Saskatchewan Highway 8 (original) (raw)

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Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada

Highway 8
Highway 8 north of Carievale
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	410.0 km[1] (254.8 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Canada–U.S. border (ND 28) near Elmore
Major 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
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Mount Pleasant, Argyle, Storthoaks, Reciprocity, Antler, Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Spy Hill, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Calder, Cote, St. Philips, Keys, Clayton, Hudson Bay
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Highway 7→ Highway 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 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]

• 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]
• 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

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• Roads in Saskatchewan
• Transportation in Saskatchewan

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

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