Saskatchewan Highway 962
Encyclopedia
Highway 962 is an isolated highway
in the Canadian
province of Saskatchewan
. For part of the year the highway is not connected to any other highway in the province, but during the winter months a winter road forms allowing access to Fond-du-Lac
and other communities to the east.
Highway 962 starts where the Uranium City
Winter Road ends, about 456 km from the nearest major settlement, Fort McMurray, Alberta
. It then passes through the communities of Uranium City
and Eldorado
before terminating at a dead end near Beaverlodge Lake
.
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....
. For part of the year the highway is not connected to any other highway in the province, but during the winter months a winter road forms allowing access to Fond-du-Lac
Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan
Fond-du-lac is a settlement located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Situated on the east side of Lake Athabasca it is a remote fly-in community...
and other communities to the east.
Highway 962 starts where the Uranium City
Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Uranium City is a settlement in northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories. It is above sea level. The settlement is northwest of Prince Albert, 760 km northeast of Edmonton and south of the Northwest...
Winter Road ends, about 456 km from the nearest major settlement, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It was previously incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980. It became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995 to create the Municipality...
. It then passes through the communities of Uranium City
Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Uranium City is a settlement in northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories. It is above sea level. The settlement is northwest of Prince Albert, 760 km northeast of Edmonton and south of the Northwest...
and Eldorado
Eldorado, Saskatchewan
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before terminating at a dead end near Beaverlodge Lake
Beaverlodge Lake
Beaverlodge Lake is a remote lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, located east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan. Road access is provided by Saskatchewan Highway 962....
.