Saskatchewan Highway 995 Explained

Province:SK
Type:Hwy
Route:995
Photo Width:250
Length Km:5
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Wollaston Lake
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Hatchet Lake
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:994
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:999

Highway 995, also known as Welcome Street, is a provincial highway in the far north region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the few highways in Saskatchewan that is completely isolated (by land) from the other highways. Seasonal access is provided to Highway 905 by way of the Wollaston Lake Barge.

Highway 995 runs along Welcome Bay on the south-eastern shore of Wollaston Lake.[1] It runs from Wollaston Lake Airport south then east around the bay north to the Wollaston Lake Barge. The highway services the communities of Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation.[2]

The entire highway is unpaved and is about long.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place names - Wollaston Lake. Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. www4.rncan.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: Place names - Wollaston Lake. Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. www4.rncan.gc.ca.