Saskatchewan Highway 35

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Highway 35
CanAm Highway (segment)
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Highway 35 near its southern terminus
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
& Transport Canada
Length568.9 km[1] (353.5 mi)
Major junctions
South end Canada-US border (US 85) at Port of Oungre
Major intersections
North endTorch River north of Tobin Lake
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesSouris Valley, Lomond, Wellington, Francis, South Qu'Appelle, North Qu'Appelle, Lipton, Emerald, Elfros, Lakeview, Ponass Lake, Barrier Valley, Tisdale, Connaught, Torch River, Nipawin
Major citiesWeyburn
Highway system
Highway 34 Highway 36

Highway 35 is a paved, undivided provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the U.S. border at the Port of Oungre (where it meets U.S. Route 85) north to a dead end near the north shore of Tobin Lake. The southern end of Highway 35 is one segment of the CanAm Highway, which is an international highway connecting Canada, the United States, and Mexico.[2] Highway 35 is about 569 kilometres (354 mi) long.[1]

Highway 35 connects with the following major Saskatchewan highways: 18, 39, 33, 48, 1, 22, 15, 16, 5, 3, and 55. Major communities along the highway include Weyburn, Qu'Appelle, Fort Qu'Appelle, Wadena, Tisdale, and Nipawin. Parks accessed from the highway include Oungre Memorial Regional Park,[3] Mission Ridge Winter Park, Nipawin & District Regional Park,[4] and Tobin Lake Recreation Site (Caroll's Cove Campground).[5]

Mudslides and spring flooding were huge road-building and maintenance problems on various stretches of Highway 35, including along the southern portion through the Greater Yellow Grass Marsh and along the Souris River, in the middle section through the Qu'Appelle Valley, and in the northern section by Nipawin and at the Saskatchewan River. Several dams and water control measures were built over the years to control flooding.[6]

The 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash occurred on Highway 35 at the intersection with Highway 335 about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Tisdale.

  1. ^ a b "Highway 35 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Western Canada Group Travel Planner: Getting to Western Canada". 1999–2003. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Oungre Memorial Regional Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Nipawin & District Regional Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Carroll's Cove Campground". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Canadian Rural Partnership - Rural Development - Public - Private Partnerships in Rural and Northern Canada Study - Appendix C - List of Projects". Government of Canada. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2008.