Poundmaker Trail
Route information | |
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Length: | 369 km (229 mi) |
Major junctions | |
West end: |
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East end: |
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Location | |
Major cities: | Edmonton, AB, North Battleford, SK |
Towns: | Tofield, AB; Viking, AB; Wainwright, AB; Cut Knife, SK; Battleford, SK |
Highway system |
Poundmaker Trail is a 369 km (229 mi) route through central Alberta and Saskatchewan. The route starts at Edmonton, Alberta and ends at North Battleford Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40. The highway is named after Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c. 1842 – 4 July 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.[1]
Major intersections
From west to east:[2]
Province | Highway | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Alberta | ![]() | Edmonton | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Poundmaker Trail follows Hwy 14 east |
| 8 | 5.0 | ![]() | |||
Viking | 109 | 68 | ![]() | |||
| 124 | 77 | ![]() | |||
Wainwright | 183 | 114 | ![]() | |||
| 235 | 146 | ![]() ![]() | West end of Hwy 17 concurrency | ||
| 237 | 147 | ![]() ![]() | East end of Hwy 17 concurrency | ||
↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ | | 238 | 148 | Alberta / Saskatchewan border | |
Saskatchewan | ![]() | | 290 | 180 | ![]() | West end of Hwy 21 concurrency |
near Cut Knife | 304 | 189 | ![]() | East end of Hwy 21 concurrency | ||
Battleford | 359 | 223 | ![]() | |||
362 | 225 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Poundmaker Trail follows former Hwy 16A (22nd Street) | |||
Former Hwy 16A | ↑ / ↓ | 367 | 228 | North Saskatchewan River Closed to vehicle traffic | ||
North Battleford | 369 | 229 | ![]() ![]() | Poundmaker Trail ends | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Road Map Travel Guide: #40 The Poundmaker Trail ...". Mile By Mile Media. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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