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Saskatchewan Highway 8

{{Short description|Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox road

|province=SK

|type=Hwy

|route=8

|image=Sask Hwy 8.jpg

|map=

|map_notes=

|photo_notes=Highway 8 north of Carievale

|photo_width=250

|length_km=410.0

|length_round=

|length_ref={{google maps|title=Highway 8 in Saskatchewan|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@50.9745995,-102.111894,7.33z?hl=en|access-date=January 26, 2018}}

|established=

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jctname|state=ND|ND|28|name1=Canada–U.S. border}} near Elmore

|junction={{plainlist|

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|982}} at the Porcupine Provincial Forest

|rural_municipalities=Mount Pleasant, Argyle, Storthoaks, Reciprocity, Antler, Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Spy Hill, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Calder, Cote, St. Philips, Keys, Clayton, Hudson Bay

|cities=

|previous_type=Hwy

|previous_route=7

|next_type=Hwy

|next_route=9

}}

Highway 8 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest. Highway 8 is about {{convert|410|km}} long.

Highway 8 is paved from Elmore (km 0) until Langenburg (km 215), and then from MacNutt (km 248) until km 396 near Swan Plain.{{cite book

| title = Saskatchewan Road Atlas 2007

| publisher =MapArt Publishing

| year =2007

| pages =27, 28, 35, 36, 44, 52

| isbn = 978-1-55368-020-8}}

{{cite web

| author = Tourism Saskatchewan

| title = Maps - South East

| url =http://www.sasktourism.com/default.asp?page=103

| access-date = 2007-08-13 }}

{{cite web

| author = Tourism Saskatchewan

| title = Maps - East Central

| url =http://www.sasktourism.com/default.asp?page=105

| access-date = 2007-08-13}}

History

  • Paving of Highway 8 from Highway 10 to 22.6 km northward was announced on June 19, 1998, to begin in July of that year.{{cite web

| author = Government of Saskatchewan

| title = SURFAPAVING OF HIGHWAY NO. 8 ANNOUNCED - Government of Saskatchewan

| date = June 19, 1999

| url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=86d93049-e01b-485e-bc7f-1b76a258d5bd

| access-date = 2007-08-13 }}

  • In mid-2001, a surfacing project was begun on 17.7 km of Highway 8, from Highway 357 until Kamsack.{{cite web

| author = Government of Saskatchewan

| title = SURFACING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR KAMSACK - Government of Saskatchewan

| date = July 19, 2001

| url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=1afc3bcb-ae87-477b-9216-5326c3897764

| access-date = 2007-08-13 }}

  • A surfacing of 9.5 km of Highway 8 near Moosomin began on July 26, 2001.{{cite web

| author = Government of Saskatchewan

| title = IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR MOOSOMIN - Government of Saskatchewan

| date = July 26, 2001

| url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=330c3c17-f362-462a-a7e6-5662efbea49d

| access-date = 2007-08-13 }}

  • As of August 6, 2004, improvement construction had begun on 11.2 km of Highway 8, from Storthoaks until 11 km south of Redvers.{{cite web

| author = Government of Saskatchewan

| title = IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 SOUTH OF REDVERS - Government of Saskatchewan

| date = August 6, 2004

| url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=1175827b-8785-4619-80d2-a2dde4cc7e0f

| access-date = 2007-08-13 }}

Major attractions

Major intersections

{{SKinttop|length_ref=}}

{{Jctint

|county_special=Mount Pleasant No. 2 – Argyle No. 1 line

|cspan=3

|location=none

|lspan=2

|km=0.0

|mspan=2

|type=trans

|road={{jct|state=ND|ND|28|dir1=south|city1=Mohall}}

|notes=Continuation into North Dakota

}}

{{Jctplace

|km=none

|place=Canada–United States border at Sherwood–Carievale Border Crossing

}}

{{SKint

|location=Carievale

|type=concur

|km=19.9

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|18|dir1=east|city1=Gainsborough}}

|notes=South end of Hwy 18 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Mount Pleasant No. 2

|location=none

|type=concur

|km=20.6

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|18|dir1=west|city1=Estevan}}

|notes=North end of Hwy 18 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Storthoaks No. 31

|location=none

|km=43.6

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|361|city1=Alida|city2=Storthoaks}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Antler No. 61

