Highway 40 is a
provincial highway
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in the north-west portion of the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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connecting
Alberta
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(where it continues as
Highway 14) to
Highway 3
The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3 (disambiguation)#Roads, M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3 (disambiguation)#Roads, N3. For roads numbered 3A, see ...
, west of
Shellbrook. The section of highway between the Alberta border and
North Battleford
North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...
is called the
Poundmaker Trail.
Poundmaker ( 1842 – 4 July 1886), also known as ''Pitikwahanapiwiyin'', was a Plains
Cree
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chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people. This is a primary Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial government. The highway is about long and is entirely paved.
Highway 40 crosses the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows event ...
via the
Battlefords Bridge concurrently with
Highways 4 and
16. Notable communities along the route include
Marsden,
Neilburg,
Baldwinton,
Cut Knife,
Sweetgrass First Nation,
Battleford (
capital city of the NWT from 1876-1883),
North Battleford
North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...
(Battleford and North Battleford are known as
The Battlefords
The Battlefords is the collective name given to the adjacent communities of the city of North Battleford and the town of Battleford in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. The two communities are separated by the North Saskatchewan River and co ...
),
Hafford,
Krydor,
Blaine Lake,
Marcelin,
Leask, and
Parkside.
Major attractions
Attractions accessible from Highway 40 include:
*
North Battleford Court House is on the
list of National Historic Sites of Canada
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as a 1909 symbol of justice in a new province
*
North Battleford Airport: The North Battleford Gliding Centre, a Royal Canadian Air Cadet gliding centre, stores its gliders in Hangar IV of the airport, and has an office in the terminal building.
* There is a provincial ''Point of Interest'' marker where the highway crosses the
Battle River
*
Table Mountain Regional Park is a ski area with access from Highway 40
*
Fort Battleford National Historic Site
*
Cutknife Hill Historic Site
*
Chief Poundmaker Historic Centre
*
Atton's Lake Regional Park
*
Redberry Lake Regional Park
Major intersections
From west to east:
See also
*
Transportation in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has a transportation infrastructure system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ferries, pipelines, trails, waterways, and railway systems serving a population of approximately 1,132,505 (according to 2021 census) inhabitants year ...
*
Roads in Saskatchewan
References
External links
Saskatchewan Highways Website-- Highway Numbering
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040
North Battleford