Saskatchewan Highway 102

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Highway 102

Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length220.9 km [1]  (137.3 mi)
Major junctions
South endSaskatchewan Highway 2 (jct).svg Hwy 2 in La Ronge
North end Southend
Location
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Highway system
    Saskatchewan Highway 99 (jct).svg Hwy 99 Saskatchewan Highway 106 (jct).svg Hwy 106

    Highway 102 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 2 (the northern part of the CanAm Highway) at La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park [2] to Southend, at Reindeer Lake. The entire route is within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. The highway is about 221 kilometres (137 mi) long, the majority of which is gravel surface.

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    Major intersections

    From south to north:

    Locationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
    La Ronge 0.00.0CanAm Highway.svgSaskatchewan Highway 2 (jct).svg Hwy 2 south (CanAm Highway) / Brown Street Prince Albert Hwy 102 southern terminus; continues as Hwy 2 south
    Lac La Ronge Provincial Park 18.811.7 Nemeiben Lake Access Road
    44.427.6Saskatchewan Highway 915 (jct).svg Hwy 915 east Stanley Mission
    85.252.9 Grandmother's Bay Access RoadNorth of Missinipe
    Brabant Lake 171.2106.4centre
    194.1120.6Saskatchewan Highway 905 (jct).svg Hwy 905 north Wollaston Lake Landing, Rabbit Lake mine
    Southend 220.9137.3Hwy 102 northern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
    •        Route transition

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    References

    1. 1 2 Google (16 February 2018). "Highway 102 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
    2. https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/provincialpark/1430/lac-la-ronge-provincial-park#sort=relevancy