Saskatchewan Highway 3

Highway 3 marker Highway 3 marker
Highway 3
CanAm Highway (segment)
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length612.0 km[1] (380.3 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 45 at Alberta border near Lloydminster
Major intersections
East end PTH 77 at Manitoba border near Armit
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesBrittania, Frenchman Butte, Mervin, Parkdale, Medstead, Spiritwood, Canwood, Shellbrook, Buckland, Prince Albert, Birch Hills, Birch Hills Flett's Springs, Star City, Tisdale, Bjorkdale, Porcupine, Hudson Bay
Major citiesPrince Albert, Melfort
Highway system
Highway 2 Highway 4

Highway 3 is a major provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[2][3] It runs from the Alberta border, where it continues west as Alberta Highway 45, to the Manitoba border, and then continues east as Highway 77. Highway 3 is about 615 km (382 mi.) long. The CanAm Highway[4] comprises Saskatchewan Highways 35, 39, 6, 3, as well as 2.[5] 59.7 miles (96.1 km) of Saskatchewan Highway 3 contribute to the CanAm Highway between Melfort and Prince Albert.[1]

Major communities that Highway 3 passes through are Prince Albert, Melfort, and Tisdale.

  1. ^ a b "Highway 3 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "TYPE ADMN_CLASS TOLL_RD RTE_NUM1 RTE_NUM2 ROUTE 1 Gravel ..." Government of Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Stewart, Iain (2006). "Highway Network". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. CANADIAN PLAINS RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  4. ^ Macdonald, Julian (1999–2003). "Provincial Highways @ Saskatchewan Highways Website". Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  5. ^ "Western Canada Group Travel Planner: Getting to Western Canada". 1999–2003. Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-17.