Saskatchewan Highway 26

Infobox road
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highway_name=Highway 26
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length_mi= 126.076
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direction_a=south
starting_terminus=Near North Battleford
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direction_b=north
ending_terminus=Near Goodsoil
rural_municipalities=North Battleford RM, Meota RM, Turtle River RM, Mervin RM, Frenchman Butte RM, Loon Lake RM, Beaver River RM
system=Saskatchewan provincial highways

Highway 26 is a highway in the northern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and begins at Hwy 4 north of North Battleford which sets the southern end of the highway. The concurrency of Highway 224 east with Highway 950 west separates at Highway 26 which demarks the northern extremity. Big Head 124 is just west of Highway 950. Highway 26 cruises through Goodsoil which is the last community on the highway. Meadow Lake Provincial Park is at the northern highway edge. This northern highway point is near Lac Des Isles.

Communities along the route

*Prince is just west off the highway.
*Meota
*Vawn
*Edam
*Mervin
*Spruce Lake
*St. Walburg
*Makwa Lake 129
*Makwa Lake 129
*Goodsoil [cite map
publisher=Microsoft Corp.
title= Microsoft Streets and Tips
url=
edition=2004
section=Route Planner
accessdate=2007-04-15]

Rural Municipalities

*North Battleford No 437
*Meota No 468
*Turtle River No 469
*Mervin No 499
*Frenchman Butte No 501
*Loon Lake No 561
*Beaver River No 622 [cite map
publisher=Microsoft Corp.
title= Microsoft Streets and Tips
url=
edition=2004
section=Route Planner
accessdate=2007-04-15]

Concurrencies

Highway 26 piggybacks or shares its route with these other highways, also named a concurrency.

*29 km with Hwy 3 [Citation
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first =Julian
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title =Saskatchewan Highways Website - Provincial Highways
date =1999-2003
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url =http://saskhighways.homestead.com/provincial17.html
accessdate = 2007-04-15 ]

Major Attractions

Along Highway 26 these are a listing of lakes, big things, statues, historical markers, beaches, historical sites and buildings, national, regional and provincial parks.

*Makwa Lake Provincial Park
*Makwa Lake
*Jackfish Lake just to the east of route near Meota.
*Meadow Lake Provincial Park
*Ernie the Turtle at Turtleford [Citation
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title =Town of Turtleford
date =July 20, 2004
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url =http://www.bigthings.ca/sask/turtleford.html
accessdate = 2007-04-17 ]
*Windmill at Village of Edam [Citation
last = DMY
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title =Village of Edam
date =July 20, 2004
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url =http://www.bigthings.ca/sask/edam.html
accessdate = 2007-04-17 ]

*Imhoff Museum & Art Gallery at St. Walburg [Citation
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first =Sask Tourism
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title =Heart of the Old Northwest
date =
year =
url =http://www.sasktourism.com/pdf/northwest.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-17 ]

*St.Walburg & District Historical Museum at St. Walburg [Citation
last =
first =Sask Tourism
author-link =
last2 =
first2 =
author2-link =
title =Heart of the Old Northwest
date =
year =
url =http://www.sasktourism.com/pdf/northwest.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-17 ]

References

External links

* [http://saskhighways.homestead.com/number.html Saskatchewan Highways Website-- Highway Numbering ]

* [http://www.milebymile.com/main/Canada/Saskatchewan/Canada_Saskatchewan_road_map_travel_guides.html Saskatchewan Road Map RV Itineraries ]

* [http://www.bigthings.ca/bigsk.html Big Things of Canada, A Celebration of Community Monuments of Canada ]