|location=Redvers

|km=66.2

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|13|name1=Red Coat Trail|city1=Weyburn|city2=Carlyle|location3=Manitoba border}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Maryfield No. 91

|cspan=1

|location=Fairlight

|km=100.2

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|48|city1=Wawota|city2=Maryfield}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Moosomin No. 121

|cspan=3

|location=none

|type=concur

|km=126.7

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|709|dir1=west|city1=Langbank}}

|notes=South end of Hwy 709 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|location=Moosomin

|lspan=2

|type=concur

|km=131.8

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|709|dir1=east}}

{{Jct|state=SK|TCH|1|dir1=east|location1=Brandon|location2=Winnipeg}}

|notes=South end of Hwy 1 concurrency; north end of Hwy 709 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|type=concur

|km=133.3

|road={{Jct|state=SK|TCH|1|dir1=west|city1=Regina}}

|notes=North end of Hwy 1 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Rocanville No. 151

|cspan=3

|location=none

|km=152.6

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|308|dir1=east|city1=Welwyn}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=Rocanville

|lspan=2

|km=158.0

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|600|to1=yes|location1=Fort Espérance National Historic Site}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|km=160.1

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|719|dir1=west|city1=Whitewood}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Spy Hill No. 152

|cspan=4

|location=none

|km=178.4

|road=Tantallon access road

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=Spy Hill

|km=189.2

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|600|dir1=south}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=none

|type=concur

|km=192.7

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|22|dir1=east|location1=Binscarth}}

|notes=South end of Hwy 22 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|location=none

|type=concur

|km=194.4

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|22|dir1=west|city1=Esterhazy}}

|notes= North end of Hwy 22 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Langenburg No. 181

|cspan=1

|location=Langenburg

|km=215.2

|road={{jct|state=SK|YH|16|city1=Yorkton|city2=Saskatoon|location3=Russell|location4=Winnipeg}}

|notes= South end of gravel section

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Churchbridge No. 211

|cspan=2

|location=none

|km=227.2

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|723|dir1=west|city1=Bredenbury}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=MacNutt

|km=248.0

|road={{Jct|state=SK|Hwy|381|location1=Hwy 80|location2=Roblin}}

|notes=North end of gravel section

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Calder No. 241

|cspan=4

|location=none

|type=concur

|km=263.2

|road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|10|dir1=east|location1=Roblin|location2=Dauphin}}

|notes= South end of Hwy 10 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|location=none

|lspan=1

|km=273.1

|road=Calder access road

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=Wroxton

|type=concur

|km=282.9

|road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|10|dir1=west|city1=Yorkton|city2=Regina}}

{{jct|state=SK|Hwy|80|dir1=south|city1=Churchbridge}}

|notes= North end of Hwy 10 concurrency

}}

{{SKint

|location=none

|km=299.5

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|726|dir1=west|city1=Rhein}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Cote No. 271

|cspan=2

|location=none

|km=304.4

|road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|357|dir1=east|city1=Togo}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=Kamsack

|km=323.4

|road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|5|city1=Canora|city2=Saskatoon|location3=Duck Mountain Provincial Park}}

|notes=

|type=concur

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=St. Philips No. 301

|cspan=2

|location_special=St. Philips

|km=339.3

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|660|dir1=east|city1=Arran}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=Pelly

|km=356.0

|road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|49|dir1=east|location1=Swan River}}

{{jct|state=SK|Mun|661|dir1=north}}

|notes= South end of Hwy 49 concurrency

|type=concur

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Keys No. 303

|location=Norquay

|lspan=2

|km=366.8

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|637|dir1=south|city1=Veregin}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=↑ / ↓

|km=368.6

|road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|49|dir1=west|city1=Preeceville}}

|notes= North end of Hwy 49 concurrency

|type=concur

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Clayton No. 333

|cspan=2

|location=none

|km=389.0

|road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|753|city1=Danbury}}

|notes=

}}

{{SKint

|location=Swan Plain

|km=395.5

|road= 

|notes= North end of paved section

}}

{{SKint

|county_special=Hudson Bay No. 394

|location_special=Porcupine Provincial Forest

|type=trans

|km=410.0

|road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|982|dir1=north|city1=Hudson Bay}}

|notes=Hwy 8 northern terminus; continues as Hwy 982

}}

{{Jctbtm|keys=concur,trans}}

See also

Footnotes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways}}

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