Saskatchewan Highway 42
.svg) Highway 42 | ||||
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 Highway 42 near Marquis | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 205.0 km[1] (127.4 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end |  Highway 2 in Tuxford | |||
 Highway 19 near Central Butte Highway 45 in Lucky Lake Highway 44 in Dinsmore | ||||
| West end |  Highway 15 near Milden | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | Marquis, Eyebrow, Enfield, Maple Bush, Canaan, Victory, King George, Milden | |||
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Highway 42 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the intersection of Highway 2 in Tuxford in a north-west direction to Highway 15 near Milden. Even though the section between Lucky Lake and Milden is predominantly north–south, the entirety of Hwy 42 is signed east–west. The highway is about 205 kilometres (127 mi) long.[1]
Highway 42 passes by the communities of Marquis, Keeler, Brownlee, Eyebrow, Central Butte,[2] Lawson, Riverhurst, Lucky Lake, and Dinsmore, Saskatchewan. It crosses Lake Diefenbaker on the 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) long Riverhurst Ferry route. That crossing is an ice road in the winter.
Route description
[edit]Hwy 42 begins in the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191 on the north side of Tuxford, at an intersection with Hwy 2, near that highway's intersection with Hwy 202. It heads west on the north side of town, having an intersection with Railway Avenue, before leaving Tuxford and curving northwest, running parallel with a railway as it travels through both Marquis and Keeler, where it has an intersection and short concurrency (overlap) with Hwy 643, before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Eyebrow No. 193 at village of Brownlee. The highway travels along Pacific Avenue through the south side of town, where it has an intersection with Lake Valley Road (Range Road 3011, provides access to the hamlet of Lake Valley), before leaving Brownlee heading through farmland for several kilometres to the village of Eyebrow, where it has intersections with Range Road 3020 (provides access to the remains of Eskbank), Hwy 367, and crosses the railway as it passes through town along Prairie Avenue. Leaving Eyebrow, Hwy 42 curve due westward as it travels through rural areas for several kilometres, crossing Hwy 627 and Range Road 3035 (provides access to Mawer) before becoming concurrent with Hwy 19 and immediately entering the Rural Municipality of Enfield No. 194.
The pair travel to the northern side of the town of Central Butte, where they pass by Central Butte Airport and Hwy 19 splits off and heads south into town while Hwy 42 curves northwest, leaving Central Butte and paralleling a now abandoned rail line as it soon enters the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224 to pass through Lawson and have intersections with Township Road 224 (provides access to Tugaske) and Gilroy Road (Range Road 3062, provides access to Gilroy). After traveling through the village of Riverhurst, the highway has an intersection with Hwy 644 before crossing Lake Diefenbaker (South Saskatchewan River) via the Riverhurst Ferry, and entering the Rural Municipality of Canaan No. 225. After having a junction with Hwy 737 near Greenbrier, the road makes sudden sharp curve to the left at the junction with Hwy 373 on its way to the village of Lucky Lake, where it travels along the southern side of town as it has an intersection with Hwy 45 (Railway Avenue), crosses a railway, and has an extremely short concurrency with Hwy 646. Now entering the Rural Municipality of Victory No. 226, Hwy 42 meets Hwy 342 north of Beechy before making a sharp sudden curve to the north immediately afterward, entering the Rural Municipality of King George No. 256.
Hwy 42 heads north through rural areas of the Coteau Hills region for the next several kilometres, where it has a junction with Hwy 751, to enter the Rural Municipality of Milden No. 286 via a switchback. Entering the village of Dinsmore at an intersection with Hwy 44, the pair travel together along the south side of town, where they cross a railway line, before Hwy 42 splits off and turns back northward through rural farmland for several kilometres, crossing a causeway over the very western portion of Milden Lake before coming to an end just a few kilometres east of the village of Milden at an intersection with Hwy 15. The entire length of Hwy 42 is a paved, two-lane highway.[3]
Major intersections
[edit]From east to west:[4]
| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Marquis No. 191 | Tuxford | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 2 – Chamberlain, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw | |
| | 23.0 | 14.3 |   Highway 643 north – Craik | East end of Hwy 643 concurrency | |
| Keeler | 24.9 | 15.5 | Highway 643 south – Caron | West end of Hwy 643 concurrency | |
| Eyebrow No. 193 | Brownlee | 36.9 | 22.9 | Lake Valley Road (Range Road 3011) – Lake Valley | |
| Eyebrow | 47.6 | 29.6 | Range Road 3020 – Eskbank | ||
| 49.1 | 30.5 |  Highway 367 west – Bridgeford | |||
| | 57.4 | 35.7 |  Highway 627 – Parkbeg, Tugaske | ||
| | 65.6 | 40.8 | Range Road 3035 – Mawer | ||
| ↑ / ↓ | | 67.1 | 41.7 | Highway 19 north – Elbow | East end of Hwy 19 concurrency |
| Enfield No. 194 | Central Butte | 73.6 | 45.7 | Highway 19 south – Chaplin | West end of Hwy 19 concurrency |
| Maple Bush No. 224 | | 91.9 | 57.1 | Township Road 224 – Tugaske | |
| | 93.1 | 57.8 | Gilroy Road (Range Road 3062) – Gilroy | ||
| | 104.6 | 65.0 |  Highway 644 south – Morse | West of Riverhurst | |
| Lake Diefenbaker | 105.6– 107.7 | 65.6– 66.9 |  Riverhurst Ferry | ||
| Canaan No. 225 | | 111.1 | 69.0 |  Highway 737 west – Demaine, Beechy | |
| | 115.9 | 72.0 |  Highway 373 north – Birsay | ||
| Lucky Lake | 126.8 | 78.8 | Highway 45 north – Birsay, Outlook | ||
| 126.9 | 78.9 |  Highway 646 north | East end of Hwy 646 concurrency | ||
| 127.2 | 79.0 | Highway 646 south | West end of Hwy 646 concurrency | ||
| Victory No. 226 | | 145.1 | 90.2 |  Highway 342 south – Beechy | |
| King George No. 256 | | 166.0 | 103.1 |  Highway 751 west – Elrose | |
| Milden No. 286 | Dinsmore | 185.7 | 115.4 | Highway 44 east – Macrorie, Gardiner Dam | East end of Hwy 44 concurrency |
| | 188.8 | 117.3 | Highway 44 west – Elrose | West end of Hwy 44 concurrency | |
| | 205.0 | 127.4 | Highway 15 – Rosetown, Outlook | East of Milden | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Highway 42 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "South - Central Butte - Hwys 19, 42". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Official Saskatchewan Highway map" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 32, 40, 41. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
External links
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Media related to Saskatchewan Highway 42 at Wikimedia Commons