Highway 302 is a
highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
. It runs from the northern terminal of the
Weldon Ferry, which connects to
Highway 682 across the
South Saskatchewan River
The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, creating spectacular ...
, to a dead end near the
Nisbet Provincial Forest. Highway 302 is about long.
Highway 302 goes eastward from the South Saskatchewan River, passing near the communities of
Birson,
Fir Ridge,
Cecil, and
Cudworth Junction. It then enters the city of
Prince Albert as 15th Street. Within Prince Albert, Highway 302 connects with
Highway 2 and
Highway 3
The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3. For roads numbered 3A, see 3A.
International
* Asian Highway 3
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. West of Prince Albert, it passes through the
Prince Albert Settlement and near the community of
Lily Plain before ending.
Highway 302 can be utilized to reach the
Lacolle Falls and
Saskatchewan River Forks
Saskatchewan River Forks refers to the area in Canada where the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan rivers merge to create the Saskatchewan River. It is about east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The province of Saskatchewan maintains the ...
provincial park area.
History
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation (SHT), now the
Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure undertook a landslide risk management system program to monitor risk sites, applying technological innovations to prevent any further erosion of the riverbank and plan responses to future landslide movement detected by monitors. Highway 302 near
Prince Albert along the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows event ...
near the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has experienced retrogressive landslides.
Major intersections
From west to east:
See also
*
List of Saskatchewan provincial highways
This is a list of Saskatchewan's highways:
Only Highways 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, and 39 contain sections of divided highway. Speed limits range from 90 km/h (55 mph) to 110 km/h (70 mph). Saskatchewan is the only prov ...
References
External links
Saskatchewan Highways
{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways
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Transport in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan