Highway 57 (Saskatchewan–Manitoba) Explained

Country:CAN
Type:SKMB
Route:57
Photo Width:250
Length Km:20.7
Length Notes:SK:
MB:
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: near Kamsack, SK
Junction:SK-MB border near Madge Lake
Terminus B: in Duck Mountain Provincial Forest
System1:
Province:SK
System2:
Province:MB

Highway 57 and Provincial Trunk Highway 57 (PTH 57) are two short highways in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Route description

Highway 57 runs from Highway 5 8km (05miles) east of Kamsack to the Saskatchewan — Manitoba border near Madge Lake, where it transitions to PTH 57. After crossing the provincial boundary, the highway travels for a short distance within Duck Mountain Provincial Forest before ending at PTH 83.

The combined highway is about in length, of which is in Saskatchewan while 1.5km (00.9miles) is in Manitoba.

Highway 57/PTH 57 is the main route through Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Kamsack Beach and Ministik Beach, located along Madge Lake, are accessible from the highway.

The speed limit is 100 km/h (62.5 mph) outside of Duck Mountain Provincial Park and 80 km/h (50 mph) within the park limits, dropping to 60 km/h (37 mph) from near the Kamsack Subdivision turnoff to after the Pickerel Point turnoff.

Major intersections

From west to east:[1]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. MapArt. MapArt. 2007 . Saskatchewan Road Atlas . 1:540,000 . Oshawa, ON . Peter Heiler Ltd . 36 . 1-55368-020-0 . 2007 .