Highway 913 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 120 to the Hanson Lake Road.[2] The southern terminus of the highway is 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Candle Lake Provincial Park, and the northern terminus is within the Narrow Hills Provincial Park and 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi) north from the Narrow Hills Provincial Park campground area.[3] It is about 65.1 kilometres (40.5 mi) long and connects with Highway 963 and has a concurrency with Highway 912. The highway is gravel for its entire length.[4]
.svg) Highway 913 | ||||
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| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 65.10 km[1] (40.45 mi) | |||
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| South end |  Highway 120 south-west of White Gull Lake | |||
| North end |  Highway 106 in Narrows Hill Provincial Park | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
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Route description
editHighway 913 begins at Highway 120 south of White Gull Lake. From there, it heads north past the western shore of White Gull Lake and the eastern shore of Heritage Lake towards the Whiteswan Lakes. From the Whiteswan Lakes, it turns east towards the Cub Hills. East of Piprell Lake, at the foot of the Cub Hills, the highway intersects with Highway 912. The two roads become concurrent for 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and head east towards Highway 106 and Narrow Hills Provincial Park.[1] The highway ends in the heart of Narrow Hills Provincial Park.
Parks accessed from Highway 913 include the aforementioned Narrow Hills Provincial, Whiteswan Lake (Whelan Bay) Recreation Site,[5] Heritage Lake Recreation Site,[6] and Piprell Lake Recreation Site.[7]
Major intersections
edit| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | White Gull Lake | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 120 | Southern terminus of Route 913. |
| Whiteswan Lake (Whelan Bay) Recreation Site | 25.75 | 41.44 |  Highway 912 | Begin/end concurrency with Route 912. | |
| 30.50 | 49.08 | Highway 912 | Begin/end concurrency with Route 912. | ||
| 40.68 | 65.47 | Highway 106 | Northern terminus of Route 913. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Overview map of Route 913 (Map). Google Maps. 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Hanson Lake Highway" (PDF). Sask Tourism. Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ Microsoft Streets and Tips (Map) (2004 ed.). Microsoft Corp.
- ^ "Northern Image Photographers". Northern Image Photographers. 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Whiteswan Lake Lodge". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Heritage Lake". BRMB Maps. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Piprell Lake Campground". Tourism Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government. Retrieved 5 June 2024.