Saskatchewan Highway 47

Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada

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

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]

Major intersections

From south to north:^[5]

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan

References

1. Google (16 February 2018). "Highway 47 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 February 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.

External links

Media related to Saskatchewan Highway 47 at Wikimedia Commons