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Along the route are several heritage sites, an international bird watching area, saline lakes, as well as regional and provincial parks. Museums and historical markers commemorate the region's history along the highway.
Along the route are several heritage sites, an international bird watching area, saline lakes, as well as regional and provincial parks. Museums and historical markers commemorate the region's history along the highway.

During the 2000's, the interstate gained national attention for its large volume of [[gay]] [[Hitchhiking|hitchhikers]].


==Route description==
==Route description==

Revision as of 20:30, 12 June 2025

This article is about the current designated Saskatchewan Highway 5. For Provincial Highway 5, Evergreen route portion, north west of Saskatoon, see Saskatchewan Highway 16.

Highway 5 marker
Highway 5
Highway 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
& Transport Canada
Length380.2 km[1] (236.2 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 11 / Highway 16 (TCH) in Saskatoon
Major intersections Highway 2 near Meacham
Highway 6 at Watson
Highway 35 at Wadena
Highway 38 near Kuroki
Highway 47 at Buchanan
Highway 9 at Canora
Highway 8 at Kamsack
Highway 57 near Kamsack
East end PR 363 at Manitoba border near Togo
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesCorman Park, Blucher, Colonsay, St. Peter, Lakeside, Lakeview, Sasman, Invermay, Good Lake, Cote
Major citiesSaskatoon, Humboldt
Highway system
← Highway 4→ Highway 6

Highway 5 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins in downtown Saskatoon and runs eastward to the Manitoba border near Togo, where it becomes Provincial Road 363. The highway is approximately 393 kilometres (244 mi) long. Between the early 1900s and 1976, Provincial Highway 5 was a trans-provincial highway travelling approximately 630 kilometres (390 mi) in length. At this time it started at the Alberta border in Lloydminster and travelled east to the Manitoba border.

In the summer of 1970, the section of highway between Lloydminster and Saskatoon was designated to be a portion of the Yellowhead Highway. This section of highway maintained the Highway 5 designation until 1976, when it was redesignated as Highway 16 to maintain the same number through the four western provinces (Manitoba followed suit the following year, redesignating its section of the Yellowhead Highway from PTH 4 to PTH 16). This redesignation shortened the length of Highway 5 to its current length of 393 kilometres (244 mi).

Along the route are several heritage sites, an international bird watching area, saline lakes, as well as regional and provincial parks. Museums and historical markers commemorate the region's history along the highway.

Route description

Highway 5 begins near downtown Saskatoon at Idylwyld Drive North (Highway 11 and 12), as 25th Street East.[2] The highway starting terminus is adjacent to the Saskatoon Railway Station. It becomes College Drive after crossing the river, and at km 4.4, after passing Preston Avenue, the road diverges into a divided or twinned highway with 2 lanes traveling in either direction across a meridian[1] Continuing east it intersects the Circle Drive freeway route (Highway 16) at an interchange that opened in 2006. After a signalized intersection with Central Avenue and an interchange with McKercher Drive, and then meets one of the city's newest interchanges at McOrmond Drive. Highway 5 leaves Saskatoon's city limits where it undivides, at approx. km 14.

University Bridge access

According to the Atlas of Saskatchewan, the elevation around Saskatoon is between 500 and 600 metres (1,600 and 2,000 ft).[3] Leaving Saskatoon, travel is through a moist mixed grassland ecoregion.Just outside the city limits, Highway 5 connects with Highway 41 at the site of a small commercial area. The remainder of the highway to the Manitoba border is an undivided highway.[1] The communities of Strawberry Hills, Discovery Ridge and Settler's Ridge are just off km 18 on Highway 5. At km 21, Highway 5 intersects Highway 316.

At km 41, it intersects Highway 671, near the town of St. Denis. At km 64, it intersects Highway 2, where it begins a 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) concurrency. Highway 5 continues east at km 70.

Highway 5 - Highway 41 intersection

The town of Peterson is at km 76 and Highway 670 is at km 87. The ecoregion changes to aspen parkland.[3] At km 109, the highway passes through the town of Dixon.

The city of Humboldt is at km 115. Highway 5 also connects with Highway 20 in Humboldt.

Sk Hwy 5 junction with 16, 7, 11, 14

After Humboldt, Highway 5 passes through the town of Muenster at km 123 and intersects with Highway 368 at km 125.

