Saskatchewan Highway 8

Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada

Major junctionsSouth end

Canada–U.S. border (ND 28) near ElmoreMajor intersections

Highway 18 at Carievale
Highway 13 at Redvers
Highway 48 at Fairlight
Highway 1 (TCH) at Moosomin
Highway 16 (TCH) at Langenburg
Highway 10 at Wroxton
Highway 5 at Kamsack
Highway 49 at Pelly and Norquay

North end

Highway 982 at the Porcupine Provincial Forest LocationCountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRural municipalitiesMount Pleasant, Argyle, Storthoaks, Reciprocity, Antler, Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Spy Hill, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Calder, Cote, St. Philips, Keys, Clayton, Hudson Bay Highway system

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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 410 kilometres (250 mi) 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]
In mid-2001, a surfacing project was begun on 17.7 km of Highway 8, from Highway 357 until Kamsack.^[6]
A surfacing of 9.5 km of Highway 8 near Moosomin began on July 26, 2001.^[7]

As of August 6, 2004, improvement construction had begun on 11.2 km of Highway 8, from Storthoaks until 11 km south of Redvers.^[8]

Major attractions

The Moosomin Lake Regional Park is at km 121.
The Carlton Trail Regional Park is at km 198.
The Langenburg Recreation Site is at km 216.

Major intersections

Rural municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Mount Pleasant No. 2 – Argyle No. 1 line		0.0	0.0	ND 28 south – Mohall	Continuation into North Dakota
		0.0	0.0	Canada–United States border at Sherwood–Carievale Border Crossing
	Carievale	19.9	12.4	Highway 18 east – Gainsborough	South end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Mount Pleasant No. 2		20.6	12.8	Highway 18 west – Estevan	North end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Storthoaks No. 31		43.6	27.1	Highway 361 – Alida, Storthoaks
Antler No. 61	Redvers	66.2	41.1	Highway 13 (Red Coat Trail) – Weyburn, Carlyle, Manitoba border
Maryfield No. 91	Fairlight	100.2	62.3	Highway 48 – Wawota, Maryfield
Moosomin No. 121		126.7	78.7	Highway 709 west – Langbank	South end of Hwy 709 concurrency
	Moosomin	131.8	81.9	Highway 709 east Highway 1 (TCH) east – Brandon, Winnipeg	South end of Hwy 1 concurrency; north end of Hwy 709 concurrency
	Moosomin	133.3	82.8	Highway 1 (TCH) west – Regina	North end of Hwy 1 concurrency
Rocanville No. 151		152.6	94.8	Highway 308 east – Welwyn
	Rocanville	158.0	98.2	To Highway 600 – Fort Espérance National Historic Site
	Rocanville	160.1	99.5	Highway 719 west – Whitewood
Spy Hill No. 152		178.4	110.9	Tantallon access road
	Spy Hill	189.2	117.6	Highway 600 south
		192.7	119.7	Highway 22 east – Binscarth	South end of Hwy 22 concurrency
		194.4	120.8	Highway 22 west – Esterhazy	North end of Hwy 22 concurrency
Langenburg No. 181	Langenburg	215.2	133.7	Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Yorkton, Saskatoon, Russell, Winnipeg	South end of gravel section
Churchbridge No. 211		227.2	141.2	Highway 723 west – Bredenbury
Churchbridge No. 211	MacNutt	248.0	154.1	Highway 381 – Hwy 80, Roblin	North end of gravel section
Calder No. 241		263.2	163.5	Highway 10 east – Roblin, Dauphin	South end of Hwy 10 concurrency
		273.1	169.7	Calder access road
	Wroxton	282.9	175.8	Highway 10 west – Yorkton, Regina Highway 80 south – Churchbridge	North end of Hwy 10 concurrency
		299.5	186.1	Highway 726 west – Rhein
Cote No. 271		304.4	189.1	Highway 357 east – Togo
Cote No. 271	Kamsack	323.4	201.0	Highway 5 – Canora, Saskatoon, Duck Mountain Provincial Park
St. Philips No. 301	St. Philips	339.3	210.8	Highway 660 east – Arran
St. Philips No. 301	Pelly	356.0	221.2	Highway 49 east – Swan River Highway 661 north	South end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Keys No. 303	Norquay	366.8	227.9	Highway 637 south – Veregin
↑ / ↓	Norquay	368.6	229.0	Highway 49 west – Preeceville	North end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Clayton No. 333		389.0	241.7	Highway 753 – Danbury
Clayton No. 333	Swan Plain	395.5	245.8		North end of paved section
Hudson Bay No. 394	Porcupine Provincial Forest	410.0	254.8	Highway 982 north – Hudson Bay	Hwy 8 northern terminus; continues as Hwy 982
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition

Footnotes

References

^ ^a ^b Google (January 26, 2018). "Highway 8 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ Saskatchewan Road Atlas 2007. MapArt Publishing. 2007. pp. 27, 28, 35, 36, 44, 52. ISBN 978-1-55368-020-8.
^ Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - South East". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
^ Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - East Central". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
^ Government of Saskatchewan (June 19, 1999). "SURFAPAVING OF HIGHWAY NO. 8 ANNOUNCED - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
^ Government of Saskatchewan (July 19, 2001). "SURFACING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR KAMSACK - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
^ Government of Saskatchewan (July 26, 2001). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR MOOSOMIN - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.
^ Government of Saskatchewan (August 6, 2004). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 SOUTH OF REDVERS - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved August 13, 2007.