Saskatchewan Highway 58

Highway 58 marker
Highway 58
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length130.5 km[1] (81.1 mi)
Major junctions
South end Highway 18 near Fir Mountain
Major intersections Highway 13 at Lafleche
Highway 43 at Gravelbourg
North end Highway 1 (TCH) / Highway 19 at Chaplin
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesWaverley, Wood River, Gravelbourg, Shamrock, Chaplin
Highway system
← Highway 57→ Highway 60

Highway 58 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that handles approximately 100 vehicles per day.[2] The highway runs from Highway 18 about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Fir Mountain north until Highway 1 / Highway 19 at Chaplin in the south-central region of the province. There are multiplexes of 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) with Highway 13, 300 metres (980 ft) with Highway 43, and 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) with Highway 363. The section from its southern terminus north to Shamrock is paved while north of Shamrock to Chaplin is gravel. The highway is about 132 kilometres (82 mi) long.[1]

Highway 58 begins at the northern edge of the Wood Mountain Hills, which are part of the Missouri Coteau.[3] Along the highway's route, there are rural villages, parks, towns, rivers, and lakes. Notable lakes include Thomson Lake, which is a man-made lake along the course of the Wood River, and Chaplin Lake, which is the second largest saline lake in Canada. The terrain of the Missouri Coteau features low hummocky, undulating, rolling hills, potholes, and grasslands.[2] Highway 58 runs through the first regional park of Saskatchewan, Thomson Lake Regional Park, and also provides nearby access to Shamrock Regional Park, another early regional park of Saskatchewan. The Louis Pierre Gravel National Historic Marker commemorates history at the north end of Highway 58, and the Cripple Creek Provincial Historic Marker is located at the south end. Highway 58 also provides access to the Chaplin / Old Wives / Reed Lakes Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Highway 58 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Richards, J.H. (1969). "Saskatchewan: Atlas of Saskatchewan". Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Penner, Lynden; Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina (2006), The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, retrieved October 11, 2013, Missouri Coteau
  4. ^ "Chaplin Old Wives Reed Lakes". WHSRN. Retrieved October 4, 2022.