Saskatchewan Highway 8

Highway 8 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest. Highway 8 is about 410 km (255 mi) long.

Highway 8
Route information
Length	410.0 km[1] (254.8 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Canada–U.S. border (ND 28) near Elmore
	Hwy 18 at Carievale Hwy 13 at Redvers Hwy 48 at Fairlight Hwy 1 (TCH) at Moosomin Hwy 16 (TCH) at Langenburg Hwy 10 at Wroxton Hwy 5 at Kamsack Hwy 49 at Pelly and Norquay
North end	Hwy 982 at the Porcupine Provincial Forest
Location
Rural municipalities	Mount Pleasant, Argyle, Storthoaks, Reciprocity, Antler, Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Spy Hill, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Calder, Cote, St. Philips, Keys, Clayton, Hudson Bay
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan ← Hwy 7 Hwy 9 →

Highway 8 is paved from Elmore (km 0) until Langenburg (km 215), and then from MacNutt (km 248) until km 396 near Swan Plain.[2][3][4]

History

• Paving of Highway 8 from Highway 10 to 22.6 km northward was announced on June 19, 1998 to begin in July of that year.[5]
• In mid-2001, a surfacing project was begun on 17.7 km of Highway 8, from Highway 357 until Kamsack.[6]
• A surfacing of 9.5 km of Highway 8 near Moosomin began on July 26, 2001.[7]

• As of August 6, 2004, improvement construction had begun on 11.2 km of Highway 8, from Storthoaks until 11 km south of Redvers.[8]

Major Attractions

• The Moosomin and District Regional Park is at km 121.
• The Carlton Trail Regional Park is at km 198.
• The Langenburg Provincial Recreation Site is at km 216.

Major intersections

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Mount Pleasant No. 2[lower-alpha 1] Argyle No. 1[lower-alpha 2]	​	0.0	0.0	Canada–United States border at Sherwood–Carievale Border Crossing ND 28 continues into North Dakota towards Mohall
	Carievale	19.9	12.4	Hwy 18 east – Gainsborough	Hwy 8 branches west; south end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Mount Pleasant No. 2	​	20.6	12.8	Hwy 18 west – Estevan	Hwy 8 branches north; north end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Storthoaks No. 31	​	43.6	27.1	Hwy 361 – Alida, Storthoaks
Antler No. 61	Redvers	66.2	41.1	Hwy 13 (Red Coat Trail) – Weyburn, Carlyle, Manitoba border
Maryfield No. 91	Fairlight	100.2	62.3	Hwy 48 – Wawota, Maryfield
Moosomin No. 121	​	126.7	78.7	Hwy 709 west – Langbank	South end of Hwy 709 concurrency
	Moosomin	131.8	81.9	Hwy 709 east Hwy 1 (TCH) east – Brandon, Winnipeg	Hwy 8 branches west; south end of Hwy 1 concurrency; north end of Hwy 709 concurrency
		133.3	82.8	Hwy 1 (TCH) west – Regina	Hwy 8 branches north; north end of Hwy 1 concurrency
Rocanville No. 151	​	152.6	94.8	Hwy 308 east – Welwyn
	Rocanville	158.0	98.2	To Hwy 600 – Fort Espérance National Historic Site	Hwy 8 branches northwest
		160.1	99.5	Hwy 719 west – Whitewood	Hwy 8 turns north
Spy Hill No. 152	​	178.4	110.9	Tantallon access road
	Spy Hill	189.2	117.6	Hwy 600 south
	​	192.7	119.7	Hwy 22 east – Binscarth	South end of Hwy 22 concurrency
	​	194.4	120.8	Hwy 22 west – Esterhazy	North end of Hwy 22 concurrency
Langenburg No. 181	Langenburg	215.2	133.7	Hwy 16 (TCH) – Yorkton, Saskatoon, Russell, Winnipeg	South end of gravel section
Churchbridge No. 211	​	227.2	141.2	Hwy 723 west – Bredenbury	Hwy 8 branches east
	​	233.3	145.0	road to PR 549 (unsigned)	Hwy 8 branches north
	MacNutt	248.0	154.1	Hwy 381 – Hwy 80, Roblin	North end of gravel section
Calder No. 241	​	263.2	163.5	Hwy 10 east – Roblin, Dauphin	Hwy 8 branches west; south end of Hwy 10 concurrency
	​	273.1	169.7	Calder access road
	Wroxton	282.9	175.8	Hwy 10 west – Yorkton, Regina Hwy 80 south – Churchbridge	Hwy 8 branches north; north end of Hwy 10 concurrency
	​	299.5	186.1	Hwy 726 west – Rhein
Cote No. 271	​	304.4	189.1	Hwy 357 east – Togo
	Kamsack	323.4	201.0	Hwy 5 – Canora, Saskatoon, Duck Mountain Provincial Park
St. Philips No. 301	St. Philips	339.3	210.8	Hwy 660 east – Arran
	Pelly	356.0	221.2	Hwy 49 east – Swan River Hwy 661 north	Hwy 8 branches west; south end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Keys No. 303	Norquay	366.8	227.9	Hwy 637 south – Veregin
↑ / ↓		368.6	229.0	Hwy 49 west – Preeceville	Hwy 8 branches north; north end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Clayton No. 333	​	389.0	241.7	Hwy 753 – Danbury
	Swan Plain	395.5	245.8		Paved section of Hwy 8 ends
Hudson Bay No. 394	Porcupine Provincial Forest	410.0	254.8	Continues as Hwy 982 north – Hudson Bay
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Footnotes

1. West of Hwy 8
2. East of Hwy 8

References

Template:Attached KML/Saskatchewan Highway 8

KML is from Wikidata

1. Google (January 26, 2018). "Highway 8 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
2. Saskatchewan Road Atlas 2007. MapArt Publishing. 2007. pp. 27, 28, 35, 36, 44, 52. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
3. Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - South East". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
4. Tourism Saskatchewan. "Maps - East Central". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
5. Government of Saskatchewan (June 19, 1999). "SURFAPAVING OF HIGHWAY NO. 8 ANNOUNCED - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
6. Government of Saskatchewan (July 19, 2001). "SURFACING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR KAMSACK - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
7. Government of Saskatchewan (July 26, 2001). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 NEAR MOOSOMIN - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
8. Government of Saskatchewan (August 6, 2004). "IMPROVING HIGHWAY 8 SOUTH OF REDVERS - Government of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2007-08-13.