Saskatchewan Highway 47

Highway 47 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 40 at the Canada–United States border until Highway 49 near Preeceville. Highway 47 is about 358 km (222 mi) long.[1] Highway 47 is unpaved for 64 km (40 mi), from the Moose Mountain Creek crossing until the intersection with Highway 1.[2]

Highway 47
Route information
Length	358.0 km[1] (222.5 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Canada–U.S. border (ND 40) at Port of Estevan Highway
	Hwy 18 in Estevan Hwy 39A in Estevan Hwy 39 near Estevan Hwy 13 at Stoughton Hwy 33 at Stoughton Hwy 48 near Peebles Hwy 1 (TCH) at Grenfell Hwy 22 near Killaly Hwy 10 in Melville Hwy 15 in Melville Hwy 52 at Willowbrook Hwy 16 (TCH) at Springside Hwy 5 at Buchanan
North end	Hwy 49 at Preeceville
Location
Rural municipalities	Estevan, Benson, Tecumseh, Wellington, Chester, Wolseley, Elcapo, Grayson, Cana, Orkney, Good Lake, Buchanan, Preeceville
Major cities	Estevan, Melville
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan ← Hwy 46 Hwy 48 →

History

Prior to the renumbering of the Yellowhead Highway in 1976, the section of Highway 47 between Springside and Preeceville was known as Highway 314.[3] The northern extension of Highway 47 coincided with the renumbering of Highway 14 between Saskatoon and the Manitoba border to Highway 16.

The section of Highway 47 between Melville and Willowbrook was originally part of Highway 10, which turned east at Willowbrook along present-day Highway 52 to Yorkton.[4] Highway 10 was realigned in the 1960s and the former north-south section became part of Highway 47.[3]

Communities
Estevan Benson Stoughton Corning Baring Grenfell Killaly Melville Willowbrook Springside Buchanan Preeceville

Major attractions
Woodlawn Regional Park Estevan Regional Aerodrome Grenfell Regional Park

Major intersections

From south to north:[5]

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Estevan No. 5	​	0.0	0.0	ND 40 south – Noonan, Columbus	Continues into North Dakota
				Canada–United States border at Noonan–Estevan Highway Border Crossing
	​	3.6	2.2	Hwy 703 east
City of Estevan		14.8	9.2	Hwy 18 west – Torquay	South end of Hwy 18 concurrency
		16.2	10.1	4th Street (Hwy 18 east / Hwy 39A south) – North Portal, Oxbow Souris Avenue	Hwy 47 branches east; north end of Hwy 18 concurrency; south end of Hwy 39A concurrency
		16.7	10.4	4th Street (Hwy 39A north) – Weyburn 13th Avenue	Hwy 47 branches north; north end of Hwy 39A concurrency
Estevan No. 5	​	19.9	12.4	Hwy 39 (Estevan Bypass) – Weyburn, Regina, North Portal
	​	26.9	16.7	Hwy 704 west – Hitchcock
Benson No. 35	​	43.0	26.7	Hwy 361 east – Lampman Hwy 702 west – Midale
	​	56.3	35.0	Hwy 705 west – Viewfield
Tecumseh No. 65	Stoughton	75.9	47.2	Hwy 13 (Red Coat Trail) – Weyburn, Carlyle
		76.5	47.5	Hwy 33 west – Francis, Regina
Wellington No. 97	Ocean Man No. 69	95.1	59.1	Hwy 701 – Creelman	South end of unpaved section[2]
	​	108.3	67.3	Hwy 711 – Osage, Corning
Chester No. 125	​	124.5	77.4	Hwy 708 west – Francis
	​	132.0	82.0	Hwy 48 – Regina, Kipling
Wolseley No. 155	​	158.7	98.6	Hwy 1 (TCH) west – Indian Head, Regina	Hwy 47 branches east; south end of Hwy 1 concurrency; north end of unpaved section[2]
Elcapo No. 154	Grenfell	165.3	102.7	Hwy 616 south – Peebles
		167.1	103.8	Hwy 1 (TCH) east – Moosomin, Winnipeg	Hwy 47 branches north; north end of Hwy 1 concurrency
↑ / ↓	​	196.6	122.2	Crosses the Qu'Appelle River
Grayson No. 184	​	197.8	122.9	Hwy 247 east – Crooked Lake
	​	207.0	128.6	Hwy 22 east – Grayson, Esterhazy	South end of Hwy 22 concurrency
	Killaly	210.3	130.7	Hwy 22 west – Neudorf	North end of Hwy 22 concurrency
Cana No. 214	No major junctions
City of Melville		229.8	142.8	Hwy 10 west – Fort Qu'Appelle, Regina Hwy 740 west	Hwy 47 branches east; south end of Hwy 10 concurrency
		230.7	143.4	Hwy 15 (3rd Avenue W) – Ituna, Bredenbury
		232.5	144.5	Hwy 10 east / Queen Street – Yorkton	Hwy 47 branches north; north end of Hwy 10 concurrency
Cana No. 214	No major junctions
Orkney No. 244	Willowbrook	262.5	163.1	Hwy 15 – Ituna, Yorkton
	Springside	281.6	175.0	Hwy 16 (TCH) – Saskatoon, Yorkton	Hwy 47 turns east before intersection
		282.4	175.5	Hwy 726 east / Range Road 2061 – Ebenezer	Hwy 47 branches north; south end of Hwy 746 concurrency; alternate access to Hwy 16
Good Lake No. 274	​	291.8	181.3	Hwy 726 west	North end of Hwy 746 concurrency
	​	296.7	184.4	Hwy 229 east – Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park
	​	314.7	195.5	Hwy 746 – Sheho, Canora
Buchanan No. 304	Buchanan	324.0	201.3	Hwy 5 – Saskatoon, Wadena, Canora
	​	336.9	209.3	Hwy 754 west – Rama
Preeceville No. 334	Preeceville	356.4	221.5	Hwy 755 west – Wadena
		358.0	222.5	Hwy 49 to Hwy 9 – Kelvington, Norquay, Hudson Bay
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Google (February 16, 2018). "Highway 47 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure (2016). 2016/2017 Saskatchewan Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.
3. Department of Highways and Transportation (1972). Saskatchewan Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.
4. The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). "Saskatchewan & Manitoba" (Map). Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The Shell Oil Company.
5. MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 35, 43, 51. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.