Saskatchewan Highway 19

Infobox road
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highway_name=Highway 19
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length_mi= 186.4
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length_notes=south-north
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direction_a=south
starting_terminus=Mankota
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direction_b=north
ending_terminus=Hawarden
cities=Elbow, Central Butte
system=Saskatchewan provincial highways

Highway 19 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting Highway 15 northern extremity near Hawarden to Highway 18 at the southern extremity near Mankota.Highway 19 passes through major communities of Elbow, and Central Butte all in the south west section of Saskatchewan

Communities along the route

Morse population 248 supplies all services located on Highway 1 near Highway 19, and is also near the Riverhurst Ferry. [Citation
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first =Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority Inc.
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title =Morse Community Profile
date =January 2004
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url =http://www.southwestreda.ca/documents/profile_morse.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-15] Sk route 19 provides access to Hawarden which is not located on Highway 19 directly. To travel to Tugaske from Saskatoon, the route involves travel along Highway 19 [Citation
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title =Town of Tugaske, Saskatchewan - Tourist Information
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url =http://www.tugaske.com/trail.shtml
accessdate = 2007-04-15]

History

km to mi|num=9.2|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes paving project on Highway 19 north of Chaplin was announced June 8, 1999. [Citation
last = 2007 Government of Saskatchewan. Al
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title = PAVING PROJECT AWARDED ON HIGHWAY 19 Government of Saskatchewan
date =January 23, 2007
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url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=a6c31a0c-8505-4b1d-b331-305c6841a7f1
accessdate = 2007-04-15] km to mi|num=9.7|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes resurfacing project started July 7, 2000 at the junction of Highway 15 and continues south. This area is west of Kenaston and will assist tourism traffic to Lake Diefenbaker resorts. [Citation
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first = 2007 Government of Saskatchewan.
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title =HIGHWAY 19 WEST OF KENASTON RESURFACED Government of Saskatchewan
date =January 23, 2007
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url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=26c134fc-7ba6-4e0a-b74f-92cb98fd2bfd
accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] Construction issues on Highway 19 involve a silty to heavy clay soil type in a rural area with a traffic load of full loaded trucks and semi trailers. km to mi|num=8000|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes of road experienced rutting and pavement failure prior to 2003. [Citation
last =
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title =CBR PLUS North America Inc.
date =Copyright 2003-2004
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url =http://www.cbrplus.com/project_saskatchewan1.asp
accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] 27 highway improvement projects include granular spot improvements north of Chaplin for km to mi|num=9.2|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes on Highway 19 [Citation
last =Highways and Transportation - 056
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title =WESTERN SASKATCHEWAN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
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year =January 27, 1999
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accessdate = 2007-04-15 Experimental strengthening techniques were undertaken which used a rotomix of the existing asphalt oil surface and mulched flax straw. This procedure underwent a series of tests examining whether an increase of the subgrade tensile strength occurred. This experiment was undertaken km to mi|num=100|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes south of Saskatoon for three test sections of provincial Highway 19 near Strongfield [Citation |
last =Ron Gerbrandt, P.Eng.Preservation Engineer, Central Region Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
first =Zvjezdan Lazic Regional Preservation Planner, Central Region Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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title =Application of Flax Straw in Subgrade Strengthening
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url =http://www.tac-atc.ca/English/pdf/conf2004/lazic.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] since 1999 Saskatchewan Highway 19 has a thin membrane surface (TMS) which has been subject to test studies of various

cost-effective methods of road strengthening. Systems include granular soil strengthening and applications of different cement products, lime, various grades of fly ash, geotextiles, geogrids, natural and manufactured fibers, emulsified bitumen, tall oil, lignin, foamed bitumen, and synthetic ionic and cationic chemicals. [Citation
last =Berthelot
first =Curtis
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last2 =Gerbrand
first2 =Ron
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title =Full-Depth In-Place Recycling and Road Strengthening Systems for Low-Volume Roads: Highway No. 19 Case Study
date =Wednesday, January 31, 2007
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url =http://trb.metapress.com/content/2u2g13l316719251/
accessdate = 2008-02-16 ]

Major Attractions

Highway 19 hosts the following lakes, beaches, historical sites and buildings, and provincial parks. The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Interperative Center or The Chaplin Nature Centre. In 1947, officially opening of Saskatchewan Minerals, the Sodium Sulfate plant at Chaplin [Citation
last =Macdonald
first =Julian
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title =Chaplin Tourism
date = ©1999-2005
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url =http://www.chaplintourism.com/
accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] Chaplin Lake at an area of convert|20|sqmi|km2 is considered to rank as the second biggest saline water body of Canada. [Citation
last =
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title =Chaplin Tourism
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url =http://www.chaplintourism.com/
accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] Sk Hwy 19 provides close access to Morse Museum and Cultural Center located in the 1912 schoolhouse which is located on Highway 1. Douglas Provincial Park is a nearby attraction

List Junctions Major Intersections

*Highway 749 runs eastward from Highway 19 near Elbow. [Highway 749]

*Jct Hwy 44 to Jct Hwy 15

*Jct Hwy 18 to Jct Hwy 44

*Recreational Vehicle Dump Station is located on Hwy 19, Douglas which is approximately convert|7|mi|km south of Elbow [Citation
last = Curtis
first =Liz
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last2 =
first2 =
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title =RV Advice: Saskatchewan
date =01/01/07
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url =http://www.rvadvice.com/travel/CSK.html
accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] Southern to Northern route:
*concurrency with Highway 13 near Kincaid
*concurrency with Highway 43 short travel span travelling east and west
*intersection with Highway 363
*intersection with Highway 720
*concurrency with Highway 1 short travel span travelling east and west
*concurrency with Highway 42 short travel span travelling east and west
*intersection with Highway 367
*intersection with Highway 749
*intersection with Highway 44 east
*intersection with Highway 44 west

Concurrency with Saskatchewan Highway 1

[Highway 1]

References

External links

* [http://roadinfo.telenium.ca/shwyw.html A document from Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation: Winter Highway Conditions]