Saskatchewan Highway 16

Highway 16
Yellowhead Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 16 highlighted in red
Highway 16 as it is crossing the North Saskatchewan River via the new Borden Bridge
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
& Transport Canada
Length689.2 km (428.2 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 16 (TCH) at Alberta boundary in Lloydminster
Major intersections
East end PTH 16 (TCH) at Manitoba boundary near Marchwell
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesBrittania, Wilton, Elson, Paynton, Battle River, North Battleford, Mayfield, Great Bend, Corman Park, Blucher, Colonsay, Viscount, Usborne, Prairie Rose, Big Quill, Elfros, Foam Lake, Insinger, Orkney, Saltcoats, Churchbridge, Langenburg
Major citiesLloydminster, North Battleford, Saskatoon, Yorkton
Highway system
    Highway 15 Highway 16A

    Highway 16 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The highway represents the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway. It runs from the Alberta border in Lloydminster at the intersection with Highway 17 south-east to the Manitoba border east of Marchwell, Saskatchewan. Major cities along the route include Saskatoon, North Battleford in the central part of the province, Yorkton in the far east, and Lloydminster to the far west.

    The highway is a divided, four-lane limited-access road from the Alberta–Saskatchewan border to just east of the village of Clavet. From Clavet east to the Manitoba border, it is an undivided, two-lane highway with multiple passing lanes. Through the city of Saskatoon, the highway has an 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) concurrency with Circle Drive.

    The Yellowhead Route began as the Yellowhead Red River cart trail. When the province of Saskatchewan was surveyed, the road evolved from a dirt to gravel to all-weather road known as Provincial Highway 5 from the Alberta–Saskatchewan border to Saskatoon, and as Provincial Highway 14 from Saskatoon to the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border. In the late 1950s and 1960s, the highway was straightened and widened. On August 15, 1970 the Yellowhead was opened for the northern Trans-Canada Highway. The highway was completely designated for the entire route as Saskatchewan Highway 16 in 1976.