Highway 6 is a major provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada. It runs from Montana Highway 16 at the CanadaâÂÂUS border at the Port of Regway to Highway 55 just south of Choiceland. Highway 6 is part of the CanAm Highway from Corinne, through Regina, to Melfort for a distance of about . Regina and Melfort are the only cities along the highway's route. Highway 6 is about long.
Major provincial highways that Highway 6 intersects include 18, 13 (Red Coat Trail), 39, 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), 11 (Louis Riel Trail), 22, 15, 16 (Yellowhead Highway), 5, 3, 41, and 55 (Northern Woods and Water Route).
In 1999 the asphalt concrete pavement section of Highway 6 north of Raymore was tested with a Cold in-place recycling or "CIR" method to rehabilitate highways. This CIR process is a cost-effective method which recycles the top surface of a road. This pulverized material is mixed with asphalt emulsion and spread and compacted back onto the highway surface. This surface is then recovered with a new seal dependent on traffic volume.
Highway 6 begins at the CanadaâÂÂUnited States border. The border crossings are Raymond, Montana on Montana Highway 16 in the United States and at Regway, Saskatchewan on Highway 6. The initial stages of the journey are mixed grassland, and the main economy is ranching. This area traversed is the Big Muddy Badlands area of the Missouri Coteau. The terrain of the Missouri Coteau features low hummocky, undulating, rolling hills, potholes, and grasslands. This physiographic region of Saskatchewan is the uplands Missouri Coteau, a part of the Great Plains Province or Alberta Plateau Region which extends across the south east corner of the province of Saskatchewan. There are several unique geographical features. The Big Muddy Valley, The Hole in the Wall Coulee, Roan Mare Coulee are all deep valleys of the area. The Big Muddy Lake, an alkali lake, could be crossed at the Diamond Crossing was a rise in Big Muddy Lake. Outlaw gangs such as the Jones-Nelson Gang used this undulating landscape to cross the border and hide out. Between the Canada customs port of Regway and Minton are several points of interest such as an old schoolhouse, and the historic Ceylon Park Memorial Garden. Gibson Creek is dammed with Ceylon Dam providing water to the village of Ceylon, as well as the Ceylon Regional Park which is located just off Highway 6. Besides passing ranches, oil and gas wells, agricultural lands producing feed, there are also Pregnant Mare Urine barns along this route. Highway 6 intersects the Highway 13 near Pangman at Ceylon.
Corinne is located at the Highway 6 and Highway 39 junction, where the two routes share a short concurrency. It is here that the northern journey of the CanAm Highway continues on Highway 6. The historic Wood Mountain â FortQu'Appelle Trail is marked with a point of interest marker.
Highway 6 reaches Regina, which is the capital of Saskatchewan and is the second largest city in the province (after Saskatoon). Regina was previously the headquarters of the North-West Territories, of which today's provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part, and of the District of Assiniboia.
Highway 6 and Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, intersect at the Regina Bypass, located just south of Regina, at a partial cloverleaf interchange. The Regina Bypass is a $1.8 billion project that included 12 overpasses and of four-lane highway, and opened in October 2019. As part of the project, the Highway 1 and Highway 11 designations were moved from Regina city streets to the Regina Bypass. Highway 6 continues north to a cloverleaf interchange at Ring Road (the former alignment of Highway 1) at the south end of Regina, it is one of the first two Saskatchewan interchanges which opened in 1967. Highway 6 is signed to follow Ring Road and bypass the downtown area; however, it officially follows Albert Street through the city. North of Victoria Avenue, Highway 6 shared a concurrency with Highway 11 (prior to the opening of the Regina Bypass) until the route reaches the north end of the Regina, where the routes rejoins Albert Street. Unsigned Highway 11A branches northwest towards Highway 11 and Saskatoon and Highway 6 leaves Regina.
The Qu'Appelle River flows eastâÂÂwest across the province, Highway 6 goes through the Qu'Appelle valley north of Regina.
McNab Regional Park is located south of Watson featuring pool and golf course. Watson is located amid the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 6. In this area Highway 6 is travelling through the boreal-transition ecoregion. The highway travels east of Lake Charron upon which Lake Charron Regional Park offers camping, fishing, nature trails, and snowmobiling trails. Naicam is served by Highway 6, and Highway 349. This area is sustained by agriculture, with the ecosystem changing from the rolling parkland to boreal forest. The Barrier river valley, Kipabiskau Regional Park, and Lake Charron Regional Park are nearby features.
Melfort, a city of about 6,000, is located on Highway 6, Highway 3, and Highway 41. The CanAm Highway continues north on Highway 3. The South Saskatchewan and North Saskatchewan Rivers join together west of the highway. The Fort ÃÂ la Corne Provincial Park and the confluence of the Saskatchewan River Basin are two major attractions in this area. Choiceland is located north of Highway 55, the terminus junction of Highway 6. The Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488 is located past the tree line of Saskatchewan. There are several recreational sites in the area such as Scot's Landing on the Saskatchewan River and Carrolls Cove Campground, Pruden's Point at Tobin Lake.
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