Highway 47 is a

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in the

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. The highway runs from North Dakota Highway 40 at the

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until Highway 49 near Preeceville. It is about long — of which is unpaved from the Moose Mountain Creek crossing north until the intersection with Highway 1.

History

Prior to the renumbering of the

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in 1976, the section of Highway 47 between

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and Preeceville was known as Highway 314. The northern extension of Highway 47 coincided with the renumbering of Highway 14 between

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and the

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border to Highway 16. The section of Highway 47 between Melville and Willowbrook was originally part of Highway 10, which turned east at Willowbrook along present-day Highway 52 to

Yorkton Yorkton is a city located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about north-west of Winnipeg and south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth largest city in the province. Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. ...

. Highway 10 was realigned in the 1960s and the former north-south section became part of Highway 47.

Route description

Highway 47 begins at the Noonan–Estevan Highway Border Crossing and heads north towards

Estevan Estevan is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5. History The ...

running alongside the

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and providing access to Woodlawn Regional Park. At the south end of Estevan, Highway 47 begins a

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with Highway 18 that goes to 4th St. At 4th St in Estevan, 18 turns east and 47 turns west (concurrent with Highway 39A) and travels through downtown Estevan for three blocks. At 13th Ave, Highway 47 turns north and heads out of the city towards the Estevan Bypass. It crosses the bypass travelling to Benson and then Stoughton. At Stoughton, the highway crosses

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and meets the southern terminus of Highway 33. Highway 47 continues north through Stoughton, passes by Moose Mountain Lake and heads to Highway 48. It crosses 48 and heads north to Highway 1 (the

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) where it begins an eastward long concurrency towards Grenfell. At Grenfell, Highway 47 turns north towards Melville and the junctions with Highways 10 and 15. It carries on north from Melville through Willowbrook,

, and Buchanan on it way to its northern terminus at Preeceville.

Major intersections

From south to north:

References

External links

{{Authority control 047 Buchanan, Saskatchewan Buchanan No. 304, Saskatchewan Transport in Estevan

History

Route description

Major intersections

See also

References

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