Saskatchewan Highway 247
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Highway 247 is a
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in the
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of
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
. Saskatchewan's 200-series highways primarily service its recreational areas. The highway follows the course of the
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running east from Highway 47 to Highway 9. It is about long. Along Highway 247's route, it passes by
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and Round Lakes, passes through Crooked Lake Provincial Park, and provides access to several communities, including Grenfell Beach, Melville Beach,
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,
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, Sunset Beach, West End, Pelican Shores, and Bird's Point Resort.


Major intersections

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See also

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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 ...
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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

247 __NOTOC__ Year 247 ( CCXLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus (or, less frequently, year 1000 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination ...
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