Highway 667 is at km 135, and the town of St. Gregor is at km 136. It then passes through the town of Englefeld (km 147).

Highway 5 then passes through Wimmer (km 165), and Quill Lake (km 175).

The highway continues east meeting with Highway 640 (km 176), Clair (km 191), and Paswegin (km 199). It enters the town of Wadena and intersects with Highway 35 at km 210.

Highway 5's next minor intersections are at Kylemore and Highway 665 (km 222), Kuroki and Highway 38 (km 232), Highway 310 (km 234), Margo (km 244), Highway 617 and Invermay (km 256). Highway 755 connects with Rama (km 268) and Theodore.

The highway then leaves Rama and continues on through Dernic (km 278), Highway 47 and Buchanan (km 286). Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park is located south of Buchanan and south-west of Canora. Highway 5 continues through the hamlet of Tiny and intersects with Highway 664 (km 299). The junction with Highway 651 is at km 309. The town of Canora, "Heart of Good Spirit Country", is at km 311, where Highway 5 has a 2 km concurrency with Highway 9, the Saskota flyway.[4]

The next few intersections on Highway 5 are at Highway 650 and Ross Junction (km 319), Mikado (km 326), and Veregin and Highway 637 (km 339). The town of Kamsack, at km 352, is the last major town that Highway 5 passes through. The Doukhobour Heritage Village is a historical attraction at Verigin. Highway 5 also intersects Highway 8 near Kamsack.

To the north of Highway 5, and east of Kamsack is the Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Highway 5 travels south of Duck Mountain which has an elevation of between 700 and 800 metres (2,300 and 2,600 ft).[3] Highway 5 then intersects Highway 57 at km 360. From Highway 57, the highway turns south and meanders to the southeast as it passes the access to the town of Coté (km 365) and through the towns of Runnymede (km 374) and Togo (km 387), where it also intersects Highway 357 and Highway 369. Highway 5 ends at the Manitoba border (km 388), where it continues for approximately nine kilometres (5.6 mi) as Provincial Road 363 to PTH 83.

The highway is paved for its entire length. The section from Highway 57 through Togo and onwards to the Manitoba border is a very narrow and lightly used two lane highway with little to no shoulder on either side. The speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) between Saskatoon and Highway 57, and 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) between Highway 57 and the Manitoba border.

History

The early Red River cart trail traversed the North West Territory prairies between Portage la Prairie and Edmonton via Humboldt and Battleford, intersecting the future location of Highway 5 at Humboldt. The Dominion Government Telegraph Line was constructed in 1875, which was parallel to the future Highway 5.[5][6]

Provincial Hwy 5

Both Red River Cart trail and telegraph line were abandoned in the 1920s.[7]

In 1925, Provincial Highway 5, the Evergreen Route, followed the surveyed rail line route of the Canadian Northern Railway, later the Canadian National Railway.[8] Provincial Highway 5 had a western terminus at Lloydminster located on the Alberta–Saskatchewan border. When the province was surveyed, the road evolved from a dirt road to a gravel road. This was finally improved to an all-weather road known as Provincial Highway 5 from the Alberta–Saskatchewan border bypassing Saskatoon to the north, and continuing on to the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border. Just as the rail line went through Aberdeen, Warman, and Langham, so too did Provincial Highway 5.

SK Highway 5 begins travelling east.

In 1925, access from Saskatoon to Provincial Highway 5 was via Provincial Highway 12 which was a route due north of the city. The other connection was Provincial Highway 27 which travelled east and north from Saskatoon connecting to Provincial Highway 5 at the junction located at the town of Aberdeen. In the late 1950s and 1960s, the highway was straightened and widened. During this process, the current Saskatchewan Highway 5 connected Humboldt and Saskatoon in a more direct west and east highway. The old place names of Warman, Aberdeen, Vonda, Prudhomme, Dana, Bruno, and Carmel located on Provincial Highway 5 were no longer place names along Saskatchewan Highway 5. Now the Highway 2 concurrency was the only north–south stretch between Humboldt and Saskatoon and Meacham the only place name. On August 15, 1970, the Yellowhead was opened for the northern Trans-Canada route and the northwestern half of Provincial Highway 5 between Saskatoon and Lloydminster was designated as Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead route.

