Highway 305 is a
provincial highway
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. It runs from
Highway 16
Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 16
* European route E16
* European route E016
Australia
- Thompsons Road (Victoria)
- South Australia
Canada
;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway:
*Yellowhead Hi ...
near
Langham to
Highway 11 near
Warman. It is about long.
Highway 305 begins at Highway 16 at the south-eastern corner of the Langham town limits.
[ It travels east towards ]Dalmeny
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where it turns south until it intersects Highways 684 and 784
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. The highway resumes travelling east, intersecting Highway 12
Route 12 or Highway 12 can refer to:
For a list of roads named A12, see A12 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 12
* European route E12
* European route E012
Argentina
* National Route 12
Australia NSW
* Western Sydney Airport Motorway ( ...
approximately north of Martensville
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. It bypasses Warman, following the northern city boundary, and ends at Highway 11.
History
Highway 305 was the original alignment of Highway 16, which at the time was designated as Provincial Highway 5. At the time, the highway continued east from Warman, crossed the South Saskatchewan River
The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, creating spectacular ...
via a ferry, and continued east to Aberdeen
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and Humboldt. By the mid-1950s, Highway 5 was rerouted to follow Highway 12 south and pass through Saskatoon
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, bypassing the Warman ferry. In the 1960s, Highway 5 was realigned between Langham and Saskatoon, and the bypassed section was re-designated as Highway 305. Until 2014, Highway 305 followed Central Street (Highway 784) through Warman and ended at Highway 11, until a new bypass was opened in 2014.
Major intersections
From west to east:
See also
* Transportation in Saskatchewan
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* Roads in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan, the middle of Canada's three prairie provinces, has an area of and population of 1,150,632 (according to 2016 estimates), mostly living in the southern half of the province.
Currently Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure opera ...
References
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