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Saskatchewan Trans-Canada Highway Route: the Highway #1 between Swift Current and Regina
Here is the itinerary for the 235 km along Highway #1 between Swift Current and Regina:
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Southwestern Saskatchewan was at the foot of the Ice Age glaciers that covered much of the continent, and large leaks of meltwater formed in the area. The "north Hill" in Swift Current was the shoreline for the ancient lake. The glaciers left a high gravel morraine north of the highway between Waldeck and Rush Lake, and left hills at Ernfold and left beaches at Caron. The glaciers also left behind hidden underground rivers, still used to provide water to farmers and towns today.
Swift Current is the market town for farms and businesses in southwest Saskatchewan. The area was settled in the early 1900s by homesteaders from Germany, hence names like "Waldeck" which means a wooded corner, so named for the trees along the banks of Swift Current Creek.
Chaplin Lake lies in a basin with no exit, so water entering the lake from area streams can only leave by solar evaporation. This process leaves behind various mineral salts, and high salinity in the water. Chaplin lake is home to brine shrimp used in pet foods and by fish hatcheries, and the sodium sulphate is used in processing forest products.
The Trans-Canada between Valjean and Parkbeg passes through a field of small ponds, caused by large chucks of ice left behind by retreating Ice Age glaciers amongst the usual rocks and gravel. When the ice melted, a pond remained.
Moose Jaw grew to be a major community initially because of the importance of Moose Jaw Creek to supply water to the railway's steam locomotives. The community's underground tunnel system made it a popular hideout for Prohibition-era smugglers.
The open and flat Regina Plain stretching east from Moose Jaw used to be the bottom of Ice Age Lake Regina. The fine sandy soil was ideal for growing wheat. Canada's Durham wheat is used in many foods, including Italian (yes, Italian) spaghetti. The Durham wheat was specially created for Canada's short summers and grows to maturity in only 90 days. The intense agriculture use of the land is helped with various fertilizers. A mine at Belle Plain extracts naturally occurring potash (Saskatchewan's second biggest export) from former ocean beds 1600 m (5200 ft) below the surface.
Saskatchewan Highways road condition reports for this segment.
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and
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0 | 235 | Central Ave N intersection, S to downtown Swift Current, Highway 4 N to Leader, Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park | Swift Current | Map Zoom |
2 | 233 | 6th Ave NE underpass | Swift Current | Map Zoom |
2 | 233 | Junction 22 Ave NW / Highway 4 | Swift Current | Map Zoom |
2 | 233 | Swiftcurrent Creek crossing | Swift Current | Map Zoom |
3 | 232 | RV/Mobile Home Park on S side | Swift Current | Map Zoom |
6 | 229 | Access Rd N & S | | Map Zoom |
7 | 228 | Access Rd N & S | | Map Zoom |
8 | 227 | Airport Rd, S to Swift Current Airport | | Map Zoom |
15 | 220 | West Waldeck access road | Waldeck | Map Zoom |
16 | 219 | Central Waldeck access road | Waldeck | Map Zoom |
17 | 218 | Hwy 628 N, east Waldeck access road | Waldeck | Map Zoom |
18 | 217 | Access Rd N & S | | Map Zoom |
26 | 209 | Hwy 628 S | | Map Zoom |
30 | 205 | Rush Lake Rd, town of Rush Lake 1 km N | Rush Lake | Map Zoom |
44 | 191 | Highway 612 N to Herbert 100 m, north to Main Centre | Herbert | Map Zoom |
46 | 189 | Highway 645 W to Herbert, gas, 1 km | Herbert | Map Zoom |
48 | 187 | Highway 612 S to Neidpath (20km) | | Map Zoom |
49 | 186 | crossing Reed Lake to S of TCH | | Map Zoom |
