Saskatchewan Highway 19

Highway 19 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting Highway 15 northern extremity near Hawarden to Highway 18 at the southern extremity near Mankota. Highway 19 passes through major communities of Elbow, and Central Butte all in the south west section of Saskatchewan; it is about 269 km (167 mi) long.[1]

Highway 19
Route information
Length	269.3 km[1] (167.3 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Hwy 18 near Mankota
	Hwy 13 at Kincaid Hwy 43 near Glenbain Hwy 1 (TCH) near Ernfold and Chaplin Hwy 42 at Central Butte Hwy 44 near Loreburn
North end	Hwy 15 near Hawarden
Location
Rural municipalities	Mankota, Pinto Creek, Glen Bain, Lawtonia, Morse, Chaplin, Enfield, Huron, Loreburn, Rosedale
Towns	Elbow, Central Butte
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan ← Hwy 18 Hwy 20 →

Currently highway 19 has become a case study for The Saskatchewan Center for Excellence in Transportation and Infrastructure. SCETI is currently working on further defining the SHELL curves for the low-lying Sub base sections. Due to the high clay content and the poor application of the culvert systems in the area, this case study will be able to address the issues currently ailing the road. The case study will conclude in the fall on 2012.

Route description

Communities
Kincaid Hodgeville Morse Ernfold Central Butte Bridgeford Mistusinne Elbow Loreburn Strongfield

Morse population 248 supplies all services located on Highway 1 near Highway 19, and is also near the Riverhurst Ferry.[2] Sk route 19 provides access to Hawarden which is not located on Highway 19 directly. To travel to Tugaske from Saskatoon, the route involves travel along Highway 19[3]

Highway 19 hosts the following lakes, beaches, historical sites and buildings, and provincial parks. The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Interpretive Center or The Chaplin Nature Centre. In 1947, officially opening of Saskatchewan Minerals, the Sodium Sulfate plant at Chaplin[4] Chaplin Lake at an area of 20 square miles (52 km²) is considered to rank as the second biggest saline water body of Canada.[5] Sk Hwy 19 provides close access to Morse Museum and Cultural Center located in the 1912 schoolhouse which is located on Highway 1. Douglas Provincial Park is a nearby attraction.

History

9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) paving project on Highway 19 north of Chaplin was announced June 8, 1999.[6] 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) resurfacing project started July 7, 2000 at the junction of Highway 15 and continues south. This area is west of Kenaston and will assist tourism traffic to Lake Diefenbaker resorts.[7] The 19.3 kilometres (12.0 mi) area south of the Highway 15 junction to Stronfield was used for a test section to develop a framework for highway management. This area has an increase in truck traffic from the potato industry, as well as increase in grain hauling to the Loreburn inland grain terminal. average annual daily traffic AADT was 500 vehicles, of these 11% is due to commercial ventures. Besides economic interest recreations sites are in the area.[8] Construction issues on Highway 19 involve a silty to heavy clay soil type in a rural area with a traffic load of full loaded trucks and semi trailers. 8,000 kilometres (5,000 mi) of road experienced rutting and pavement failure prior to 2003.[9]

27 highway improvement projects include granular spot improvements north of Chaplin for 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) on Highway 19[10] Experimental strengthening techniques were undertaken which used a rotomix of the existing asphalt oil surface and mulched flax straw. This procedure underwent a series of tests examining whether an increase of the subgrade tensile strength occurred. This experiment was undertaken 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Saskatoon for three test sections of provincial Highway 19 near Strongfield[11] since 1999 Saskatchewan Highway 19 has a thin membrane surface (TMS) which has been subject to test studies of various

cost-effective methods of road strengthening. Systems include granular soil strengthening and applications of different cement products, lime, various grades of fly ash, geotextiles, geogrids, natural and manufactured fibers, emulsified bitumen, tall oil, lignin, foamed bitumen, and synthetic ionic and cationic chemicals.[12]

Major intersections

From south to north:[13]

