Highway 905 is a

provincial highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a state or ...

in the far north region of the Canadian province 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 ...

. It runs from Highway 102 to

Stony Rapids Stony Rapids (; ) is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located south of the border with the Northwest Territories, along the Fond du Lac River. This river connects the community to Fond-du-Lac, Uranium City and Cams ...

. It is about long and is entirely unpaved. A section between

Points North Landing Points North Landing is a camp settlement in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 355 kilometres north-east of La Ronge, on Highway 905 and has an airport and a water aerodrome, with almost daily flights provided by West Wind Aviation and ...

and Black Lake is a seasonal

winter road A winter road is a seasonal road only usable during the winter, i.e. it has to be re-built every year. This road typically runs over land and over frozen lakes, rivers, swamps, and sea ice. Segments of a winter road that cross an expanse of flo ...

History

Highway 905 was originally designated as Highway 105, but was renumbered in the early 1980s as part of the establishment of the 900-series highways. In the late 1990s, the winter road between Points North Landing Black Lake was constructed, resulting Highway 964 being renumbered and Highway 905 ending at Stony Rapids.

Route description

Highway 905 begins at Highway 102, about southwest of

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. The highway heads in a northerly direction passing by, and providing access to, Davin Lake Recreation Site, Courtenay Lake Recreation Site, Geikie River Recreation Site, Wollaston Lake Barge Ferry at Hidden Bay on

Wollaston Lake Wollaston Lake () is a lake in the north-eastern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is about north-east of Prince Albert. With a surface area of (excluding islands; if islands are included), it is the largest bifurcation lake ...

, and Wollaston Lake Recreation Site before coming to an intersection with a road that goes to

Rabbit Lake mine Rabbit Lake is the second largest uranium milling facility in the western world, and is the longest-operating uranium production facility in Saskatchewan. The facility is located approximately 800 km north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on the n ...

and Collins Bay on Wollaston Lake. This intersection is about from Highway 102. After this intersection, Highway 905 takes a northwesterly route, passing through

about from the intersection, and continues to the former Highway 964 near Black Lake. From there, it heads west to

, which is only south of the

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territorie ...

. Points North Landing is about north of

and marks where the road used to end. Points North Landing serves as a permanent camp providing services for the many exploration companies searching for uranium in the area. It is also the location of Points North Landing Airport.

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