Sk Hwy 5 ends signage at the junction of 5 and 16 in Saskatoon as of Aug 5, 1976.

Travel along the Provincial Highway 5 before the 1940s would have been traveling on the square following the township road allowances, barbed wire fencing and rail lines. As the surveyed township roads were the easiest to travel, the first highway was designed on 90-degree, right-angle corners as the distance traversed the prairie along range roads and township roads.[9] 1926 Saskatchewan map

Highway 5 was constructed through Englefeld in 1961.[10]: [14]  John Koenig was one of the first residents of Englefeld to own a car, a Ford touring car purchased in the 1920s.[10]: [229] 

Upgrades

Divided highway ends signage

Canadian Pacific Railway crossing lights were installed on Highway 5 at the east end of Humboldt. At the junction of Highway 20 and Highway 5, there were traffic lights installed in 1973.[11] West Humboldt properties announced in the fall of 2008 that The Quill Centre will be opened in the fall of 2009 along Highway 5.[12]

Jan 3, 1910, was the first meeting of the RM of Blucher 343. In 1911, early homesteaders could choose to pay taxes at $9.00 per quarter section of land or working off $4.00 of this expense by constructing roads. A labourer and two horse team could earn 50 cents an hour and a four-horse team with a driver was allotted 70 cents an hour.[13]

A resurfacing improvement project was undertaken for an 11.7-kilometre (7.3 mi) stretch between Mikado and Canora. The $1 million project was completed in the summer of 2001. In the summer of 2000, 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) received resurfacing improvements between Verigin and Mikado.[14] In February 2003, the Department of Highways awarded a tender to resurface 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Quill Lake and eastward. "We are maintaining our focus on building better highways. Work on this $940,000 resurfacing project ... should be complete within two weeks", said Highways and Transportation Minister Mark Wartman.[15]

Major intersections

From west to east:[16]

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
City of Saskatoon−4.4−2.7 Idylwyld Drive to Highway 11 / Highway 16 (TCH)Intersection of 25th Street E and Idylwyld Drive N; former Hwy 5 western terminus; to Highway 7 / Highway 14
−3.8−2.42nd Avenue N
−3.1−1.9Spadina CrescentInterchange
−2.9−1.8University Bridge across South Saskatchewan River
−2.6−1.6Clarence Avenue, College DriveY-intersection, traffic signals; former Hwy 5 follows College Drive
−1.0−0.62Preston AvenueTraffic signals
0.00.0 Circle Drive (Highway 11 / Highway 16 (TCH)) – Airport, Regina, Yorkton, Prince Albert, The BattlefordsHwy 5 western terminus;[17][18] interchange, traffic signals
0.60.37Central AvenueSeagull intersection, traffic signals
1.60.99McKercher DriveInterchange
4.22.6McOrmond DriveInterchange
6.23.9 Highway 41 east – MelfortEast end of College Drive
Corman Park No. 344
 No major junctions
Aberdeen No. 373[a]
Blucher No. 343[b]		​15.99.9 Highway 316 south – Clavet
Grant No. 372[a]
Blucher No. 343[b]		​35.422.0
 Highway 671 north – St. Denis, Vonda
Colonsay No. 342[a]
Bayne No. 371[b]		 58.236.2 Highway 2 south – Watrous, Moose JawWest end of Hwy 2 concurrency
Bayne No. 371​63.839.6 Highway 2 north – Prince AlbertEast end of Hwy 2 concurrency
80.249.8
 Highway 670 – Bruno, Viscount
Humboldt No. 370​91.556.9Carmel access road
99.661.9
 Highway 669 north
City of Humboldt106.966.4Peck RoadTraffic signals; becomes Glenn Hall Drive (8th Avenue) in Humboldt
108.567.4 Highway 20 (Main Street) – Birch Hills, Lanigan
Humboldt No. 370​113.470.5
 Highway 667 north		West end of Hwy 667 concurrency
St. Peter No. 369Muenster118.173.4 Highway 368 north – Lake Lenore, St. Brieux
St. Gregor128.379.7
 Highway 667 south – Esk		East end of Hwy 667 concurrency
Englefeld141.287.7Main Street
Lakeside No. 338Watson150.393.4 Highway 6 north – MelfortWest end of Hwy 5 concurrency
150.593.5 Highway 6 south – ReginaEast end of Hwy 2 concurrency
Quill Lake171.3106.4
 Highway 640 – Wynyard, Punnichy
Lakeview No. 337Clair183.8114.2
Wadena204.5127.1 Highway 35 (Main Street) – Tisdale, Fort Qu'Appelle
206.3128.2
 Highway 755 east (Lone Tree Road)
Sasman No. 336Kylemore216.8134.7
 Highway 665 north
Kuroki227.0141.1 Highway 38 north – Kelvington
​228.7142.1 Highway 310 south – Foam Lake
Margo239.7148.9
Invermay No. 305Invermay251.3156.2
 Highway 617 – Lintlaw, Sheho
Rama263.9164.0
 Highway 754 north – Hazel Dell
Buchanan No. 304Buchanan281.7175.0 Highway 47 – Preeceville, Springside, Melville
282.7175.7
 Highway 754 east
Tiny294.1182.7
 Highway 664 north – Sturgis
Good Lake No. 274​304.2189.0
 Highway 651 west – Theodore
Canora306.7190.6 Highway 9 north (Norway Road) – Preeceville, Hudson BayWest end of Hwy 9 concurrency
308.1191.4 Highway 9 south – YorktonEast end of Hwy 9 concurrency
Sliding Hills No. 273​313.0194.5
 Highway 650 south		West end of Hwy 650 concurrency
Mikado319.8198.7
 Highway 650 north – Hyas		East end of Hwy 650 concurrency
Veregin333.2207.0
 Highway 637 – Norquay, Rhein
Cote No. 271Kamsack345.6214.7 Highway 8 (Saulteaux Avenue) – Pelly, Norquay, Langenburg, Esterhazy
​353.5219.7 Highway 57 east – Madge Lake
378.5235.2 Highway 369 south – Highway 10
Togo379.0235.5 Highway 357 west – Highway 8
​380.2236.2 PR 363 east to PTH 83Continuation into Manitoba
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Route transition

