Highway 51 is a
highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Saskatchewan
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. It runs from the
Alberta
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border near
Compeer, Alberta
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, where it is preceded by
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 ( ...
, to
Highway 4
Route 4, or Highway 4, may refer to several highways in the following countries:
International
* AH4, Asian Highway 4
* European route E04
* European route E004
* Cairo – Cape Town Highway
Albania
* SH-4 road in Albania from Durres to Kakav ...
in
Biggar, south of
Highway 14
Route 14, or Highway 14, can refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 14
* European route E14
* European route E014
Argentina
* National Route 14
Australia
* Diamantina Developmental Road (Queensland)
* Birdsville Developmental Road (Queensla ...
. Highway 51 is approximately long. It passes through the town of
Kerrobert, where it shares a
concurrency
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* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
Highway 21 and
Highway 31
The following highways are numbered 31:
International
* Asian Highway 31
* European route E31
Australia
* Hume Highway
** Hume Motorway
** Hume Freeway
* - South Australia
** Gorge Road
** Little Para Road
** South Para Road
** Lyndoch Va ...
.
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History
The former western terminus of Highway 51 is at Highway 656, north of Springwater, where it met the former alignment of Highway 14. When Highway 14 was realigned between Biggar and Landis
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, a portion of the bypassed section was renumbered and became part of Highway 51.
In 1999 the thin membrane surface section of Highway 51 east of Kerrobert was tested with a Cold in-place recycling or “CIR” method to rehabilitate highways. This CIR process is a cost-effective method which recycles the top surface of a road. This pulverized material is mixed with asphalt emulsion and spread and compacted back onto the highway surface. This surface is then recovered with a new seal dependent on traffic volume.
Major intersections
From west to east:
Footnotes
References
{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways
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