Poundmaker Trail is a 361-kilometre (224 mi) interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Edmonton, Alberta, to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40.[1] The highway is named after Poundmaker (c. 1842–July 4, 1886), also known as Pitikwahanapiwiyin, a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.[2]
 .svg) Poundmaker Trail | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 361 km[1] (224 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Highway 216 in Edmonton, AB |
| East end |  Highway 16 in North Battleford, SK |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Major cities | Edmonton, North Battleford |
| Towns | Tofield, AB; Viking, AB; Wainwright, AB; Cut Knife, SK; Battleford, SK |
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The former alignment of Poundmaker Trail followed Saskatchewan Highway 16A through Battleford and across the North Saskatchewan River along original Battlefords Bridge via Finlayson Island. Around 2003, in conjunction with the Battlefords Bridge being twinned along the Highway 4/16/40 corridor,[3] the original bridges were closed to motor vehicles, and Highway 16A was decommissioned.[4]
Junction list
edit- Alberta
- Highway 216 southeast of Edmonton
Highway 21 southeast of Sherwood Park
Highway 36 in Viking
Highway 41 in Wainwright
Highway 17 south of Lloydminster- Saskatchewan
Highway 21 east of Cut Knife
Highway 29 east of Battleford
Highway 4 in Battleford
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Poundmaker Trail through Alberta and Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Road Map Travel Guide: #40 The Poundmaker Trail ..." Mile By Mile Media. 2007. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
- ^ "Battlefords Bridge Officially Opened Today". Government of Saskatchewan. November 1, 2002. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Foster, Jayne (August 24, 2013). "Repairs for old bridges". Battlefords News-Optimist. Retrieved May 24, 2017.