CanAm Highway

CanAm Highway

Infobox road
marker_

state=
highway_name=CanAm Highway
name_notes=Saskatchewan map of Canadian portion
United States map below of US portion
route=
alternate_name=
maint=
section=



length_mi=2561.6
length_round=
length_ref=
length_notes=
established=
decommissioned=
direction_a=South
terminus_a=El Paso, TX at Mexican Border
(to )
beltway_city=
junction=
direction_b=North
terminus_b=La Ronge, SK CA at SK 102
counties=
rural_municipalities=
cities=El Paso, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Pueblo, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Denver, Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Spearfish, South Dakota, Belle Fourche, South Dakota, Williston, North Dakota, Regina, SK, Weyburn, SK, Prince Albert, SK
system=U.S. Route 85, SK 35, Sk 39, Sk 6, Sk 3, Sk 2 [cite web
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =CanAm Highway - Tourism Saskatchewan
work =
publisher =
date =
url = http://www.sasktourism.com/places-to-go/road-trips/canam-highway
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-02-17
]
spur_type=
spur_of=
previous_type=highway
previous_route=Mexican Federal Highway 45
next_type=highway
next_route=SK 102
browse=
commons=
customcommons=

CanAm Highway passes through these states in the United States; Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, as well as the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. [cite web
last = Macdonald
first = Julian
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Provincial Highways @ Saskatchewan Highways Website
work =
publisher =
date = 1999-2003
url = http://saskhighways.homestead.com/provincial.html
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-02-17
] The international Can-Am Highway travels along U.S. Route 85 connecting Mexico to Canada through the United States. The CanAm highway in Canada comprises Saskatchewan Highways SK 35, Sk 39, Sk 6, Sk 3, and Sk 2 [cite web
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Western Canada Group Travel Planner: Getting to Western Canada
work =
publisher =
date = 1999-2003
url = http://www.grouptravelplanner.net/WesternCanada/GettingHere/
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-02-17
] . The route continues south in Mexico as Mexican Federal Highway 45, and north as SK 102 but are not labeled the CanAm highway.

History

North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA super corridors are a concept of huge transportation corridors connecting Mexico, United States, and Canada. The CanAm highway was a concept begun in the 1920s. Quotation|The CanAm matters so little to Saskatchewan highway planners that they've turned the most southern part of it within the province -- the Highway 35 link from Weyburn to the little U.S. border crossing at Oungre -- to gravel.|cite web
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = 'Super corridor' theories simply updated old idea
work =
publisher = The StarPhoenix
date = Tuesday, August 28, 2007
url = http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/forum/story.html?id=5db32cc0-13b7-45b0-90ad-7f64d62db6f7&p=1
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-04-15
]

Highway Links

Jcttop|length_ref=cite map
publisher = Microsoft Corporation Redmond Washington
title = Microsoft Streets and Tips
url =
edition = 2004
section =
accessdate = 2008-02-10
]
Jctint
county_special=
location_special= El Paso, TX
mile=mi to km|num=0|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=U.S. Route 85
notes=Southern Terminus at Mexican Border Travel north continues on U.S. Route 85
Jctint
county_special=
location_special=
mile=mi to km|num=2031.7|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=U.S. Route 85
notes=Border of United States and Canada. Travel north continues on SK 35
Jctint
county_special=
location_special= Port of Oungre
mile=mi to km|num=2041.8|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 18
notes=Travel north continues on SK 35
Jctint
county_special=
location_special= Weyburn
mile=mi to km|num=2078.2|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 39
notes=Travel north continues on SK 39
Jctint
type=concur
county_special=
location_special=
mile=mi to km|num=2120.2|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 6
notes=Concurrency begins SK 39 - SK 6 mi to km|num=2.3|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes .
Jctint
type=concur
county_special=
location_special=Corinne
mile=mi to km|num=2122.5|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 6
notes=Concurrency ends SK 39 - SK 6. Travel north continues on SK 6
Jctint
county_special=
location_special= Melfort
mile=mi to km|num=2325.6|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 3
notes=Travel north continues on SK 3
Jctint
county_special=
location_special= Prince Albert
mile=mi to km|num=2385.3|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 2
notes=Travel north continues on SK 2
Jctint
type=concur
county_special=
location_special= Weyakwin
mile=mi to km|num=2475.1|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 165
notes=Concurrency begins SK 165 - SK 2 mi to km|num=25.3|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes. Travel north continues on SK 2
Jctint
type=concur
county_special=
location_special=
mile=mi to km|num=2514.1|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 969
notes=Concurrency ends SK 165 - SK 2 at the intersection with SK 969. Travel north continues on SK 2
Jctint
county_special=
location_special= La Ronge
mile=mi to km|num=2561.6|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
road=SK 2
notes=Northern Terminus. Travel north continues on SK 102 but not as the CanAm

ee also

*U.S. Route 85
*SK 35
*Sk 39
*Sk 6
*Sk 3
*Sk 2

References

External links

* [http://saskhighways.homestead.com/provincial.html Saskatchewan Highways Website]


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