Poundmaker Trail Explained

Country:CAN
Type:Hwy
Poundmaker Trail
Length Km:361
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: in Edmonton, AB
Terminus B: in North Battleford, SK
Cities:Edmonton, North Battleford
Towns:Tofield, AB
Viking, AB; Wainwright, AB; Cut Knife, SK; Battleford, SK

Poundmaker Trail is a 361km (224miles) interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Edmonton, Alberta, to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40. The highway is named after Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c. 1842 - July 4, 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.[1]

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,[2] the original bridges were closed to motor vehicles, and Highway 16A was decommissioned.[3]

Junction list

Alberta
  • southeast of Edmonton
  • southeast of Sherwood Park
  • in Viking
  • in Wainwright
  • south of Lloydminster
    Saskatchewan
  • east of Cut Knife
  • east of Battleford
  • in Battleford

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Saskatchewan Road Map Travel Guide: #40 The Poundmaker Trail ... . Mile By Mile Media . 2007 . 2007-05-10 . mdy-all . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070417155712/http://www.milebymile.com/main/Canada/Saskatchewan/State_40/Canada_Saskatchewan_road_map_travel_guides.html . April 17, 2007 .
    2. Web site: Battlefords Bridge Officially Opened Today. Government of Saskatchewan. May 24, 2017. November 1, 2002.
    3. Web site: Foster. Jayne. Repairs for old bridges. Battlefords News-Optimist. May 24, 2017. August 24, 2013 . mdy-all.