Saskatchewan Highway 303

Highway 303
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length82.2 km[1] (51.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 16 (TCH/YH) near Lloydminster
Major intersections Highway 21 in McLaren
East end Highway 26 in Turtleford
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesBritannia, Wilton, Eldon, Frenchman Butte, Mervin
Highway system
Highway 302 Highway 304

Highway 303 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 16, approximately 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) east of Lloydminster city limits, to Highway 26 in Turtleford.[2] It is about 82 kilometres (51 mi) long.[1]

Route description

Hwy 303 begins in the Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472 at an intersection with the Yellowhead Highway (Hwy 16) on the eastern outskirts of Lloydminster, curving due eastward to run along the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 boundary for several kilometres, where it has an intersection with Hwy 688 / Range Road 3265 near Big Gully Municipal Park, before crossing Big Gully Creek curving back south into Wilton No. 472. Running parallel to the north bank of the creek, the highway shares a short concurrency (overlap) with Hwy 675 and enters the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471, having a junction with Hwy 684 before becoming concurrent with northbound Hwy 21 at the locality of McLaren, just north of Silver Lake Regional Park. The pair head north through Milleton to cross the Toby Nollet Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River into the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501.

Upon crossing the river, Hwy 303 splits off and heads east to pass a Carlton Trail historical marker and cross the Englishman River just south of Englishman Lake before having an intersection with Range Road 3221, which leads south to Westhazel, and entering the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499. The highway travels through rural farmland for a few kilometres to cross the Turtlelake River to enter the town of Turtleford, running along 1st Street S on the southern edge of downtown to cross the remains of a former railway and come to an end at an intersection with Hwy 26, just across the street from the Ernie the Turtle statue. The entire length of Hwy 303 is a paved, two-lane highway.[3]

Major intersections

From west to east:[4]

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Wilton No. 472Lloydminster0.00.0 Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Lloydminster, The BattlefordsWestern terminus
Britannia No. 502 – Wilton No. 472 line14.38.9
Highway 688 south – Marshall
Range Road 3265 – Big Gully Municipal Park, Fish & Game / Lloyd Archers Youth Centre
Northern terminus of Hwy 688
Wilton No. 47216.610.3Bridge over Big Gully Creek
21.113.1
Highway 675 north
West end of Hwy 675 concurrency
22.714.1
Highway 675 south – Lashburn
East end of Hwy 675 concurrency
Eldon No. 47130.819.1
Highway 684 – Waseca
McLaren44.427.6 Highway 21 south – MaidstoneWest end of Hwy 21 concurrency
↑ / ↓57.535.7Toby Nollet Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River
Frenchman Butte No. 50159.336.8 Highway 21 north – St. Walburg, Paradise HillEast end of Hwy 21 concurrency
68.342.4Bridge over the Englishman River
Mervin No. 499Turtleford81.650.7Bridge over the Turtlelake River
82.251.1 Highway 26 to Highway 3 – St. Walburg, Glaslyn, The BattlefordsEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Highway 303 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Central - Turtleford - Hwys 3, 26, 303". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Official Saskatchewan Highway map" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. ^ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 16–17, 22. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.