Saskatchewan Highway 13
highway in Saskatchewan
Highway 13 is an east–west provincial highway in the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The highway runs from the Alberta border (continuing westward as Alberta Highway 501) until it transitions into Highway 2 at the Manitoba border east of Antler. It is about 676 kilometres (420 mi) long and passes through the city of Weyburn and the towns of Shaunavon, Assiniboia, Redvers, and Carlyle.
Highway 13 is part of the Red Coat Trail that runs through the southern parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Much of the length of the Red Coat Trail follows the route taken by the North-West Mounted Police on their historic March West in 1874. It is also known as the Ghost Town Trail between Govenlock and Wauchope due to a significant number of ghost towns along its route.
Route description
Highway 13 runs the width of the province from the Alberta border east to the Manitoba border. It traverses the Missouri Coteau and the Laurentian continental divide in a semi-arid region known as Palliser's Triangle. The terrain of the Missouri Coteau features low hummocky, undulating, rolling hills, potholes, and grasslands.
The western terminus of Highway 13 begins at the Saskatchewan–Alberta border south of the Cypress Hills.
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