56 | 179 | Reed Lake Wildlife Observation Point | Morse | Map Zoom |
58 | 177 | Hwy 644 N, and Town of Morse, 649 S across Reed Lake | Morse | Map Zoom |
60 | 175 | Reed Lake to S (WB) | | Map Zoom |
63 | 172 | Highway 19 S to Hodgeville (35 km) | | Map Zoom |
69 | 166 | Highway 1/19 exit for Ernfold N of EB, S of WB (highway diviides to east) | Ernfold | Map Zoom |
78 | 157 | Road south | | Map Zoom |
82 | 153 | highway divides to west, to east passes N of Chaplin Lake | | Map Zoom |
86 | 149 | Highway 58, town of Chaplin, accommodation, salt ponds, (Silver Dollar RV Park & Campground, Chaplin, SK S0H 0V0 Tel: (306) 395-2332 ), S to Gravelbourg | Chaplin | Map Zoom |
100 | 135 | Secretian Rd, and rail underpass | | Map Zoom |
104 | 131 | U-Turn for vehicles | | Map Zoom |
107 | 128 | U-Turn for vehicles | | Map Zoom |
110 | 125 | Highway divides to east | | Map Zoom |
112 | 123 | Road crossing | | Map Zoom |
114 | 121 | Darmody Rd, Hwy 627 | Darmody | Map Zoom |
115 | 120 | Access Rd N & S t Hwy 627, town of Parkbeg to S | Parkbeg | Map Zoom |
123 | 112 | Access Rd, hwy divides to west | | Map Zoom |
129 | 106 | Highway 735 N, Rose St, south to town of Mortlach (.5 km) continuing as Hwy 626 | Mortlach | Map Zoom |
135 | 100 | Roadside turnout, both directions | | Map Zoom |
136 | 99 | Access Rd, south to Besant Trans-Canada Campground, Caron, SK S0H 0R0 Tel: (306) 756-2680 | Vesant | Map Zoom |
142 | 93 | 643 N to town of Keeler, 735 S | | Map Zoom |
147 | 88 | Village of Caronport | Caronport | Map Zoom |
155 | 80 | Road S to town of Boharm (3 km) | | Map Zoom |
167 | 68 | 9th Ave NW intersection, access to North Service Rd | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
169 | 66 | North Service Rd Exit WB | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
169 | 66 | Main St N Interchange, Highway 2 | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
170 | 65 | EB access to Highland Rd, access to Western Development Museum | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
171 | 64 | Thatcher Dr intersection, access to Prairie Oasis Campground, RV park | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
173 | 62 | Caribou St intersection, EB exit to Hwy 2 S | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
173 | 62 | Hwy 2 S Exit, WB | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
174 | 61 | Crossing Moose Jaw River | Moose Jaw | Map Zoom |
176 | 59 | Petrolia Rd exit and N& S service roads | | Map Zoom |
178 | 57 | Highway 39 S Exit, half cloverleaf, S to Psqua (4 km), Weyburn (110km), and Hwy 301 N | | Map Zoom |
196 | 39 | Hwy 642 N | | Map Zoom |
198 | 37 | Town of Belle Plaine, N of Hwy | Belle Plaine | Map Zoom |
209 | 26 | Hwy 641 Keytowne Rd N, to Pense (2 km) | Pense | Map Zoom |
213 | 22 | Highway Turnout, N side of highway | | Map Zoom |
221 | 14 | Sherwood Forest Rd, town of Grand Coulee, Sherwood Forest Country Club | Grand Coulee | Map Zoom |
228 | 7 | Government Weigh Scales, Telephone | | Map Zoom |
229 | 6 | Pinkie Rd | | Map Zoom |
233 | 2 | Lewvan Dr N, access to Regina Airport, pond visible S of hwy | Regina | Map Zoom |
235 | 0 | Hwy 6 cloverleaf interchange, N to Albert St, all services, continuing into downtown, S to Rowatt, Weyburn and Estevan | Regina | Map Zoom |
238 | -3 | Wascana Pkwy intersection & overpass | Regina | Map Zoom |
240 | -5 | Cross Wascana Creek, Wascana Lake to N | Regina | Map Zoom |
240 | -5 | WB Exit to Assiniboine Ave | Regina | Map Zoom |
241 | -6 | Interchange with Arcola Ave E, continuing S to Hwy 33 | Regina | Map Zoom |
242 | -7 | Tyvan Ave interchange and overpass | Regina | Map Zoom |
243 | -8 | Victoria Ave E & W to downtown, all services, E to shopping & services & TransCanada Highway | Regina | Map Zoom |
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and
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