Highway 955 is a

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in the

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. It runs from Highway 155 near

La Loche La Loche () is a village in northwest Saskatchewan. It is located at the end of Highway 155 on the eastern shore of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest. La Loche had a population of 2,827 in 2016 and is within the Northern Saskatchewan Admini ...

Cluff Lake Mine Cluff Lake mine is decommissioned former uranium mine located in northern Saskatchewan, located 30 km east of the provincial border with Alberta and approximately 75 kilometres south of Lake Athabasca. The mine and mill were owned and operated by ...

. The mine has been closed since the early 2000s and its adjacent

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is also closed now, meaning there are no formal services (such as

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) at the northern turn-around point. Drivers using the route need to carry extra fuel and other supplies, including spare tires owing to the sharp gravel used on the road. The highway is approximately long and is almost entirely unpaved. A section is paved from La Loche to the

Clearwater River Dene Nation The Clearwater River Dene Nation ( chp, Tı̨tëlase tué) is a Dene First Nations band government in the boreal forest area of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It maintains offices in the village of Clearwater River situated on the eastern shore ...

. From there a paved access road leads to the

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village of Clearwater. The highway carries the name Semchuk Trail.

Martin Semchuk Martin Semchuk (August 20, 1914 – November 15, 2000) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Meadow Lake from 1960 to 1964 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) ...

and John F. Midgett, both from Meadow Lake, and Jonas Clarke of La Loche were involved in building the original trail in 1955–56. Douglas River from the bridge of highway 955

Douglas River from the bridge of highway 955

Highway 955 has nearly no intersections with other roads due to its northern location. About one-third of the way to Cluff Lake Mine, there is an access road to Descharme Lake. According to provincial road maps dating from the early 1980s, a seasonal / winter road at one point continued north from Cluff Lake to the shore of

Lake Athabasca Lake Athabasca (; French: ''lac Athabasca''; from Woods Cree: , "herethere are plants one after another") is located in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake ...

and then across the lake towards

Uranium City Uranium City is a northern settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada. Located on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories, it is above sea level. The settlement is northwest of Prince Albert, northeast of ...

, but this appears to no longer be in use. Highway 955 passes through

Clearwater River Provincial Park Clearwater River Provincial Park is a Canadian wilderness park in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan. The park begins at the south end of Lloyd Lake on the Clearwater River and includes territory on both sides of the river until it r ...

. It is also the closest roadway to the Carswell structure, the largest astrobleme in Saskatchewan at in diameter. Highway 955 traverses the

Douglas River The Douglas River, formerly known as the Twain, is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Its source is high in the Southern Alps, south of Mount Sefton, and its upper reaches are fed by water from the Douglas Glacier. It ...

. This large valley is the Carswell meteor impact rim.

Uranium Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium is weak ...

is mined at three sites along the perimeter of the Carswell structure near the terminal end of Highway 955. Highway 955 was originally part of Highway 155, but was renumbered in the early 1980s as part of the establishment of the 900-series highways.

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955 Year 955 ( CMLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * August 10 – Battle of Lechfeld: King Otto I ("the Great") defeats the Hungarians (also ...

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