Saskatchewan Highway 694

Saskatchewan Highway 694 connects Saskatchewan Highway 3 in the Canwood No. 494 rural municipality (RM) to Saskatchewan Highway 55 at Polwarth. South of Highway 55, Highway 694 is named Hilldrop Road.[2] The length of Highway 694 is 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi) and extends north, in the north central area of Saskatchewan west of Prince Albert.[1]


Highway 694
Hilldrop Road
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
& Canwood RM
Length22.9 km[1] (14.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end Hwy 3 in the Canwood RM
North end Hwy 55 Polwarth
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesCanwood
Highway system
    ←
    Hwy 693    		→
    Hwy 695

    Communities

    Polwarth and Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation are the two communities along the course of the highway. Polwarth is too small to be enumerated on its own, and in the 2006 census it was enumerated as a part of the RM of Canwood. Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation is populated with 1,101 residents.[3]

    Rural municipalities

    The RM of Canwood has a population of 1,535 residents.[4][5] Canwood No. 494 was firstly formed as Rural Municipality Thompson from January 1, 1913 to April 29, 1916 before changing names to Canwood No. 494.[6]

    Travel route

    Highway 694 begins west of Shellbrook and east of Shell Lake. Highway 694 extends north 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi) to the Highway 55 intersection. At Km 2.0 Highway 694 intersects with the range road which provides access to Ordale west of the highway. The highway turns sharply to the west at Km 13.2. Continue bearing west until Km 15.3, when the highway returns to the northerly direction. The land area reserved for Indian reserve Ahtahkakoop 104 is west of the highway. Continuing west on the range road will provide a thoroughfare into the Indian reserve. The terminus of Highway 694 is at Polwarth, at the Saskatchewan Highway 55 intersection.[1]

    Highway 694 has no intersections with any major road.

    See also

    References
    1. Microsoft Streets and Tips (Map) (2004 ed.). Microsoft Corp. § Route Planner. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
    2. "Saskatchewan Road Map RV Travel Guide: #55 Prince Albert to Alberta/Saskatchewan Border". Mile By Mile Media. 2007. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
    3. "Community profiles from the 2006 census". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
    4. "Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
    5. "Municipal Directory System". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
    6. Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes Archived 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
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