rural municipality

. Leech Lake is west of the Highway 9. Upper and Lower Roussay Lakes, Crescent Lake and Leech Lake are south of Yorkton. Yorkton first settled May 10, 1882 as York Town by the York Colonization Farmers Company. Yorkton, a city of 15,038 residents in 2006, is at the intersections of Sk 9, Sk 10

Saskatchewan Highway 10

Highway 10 is a provincial paved undivided highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 1 near Balgonie until it transitions into PTH 5 at the Manitoba border. Highway 10 is about 228 km long....

and Sk 16 the Yellowhead

Saskatchewan Highway 16

. In 1922 a sever flood covered about 50 % of the land between Yorkton and Canora taking out road and railway grades.

Grades on which there has been no water for the past nine years have been submerged. The Canora road is under water for two miles, and the only mode of transportation to the Reman school is by boat. Almost all the bridges in Wallace Municipality are washed out....the roads between Canora and Yorkton are washed out in so many places that it will be well into the summer before auto traffic between these places will be possible.

Ebenezer a village of 139 people in 2006 is next on the journey. Whitesand River is traversed on the way to the town of Canora

Canora, Saskatchewan

. Canora with 2,013 residents on the 2006 census is located at the intersections of Highway 9 with Sk 651

Saskatchewan Highway 651

Highway 651 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 52 to Highway 5 near Canora. Highway 651 is about 83 km long....

and Sk 5

Saskatchewan Highway 5

This article focuses on the current designated Saskatchewan Highway 5, for Provincial Highway 5, Evergreen route portion, north west of Saskatoon see Saskatchewan Highway 16....

. Crooked Hill Creek is crossed en route to Sturgis

Sturgis, Saskatchewan

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. The Assiniboine River, and South Etomami River pass near Sturgis

Sturgis, Saskatchewan

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. Sturgis & District Regional Park is located south of the highway. The Assiniboine River also ran slongside the town of Preeceville

Preeceville, Saskatchewan

. In 1926, Preeceville

Preeceville, Saskatchewan

was the northern terminus of Sk 9. It has grown to be a town of 1,050 residents (2006). Local Improvement District (L.I.D.) 18-B-2 evolved in 1909 to L.I.D. No. 334 changed names to the rural municipality

Rural municipality

of Preeceville was incorporated January 1, 1913. A few places sprang up along the rail line between Preeceville and Hudson Bay, according to the 1948 Waghorn's Saskatchewan map. This area between Preeceville and Hudson Bay is the Porcupine Mountain Forest Reserve. Crossing the Red Deer river, the next settlement is Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan

. The Etomami River, Little Swan River and Swan River are south of Hudson Bay. First incorporated as the Village of Etoimami (also recorded as Etoimomi) on August 22, 1907, then the village of Hudson Bay Junction in 1909. On November 20, 1946, the Town of Hudson Bay Junction was created, and on February 1, 1947, the term junction was dropped becoming the town of Hudson Bay. The Junction was the Fir River, Etoimami River joining with the Red Deer River. The town of Hudson Bay was termed

Saskatchewan's Port of Entry to the Port of Churchill and Gateway to Hudson's Bay.

The town has a population of 1,646 on the 2006 census. Quite a few rivers were traversed after Hudson Bay before crossing the Manitoba

Manitoba

-Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

border en route to The Pas, Manitoba. Fir River, Chemong River, and Waskwei river are all near Wildcat Hill Wilderness Provincial Park. The Wildcat Hill Wilderness Provincial Park was previously the Pasquia Hills Forest Reserve. Carrot River marks the northern perimeter of Highway 9, as the road runs parallel to this river before leaving Saskatchewan and after entering Manitoba.

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