Saskatchewan Highway 51

Highway 51 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border near Compeer, Alberta, where it is preceded by Highway 12, to Highway 4 in Biggar, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) south of Highway 14. Highway 51 is approximately 155 km (96 mi) long. It passes through the town of Kerrobert, where it shares a 2.4 km (1.5 mi) concurrency with Highway 21 and Highway 31.[1]

Highway 51
Route information
Length	154.7 km[1] (96.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Alberta border west of Fusilier continues as Hwy 12
	Hwy 21 / Hwy 31 in Kerrobert
East end	Hwy 4 in Biggar
Location
Rural municipalities	Antelope Park, Heart's Hill, Prairiedale, Progress, Grandview, Biggar
Towns	Kerrobert, Biggar
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan ← Hwy 49 Hwy 52 →

History

The former western terminus of Highway 51 is at Highway 656, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) north of Springwater, where it met the former alignment of Highway 14.[2] When Highway 14 was realigned between Biggar and Landis, a portion of the bypassed section was renumbered and became part of Highway 51.

In 1999 the thin membrane surface section of Highway 51 east of Kerrobert was tested with a Cold in-place recycling or “CIR” method to rehabilitate highways. This CIR process is a cost-effective method which recycles the top surface of a road. This pulverized material is mixed with asphalt emulsion and spread and compacted back onto the highway surface. This surface is then recovered with a new seal dependent on traffic volume.[3]

Major intersections

From west to east:[4]

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Antelope Park No. 322	​	0.0	0.0	Hwy 12 west – Consort, Stettler	Continues in Alberta
	Fusilier	16.7	10.4	Hwy 317 south – Marengo	West end of Hwy 317 concurrency
Heart's Hill No. 352[lower-alpha 1] Antelope Park No. 322[lower-alpha 2]	​	20.0	12.4	Hwy 317 north – Primate	East end of Hwy 317 concurrency
Heart's Hill No. 352[lower-alpha 1] Prairiedale No. 321[lower-alpha 2]	Major	29.8	18.5	Hwy 676 north – Denzil
	​	39.5	24.5	Hwy 675 south – Smiley	West end of Hwy 675 concurrency
Progress No. 351	​	46.0	28.6	Hwy 675 north – Luseland	East end of Hwy 675 concurrency
	Kerrobert	64.0	39.8	Hwy 21 north / Hwy 31 west – Unity, Macklin	West end of Hwy 21 / Hwy 31 concurrency
		66.4	41.3	Hwy 21 south / Hwy 31 east – Kindersley, Rosetown	East end of Hwy 21 / Hwy 31 concurrency
Mariposa No. 350	​	77.7	48.3	Hwy 659 north – Broadacres, Tramping Lake
	​	87.4	54.3	Hwy 658 south – Dodsland
Grandview No. 349	​	100.4	62.4	Hwy 657 – Handel, Plenty	West of Kelfield
	​	113.4	70.5	Ruthilda Access Road
Biggar No. 347	Springwater	119.8	74.4	Hwy 656 south – Herschel	West end of Hwy 656 concurrency
	​	130.3	81.0	Hwy 656 north – Handel, Landis	East end of Hwy 656 concurrency; former Hwy 14
	Biggar	154.7	96.1	Hwy 4 to Hwy 14 – The Battlefords, Saskatoon, Rosetown, Swift Current
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Footnotes

1. North of Hwy 51
2. South of Hwy 51

References

1. Google (February 12, 2018). "Highway 51 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
2. The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). "Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba" (Map). Manitoba–Saskatchewan. The Shell Oil Company. § D-2.
3. Gerbrandt, Ron (2000). "Guidelines must be followed strictly - No exceptions" (PDF). Effect of Cold-in-place recycling on the Heavyweight Trucking Industry. Tim Makahoniuk, Cathy Lynn Borbely, Curtis Berthelot. 6th International Conference on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimension Proceedings. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
4. MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 30–31. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.