Highway 120 is a
provincial highway
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. It runs from
Highway 55
The following highways are numbered 55:
International
* European route E55
* Arab Mashreq International Road Network, Arab Mashreq route M55
Argentina
* Provincial Route 55 (San Luis), San Luis Provincial Route 55
Australia
* Carnarvon Highw ...
at
Meath Park to
Highway 106 within the
Narrow Hills Provincial Park, as well as providing access to
Candle Lake and
Candle Lake Provincial Park. It is about long.
Route description
Hwy 120 begins in the
Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490 on the eastern outskirts of
Meath Park at an intersection with
Hwy 55 (
Northern Woods and Water Route
The Northern Woods and Water Route is a route through northern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Western Canada. As early as the 1950s, community groups came together to establish a northern travel route; this was proposed ...
), immediately having an intersection with Railway Avenue (providing access to the village) as it heads north as a paved two-lane highway to enter the
Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520. After crossing a small creek, it travels northeast through rural farmland for several kilometres, junctioning with
Hwy 791 (provides access to nearby
Paddockwood) before entering woodlands and having an intersection with
Hwy 926. Now travelling along the southern limits of
Candle Lake and
Candle Lake Provincial Park, Hwy 120 meets the eastern end of
Hwy 265 before crossing the
Torch River and passing by Minowukaw Beach.
It continues winding its northeast through remote woodlands for several kilometres, where it has intersections with both
Hwy 913 (where the pavement turns to gravel) and unsigned
Hwy 928 (Harding Road), as well as passing by
White Gull Lake and crossing
White Gull Creek. Now entering
Narrow Hills Provincial Park, Hwy 120 becomes paved once more just before coming to and end at the junction between
Hwy 106 (Hanson Lake Road) and
Hwy 920.
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Major intersections
From south to north:
See also
*
Transportation in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has a transportation infrastructure system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ferries, pipelines, trails, waterways, and railway systems serving a population of approximately 1,132,505 (according to 2021 census) inhabitants year ...
*
Roads in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan, the middle of Canada's three prairie provinces, has an area of and population of 1,150,632 (according to 2016 estimates), mostly living in the southern half of the province.
Currently Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure ope ...
References
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