CanAm Highway
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| CanAm Highway Saskatchewan map of Canadian portion United States map below of US portion |
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| Length: | 2561.6 mi[1] (4,122 km) Legend through Sk, CA: |
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| South end: | El Paso, TX at Mexican Border (to  MX 45) |
| North end: | La Ronge, SK CA at SK 102 |
| Major 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[2] |
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.[3] The international Can-Am Highway travels along U.S. Route 85 and Interstate 25, 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[4]. The route continues south in Mexico as Mexican Federal Highway 45, and north as SK 102 but are not labeled the CanAm highway.
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[edit] 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. [5]
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.
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[edit] Highway Links
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| El Paso, TX | 0 miles (0 kilometres) | U.S. Route 85 | Southern Terminus at Mexican Border Travel north continues on U.S. Route 85 | |
| 2,031.7 miles (3,269.7 kilometres) | U.S. Route 85 | Border of United States and Canada. Travel north continues on SK 35 | ||
| Port of Oungre | 2,041.8 miles (3,285.96 kilometres) | SK 18 | Travel north continues on SK 35 | |
| Weyburn | 2,078.2 miles (3,344.54 kilometres) | SK 39 | Travel north continues on SK 39 | |
| 2,120.2 miles (3,412.13 kilometres) | SK 6 | Concurrency begins SK 39 - SK 6 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometres) . | ||
| Corinne | 2,122.5 miles (3,415.83 kilometres) | SK 6 | Concurrency ends SK 39 - SK 6. Travel north continues on SK 6 | |
| Melfort | 2,325.6 miles (3,742.69 kilometres) | SK 3 | Travel north continues on SK 3 | |
| Prince Albert | 2,385.3 miles (3,838.77 kilometres) | SK 2 | Travel north continues on SK 2 | |
| Weyakwin | 2,475.1 miles (3,983.29 kilometres) | SK 165 | Concurrency begins SK 165 - SK 2 25.3 miles (40.72 kilometres). Travel north continues on SK 2 | |
| 2,514.1 miles (4,046.05 kilometres) | SK 969 | Concurrency ends SK 165 - SK 2 at the intersection with SK 969. Travel north continues on SK 2 | ||
| La Ronge | 2,561.6 miles (4,122.5 kilometres) | SK 2 | Northern Terminus. Travel north continues on SK 102 but not as the CanAm |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Microsoft Corporation Redmond Washington. Microsoft Streets and Tips [map], 2004 edition. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ "CanAm Highway - Tourism Saskatchewan". http://www.sasktourism.com/places-to-go/road-trips/canam-highway. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ Macdonald, Julian (1999-2003). "Provincial Highways @ Saskatchewan Highways Website". http://saskhighways.homestead.com/provincial.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Western Canada Group Travel Planner: Getting to Western Canada". 1999-2003. http://www.grouptravelplanner.net/WesternCanada/GettingHere/. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ a b "'Super corridor' theories simply updated old idea". The StarPhoenix. August 28, 2007. http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/forum/story.html?id=5db32cc0-13b7-45b0-90ad-7f64d62db6f7&p=1. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
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