Notes

  1. ^ a b c North of Hwy 5
  2. ^ a b c South of Hwy 5

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Highway 5 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ "25 St E". 25 St E. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Fung, Ka-iu; Bill, Barry (1999). Atlas of Saskatchewan (Celebrating the Millennium ed.). Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. ISBN 978-0-88880-387-0.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Road Map RV Travel Guide: #5 Town of Canora to City of Saskatoon". Mile by mile. Mile By Mile Media. 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Dominion government telegraph service, 1907". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  6. ^ Shillington, C. Howard (1985). "XII". Historic Land Trails of Saskatchewan. West Vancouver, BC: Evvard Publications. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-9692565-0-2. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ^ "History Carlton Trail Regionominion government telegraph service, 1907". Carlton Trail Region. Carlton Trail Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. 209. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  8. ^ Adamson, J (20 January 2005). "Canadian Maps: May 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario". Canadian Map Online Digitization Project. Rootsweb. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  9. ^ Adamson, J (14 October 2003). "Canadian maps 1926 Highway Map". Department of Highways. Canadian Maps Online Digitization Project. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  10. ^ a b Plag, Stella; Englefeld Historical Society (1988). Fields of prosperity a History of Englefeld, 1903-1987. Englefeld, Sask. ISBN 978-0-921257-15-8. Archived from the original (Digitized online by Our roots Nos racines.) on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2009.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ "History of Humboldt" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  12. ^ "Humboldt & District Chamber of Commerce". Humboldt's retail sector expanding. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  13. ^ Blucher Historical Society (1982). Blucher builders : Blucher community, 1900-1982. Blucher Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-88925-342-1. Archived from the original (Digitized online by Our roots Nos racines) on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  14. ^ "TENDER AWARDED FOR RESURFACING ON HIGHWAY 5 -". Government of Saskatchewan. 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  15. ^ "Improving highway 5 east of quill lake". Government of Saskatchewan. 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  16. ^ Saskatchewan Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2004. pp. 32–36. ISBN 978-1-55368-020-8.
  17. ^ Google (October 2015). "College Drive east in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan". Google Street View. Retrieved 14 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ Google (October 2015). "College Drive west in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan". Google Street View. Retrieved 14 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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