Saskatchewan Highway 10
Highway in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Highway 10 is a provincial paved undivided highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[2] It runs from Highway 1 near Balgonie until it transitions into PTH 5 at the Manitoba border. Highway 10 is about 225 km (140 mi) long. It passes through Fort Qu'Appelle, Balcarres, Melville, and Yorkton. It intersects Highway 1 and Highway 16.[1]
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Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 225.1 km[1] (139.9 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Hwy 1 (TCH) near Balgonie | |||
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East end | PTH 5 at Manitoba border near Lake of the Prairies | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | Saskatchewan | |||
Rural municipalities | Edenwold, South Qu'Appelle, North Qu'Appelle, Abernethy, McLeod, Stanley, Cana, Orkney, Wallace, Calder | |||
Major cities | Melville, Yorkton | |||
Towns | Fort Qu'Appelle | |||
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The highway is a component of Canada's National Highway System. Between Highway 1 the intersection with Highway 9 / Highway 16 concurrency in Yorkton, it is designated as a Core Route.[3]
The Melville–Yorkton section of Highway 10 used to go through Willowbrook; in the 1960s Highway 10 was realigned to a more direct route with the bypassed section becoming part of Highway 47 and Highway 52.[4][5]