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Mankota No. 45	​	0.0	0.0	Hwy 18 – Mankota, Val Marie, McCord, Wood Mountain	Northwest of Mankota
Pinto Creek No. 75	​	26.2	16.3	Hwy 13 west – Cadillac, Shaunavon	Hwy 19 branches east; south end of Hwy 13 concurrency
	Kincaid	27.4	17.0	Hwy 13 east – Assiniboia	Hwy 19 branches north; north end of Hwy 13 concurrency
Glen Bain No. 105	Glenbain	46.4	28.8	Township Road 104
	​	52.2	32.4	Hwy 43 east – Gravelbourg	Hwy 19 branches north; south end of Hwy 43 concurrency
	​	55.4	34.4	Hwy 43 west – Vanguard	North end of Hwy 43 concurrency
Lawtonia No. 135	Hodgeville	78.0	48.5	Hwy 363 west – Swift Current	South end of Hwy 363 concurrency
		78.4	48.7	Hwy 363 east – Moose Jaw	North end of Hwy 363 concurrency
	​	91.0	56.5	Hwy 720 west
Morse No. 165	​	112.2	69.7	Hwy 1 (TCH) west – Swift Current, Calgary	Hwy 19 branches east; south end of Hwy 1 concurrency
	Ernfold	118.2	73.4	Range Road 3073	Ernfold is located between eastbound and westbound lanes.
Chaplin No. 164	Uren	127.9	79.5	Range Road 3063
	Chaplin	136.8	85.0	Hwy 58 south – Gravelbourg Hwy 1 (TCH) east – Moose Jaw, Regina	Hwy 19 branches north; north end of Hwy 1 concurrency
Enfield No. 194	Central Butte	180.1	111.9	Hwy 42 west – Riverhurst, Lucky Lake	Hwy 19 branches east; south end of Hwy 42 concurrency
	​	186.6	115.9	Hwy 42 east – Eyebrow, Moose Jaw	Hwy 19 branches north; north end of Hwy 42 concurrency
Huron No. 223	Bridgeford	201.5	125.2	Hwy 367 south – Eyebrow
Loreburn No. 254	Elbow	227.2	141.2	Hwy 749 east – Girvin
	Loreburn	240.2	149.3	Hwy 44 – Gardiner Dam, Davidson
	Strongfield	249.9	155.3	Township Road 274
	Hawarden	259.6	161.3	Township Road 284
Rosedale No. 283	​	269.3	167.3	Hwy 15 – Outlook, Kenaston
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Google (February 15, 2018). "Highway 19 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
2. Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. (January 2004), Morse Community Profile (PDF), retrieved April 15, 2007
3. Town of Tugaske, Saskatchewan - Tourist Information, retrieved 2007-04-15
4. Macdonald, Julian, Chaplin Tourism, retrieved April 15, 2007
5. Chaplin Tourism, retrieved 2007-04-15
6. 2007 Government of Saskatchewan. Al (January 23, 2007), PAVING PROJECT AWARDED ON HIGHWAY 19 Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2007-04-15
7. 2007 Government of Saskatchewan. (January 23, 2007), HIGHWAY 19 WEST OF KENASTON RESURFACED Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved April 15, 2007
8. Safronetz, Joshua Devon (February 2003). "Project Level Highway Management Framework" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-24.
9. CBR PLUS North America Inc, retrieved April 15, 2007
10. Highways and Transportation - 056 (January 27, 1999), WESTERN SASKATCHEWAN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
11. Ron Gerbrandt, P.Eng.Preservation Engineer, Central Region Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Zvjezdan Lazic Regional Preservation Planner, Central Region Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Application of Flax Straw in Subgrade Strengthening (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007, retrieved 2007-04-15CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
12. Berthelot, Curtis; Gerbrand, Ron (January 31, 2007), Full-Depth In-Place Recycling and Road Strengthening Systems for Low-Volume Roads: Highway No. 19 Case Study, retrieved 2008-02-16
13. Saskatchewan Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. pp. 32, 40–41, 48. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.

External links

• Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation: Winter Highway Conditions