Highway 33 is a paved

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in the southern portion of the

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. The highway runs from

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in the city of Regina to Stoughton in a south-easterly direction. The section of highway through Regina is divided and

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with Arcola Avenue. Highway 33, at a length of , is Canada's longest straight stretch of Highway.

History

The Souris-Arcola-Regina Section branch line of the

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(CPR) arrived in the area on 9 November 1904. The section of track from Regina to Stoughton was the longest piece of straight track worldwide, and still has the claim of being the longest straight track of North America. Highway 33 follows along this surveyed rail line. The CPR served the

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of Stoughton, Heward, Creelman, Fillmore, Osage, Tyvan,

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, and Sedley.

Route description

Highway 33 has its north-western terminus in Saskatchewan's capital city of Regina and its south-eastern terminus in Stoughton. In Regina, which is the only city along the highway's route, it begins at

concurrently with Arcola Avenue and heads south-east. The highway is a

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and

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for the first , after which it becomes a two-lane highway until its southern terminus. Formerly, Highway 33 began at Victoria Avenue in Regina concurrent with Arcola Avenue. North of Arcola Avenue's intersection Victoria Avenue, Arcola Avenue continues west as an

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and becomes Saskatchewan Drive west of Winnipeg Street. The Highway 33 / Arcola Avenue concurrency headed south-east from Victoria Avenue to the

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at Ring Road. Highway 33 now begins at that

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overpass. Carrying on from Ring Road, the highway is met by several arterial roads with the Arcola Avenue concurrency ending at the last one, Chuka Boulevard. Highway 33 carries on and about from Chuka Boulevard, it has a diamond interchange with the Regina Bypass (

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). Beyond the bypass, Highway 33 continues south-east towards Stoughton. For its entire length, the highway is straight and, at , it is Canada's longest straight road and the world's twelfth. Including Arcola Avenue to Victoria Avenue, the straight section of road totals . East out of Regina, Highway 33 follows

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and provides access to Kinookimaw and Richardson. Continuing south-east, Highway 33 heads towards

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where it has an intersection with Highway 622 and provides access to Oyama Regional Park. After Kronau, the highway passes through the communities of Lajord and Sedley and intersects Highways 621 and

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en route to

and

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. North on Highway 35 heads to the Trans-Canada Highway and the

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while south goes to

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and Highways 13 and 39. Fillmore 03 Hwy 33

From Francis, Highway 33 continues south-east where it intersects with Highways 711 and

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and passes through the communities of Tyvan, Osage, Fillmore, Creelman, and Heward en route to its south-eastern terminus at Highway 47 in Stoughton. The town of Stoughton is at the intersections of three main highways, 13 (the

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), 33, and 47, and as such has the nickname "The Crossroads of Friendship".

Major attractions and geophysical features

The terrain along Highway 33 is mainly undulating flat agricultural wheat and grain fields. Grain and livestock production is the main economic industry in the area. The name of the community of Lajord, for example, translated from Norwegian means "flat place", which aptly describes the scenery.

crosses Highway 33 at Tyvan from east to west and then meanders to the north-west alongside the highway to Regina. The creek is the main inflow for Wascana Lake in the heart of Regina. Between Lajord and Kronau, on the east side of the highway, is Oyama Regional Park. The park is set on Oyama Reservoir which is situated along Manybone Creek — a tributary of Wascana Creek. Osage Wildlife Refuge is a conservation area on the west side of Highway 33, about south-east of Osage. The Stoughton Campground is accessed from Highway 33 and has full-service campsites, a swimming pool, tennis court, and ball diamonds. Near the southern terminus of Highway 33, and accesses from

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, is the 9-hole Stoughton Golf and Country Club.

Major intersections

From west to east:

References

External links

Saskatchewan Highways Website-- Highway Numbering
{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways

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