Poundmaker Trail

Poundmaker Trail is a 361-kilometre (224 mi) interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Edmonton, Alberta, to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40.[1] The highway is named after Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c. 1842–July 4, 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.[2]

Poundmaker Trail
Route information
Length	361 km[1] (224 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 216 in Edmonton, AB
East end	Hwy 16 in North Battleford, SK
Location
Major cities	Edmonton, North Battleford
Towns	Tofield, AB; Viking, AB; Wainwright, AB; Cut Knife, SK; Battleford, SK
Highway system

The former alignment of Poundmaker Trail followed Saskatchewan Highway 16A through Battleford and across the North Saskatchewan River along original Battlefords Bridge via Finlayson Island. Around 2003, in conjunction with the Battlefords Bridge being twinned along the Highway 4/16/40 corridor,[3] the original bridges were closed to motor vehicles, and Highway 16A was decommissioned.[4]

Junction list

Alberta

Hwy 216 southeast of Edmonton

Hwy 21 southeast of Sherwood Park

Hwy 36 in Viking

Hwy 41 in Wainwright

Hwy 17 south of Lloydminster

Saskatchewan

Hwy 21 east of Cut Knife

Hwy 29 east of Battleford

Hwy 4 in Battleford

See also

• Yellowhead Highway

References

1. Google (May 24, 2017). "Poundmaker Trail through Alberta and Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
2. "Saskatchewan Road Map Travel Guide: #40 The Poundmaker Trail ..." Mile By Mile Media. 2007. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
3. "Battlefords Bridge Officially Opened Today". Government of Saskatchewan. November 1, 2002. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
4. Foster, Jayne (August 24, 2013). "Repairs for old bridges". Battlefords News-Optimist. Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.