Saskatchewan Highway 913

Highway 913 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 120 to Highway 106. Highway 106 is commonly called the Hanson Lake Highway.[2] The southern terminus is 9.9 kilometres north of Candle Lake Provincial Park, and the north terminus is within the Narrow Hills Provincial Park and 15.2 kilometres north from the Narrow Hills Provincial Park campground area.[3] Highway 913 is about 65.1 kilometres (40.5 mi) long. Highway 913 also connects with Highway 963. Traveling 41.2 kilometres is a concurrency with Highway 912 for 5 kilometres. Highway 913 is gravel its whole length.[4]

Highway 913
Route information
Length	65.10 km[1] (40.45 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Hwy 120 southwest of White Gull Lake
North end	Hwy 106 in Narrows Hill Provincial Park
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan ← Hwy 912 → Hwy 914

The area is entirely boreal forest sporting evergreens, poplar and birch along the route. The highway begins by circumventing the western perimeter of White Gull Lake and the Cub Hills, and then meanders around the south eastern coastline of Whiteswan Lakes. The southern end of Whiteswan Lakes is Whelan Bay. White Swan Lake which is home to a regional park, White Swan Lake Resort,[5] Nature's Haven Lodge[6] and cottages.

Route description

Route 913 begins at an intersection with Highway 120 in the area of White Gull Lake. Route 913 begins by going to the northwest towards Whelan Bay.[1] Route 913 intersects an unnamed road at .38 of a mile. At .81 miles, Route 913 intersects with another unnamed road just outside White Gull Lake. The unnamed road parallels Route 913 for some time before turning to the northeast. Route 913 passes to the west of White Gull Lake through the Cub Hills as it heads north. Several unnamed roads intersect Route 913 as it continues north towards Whelan Bay.[1]

Route 913 comes and passes through Whelan Bay, turning to the northeast at 11.12 miles.[1] Route 913 turns to the north again, passing White Swan Lake to the west. Route 913 turns to the east and intersects with Route 912 at 25.75 miles. The two roads become concurrent and head east towards Route 106 and Narrow Hills Provincial Park. 912 turns to the southeast at 30.50 miles. Route 913 continues east, passing through hills and coming to an end at Route 106 in Narrow Hills Provincial Park.[1]

History

Route 913 became part of a detour in September 2004 while the Government of Saskatchewan shut down parts of nearby Saskatchewan Highway 165 for construction.[7] The construction ended on September 21, 2004.

Major intersections

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Northern Saskatchewan	White Gull Lake	0.00	0.00	Hwy 120	Southern terminus of Route 913.
	Whelan Bay, Whiteswan Lake	25.75	41.44	Hwy 912	Begin/end concurrency with Route 912.
		30.50	49.08	Hwy 912	Begin/end concurrency with Route 912..
		40.68	65.47	Hwy 106	Northern terminus of Route 913.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Overview map of Route 913 (Map). Google Maps. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
2. "Hanson Lake Highway" (PDF). Sask Tourism. Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
3. Microsoft Streets and Tips (Map) (2004 ed.). Microsoft Corp. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
4. "Northern Image Photographers". Northern Image Photographers. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
5. "Candle Lake Cabins, Chalets & Cottages". World Web Technologies Inc. 1994–2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. "Canada's Cottage Guide: Saskatchewan -Cabins, Cottages, Resorts and Vacation Rentals". CanadaCottageGuide.com. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
7. "Bridge Reconstruction on Highway 165". Government of Saskatchewan. 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-11.

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