Highway 994 is a
provincial highway
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in the far north region of the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. It is one of the province's shortest highways at about long.
The highway provides access to the isolated community of
Kinoosao.
Due to its geographic location, it is one of only two provincial highways in Saskatchewan that requires entering the neighbouring province of
Manitoba
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to travel it, the other is
Hwy 967. The route begins at the shores of
Reindeer Lake
Reindeer Lake is a large lake in Western Canada located on the border between north-eastern Saskatchewan and north-western Manitoba, with the majority in Saskatchewan. The name of the lake appears to be a translation of the Algonquian name. ...
in Kinoosao and heads east a short distance to the provincial line, where it continues eastward as
Manitoba Provincial Road 394
Provincial Road 394 (PR 394) is a long gravel provincial highway in northwestern Manitoba. The route, the furthest northwest in the province, begins at an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 391, PR 391 in the town of Lynn ...
towards
Lynn Lake, Manitoba
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.
Route description
Highway 994 officially starts at the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border where
Provincial Road 394 ends. About from the border, Highway 994 passes through the community of
Kinoosao. It ends about later, on the shore of
Reindeer Lake
Reindeer Lake is a large lake in Western Canada located on the border between north-eastern Saskatchewan and north-western Manitoba, with the majority in Saskatchewan. The name of the lake appears to be a translation of the Algonquian name. ...
, as the means of access to the largest employer in the region, the fish processing plant.
Bridge replacement
There were plans to build or replace a bridge along Highway 994 along Reindeer Lake in Kinoosao during the 2008-09 fiscal year.
Major intersections
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
References
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994
Year 994 ( CMXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* September 15 – Battle of the Orontes: Fatimid forces, under Turkish general Manjutakin (also the governor ...