Highway 302 is a

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in the

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. It runs from the northern terminal of the

Weldon Ferry The Weldon Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The ferry crosses the South Saskatchewan River, linking the northern terminus of Highway 682 with the southern terminus of Highway 302, north of Weldon. The six-car ferr ...

, which connects to Highway 682 across the

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, to a dead end near the

Nisbet Provincial Forest The Nisbet Provincial Forest is a provincially protected mixed-wood forest surrounded by Aspen parkland in North Central Saskatchewan, Canada. It consists of a north block north of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and a south block bet ...

. It is about long. Highway 302 goes westward from the South Saskatchewan River, passing near the communities of Birson, Fir Ridge, and

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. It then enters the city of

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as 15th Street. Within Prince Albert, Highway 302 connects with Highway 2 and

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. West of Prince Albert, it passes through the

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and near the community of

Lily Plain Lily Plain is an area in Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 20 kilometres west of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, ...

before ending. Highway 302 provides access to

La Colle Falls La Colle Falls Hydroelectric Dam is a partially complete hydroelectric dam built on the North Saskatchewan River near the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The dam is approximately east of the city in an area that is quite accessible. Con ...

and

Saskatchewan River Forks Recreation Site Saskatchewan River Forks is a provincial recreation site in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan at the confluence of the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan Rivers. The rivers, which have their headwaters in the Rocky Mountains, come ...

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:

References

External links

Saskatchewan Highways
{{Authority control 302 Transport in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

History

Major intersections

See also

References

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