Saskatchewan Highway 219

Highway 219
Chief Whitecap Trail Lorne Avenue
Highway 219 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure & Transport Canada
Length	96.2 km [1]  (59.8 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Highway 44 near Cutbank
Major intersections	Highway 15 near Glenside
North end	Highway 11 in Saskatoon
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Loreburn, Rudy, Dundurn, Corman Park
Major cities	Saskatoon
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Highway 212 → Highway 220

Highway 219 (also known as Chief Whitecap Trail) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan's 200-series highways primarily service its recreational areas. The highway runs from Gardiner Dam at the north end of Lake Diefenbaker north to the city Saskatoon. It is about 96 kilometres (60 mi) long.

In 2009, the Saskatchewan government added the name 'Chief Whitecap Trail' to the section of Highway 219 from Highway 11 south to Danielson Provincial Park. Chief Whitecap was an "historic Saskatchewan figure and one of Saskatoon's founding fathers". ^[2]

Route description

Highway 219 starts at Highway 44 near Danielson Provincial Park ^[3] and Cutbank and travels north, passing through the hamlet of Glenside, intersecting Highway 15 east of the town of Outlook, before passing through Whitecap Dakota First Nation. North of the First Nation, the highway passes through bedroom communities of Grasswood and Furdale before entering Saskatoon as Lorne Avenue. It intersects Circle Drive before ending at Idylwyld Drive. ^{[4] [5]}

Parks accessed from Highway 219 include Cranberry Flats Conservation Area, ^[6] Beaver Creek Conservation Area, ^[7] and Danielson Provincial Park. ^[8]

Lorne Avenue

Lorne Avenue is a road serving the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and functions as the division between the East and West addresses on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River. It begins as a continuation of Highway 219 to its intersections of Circle Drive and Idylwyld Drive. North of Adelaide Street, a roadway that connects with northbound Idylwyld Drive, Lorne Avenue downgrades to a collector road, where heavy trucks are prohibited, ^[9] through the residential neighbourhood of Buena Vista (with some small retail development). North of the intersection of 8th Street, Lorne Avenue rejoins Idylwyld Drive south of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge.

In the mid-2000s, the Government of Canada agreed to contribute $20 million for two new interchanges in Saskatoon, one of them being at the SK Hwy 219 / Lorne Ave intersection with Circle Drive. This is part of the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative to improve access to the Canadian National Railway's intermodal freight terminal thereby increasing Asia-Pacific trade. ^[10] The interchange, part of the final phase of the Circle Drive South extension, was completed in 2013.

Major intersections

Chief Whitecap Trail

From south to north: ^[5]

Rural municipality	Location	km [1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Loreburn No. 254	​	0.0	0.0	Highway 44  – Gardiner Dam, Davidson	West of Cutbank; Highway 219 southern terminus
Rudy No. 284	Glenside	20.0	12.4	Railway Avenue
	​	25.9	16.1	Highway 15  – Outlook, Kenaston
	​	38.8	24.1	Highway 764  – Hanley
Dundurn No. 314	White Cap No. 94	65.5– 73.7	40.7– 45.8	Passes through Whitecap Dakota First Nation (including access to Dakota Dunes Casino)
Corman Park No. 344	Grasswood	91.4	56.8	Grasswood Road
City of Saskatoon		95.4	59.3	Circle Drive (Highway 11 north / Highway 16 west) – Airport	Interchange; no direct access to Circle Drive east
		96.1	59.7	To Circle Drive east (Highway 11 south / Highway 16 east)	Ramp to Idylwyld Freeway south; access to Circle Drive east
		96.2	59.8	Ruth Street	Access from Idylwyld Freeway; Highway 219 northern terminus; [4] to Prairieland Park
		96.4	59.9	Adelaide Street to Idylwyld Freeway (Highway 11 north) – City Centre	Ramp to Idylwyld Freeway; no trucks on Lorne Avenue north of Adelaide Street [9]
		97.8– 98.1	60.8– 61.0	8th Street
				Idylwyld Freeway (Highway 11) to Highway 16	Northbound entrance and southbound exit
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Incomplete access        Route transition

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Highway 219 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
2. "Highway 219 Designated as Chief Whitecap Trail". Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
3. "Danielson Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
4. Highway Official Road Network (Map). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
5. Saskatchewan Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2004. p. 24. ISBN   1-55368-020-0.
6. "Cranberry Flats Conservation Area". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
7. "Beaver Creek Conservation Area". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
8. "Danielson Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
9. "Pick Up and Delivery Vehicle Routes" (PDF) (Map). Infrastructure Services Management. City of Saskatoon. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
10. Hon. Lawrence Cannon, M.P., P.C. Minister of transport, infrastructure and communities (2005–2008). "Statement by Hon. Lawrence Cannon, M.P., P.C. Minister of transport, infrastructure and communities at a news conference of Council of ministers responsible for transportation and highway safety". Media Relations: Communications, Transport Canada, Ottawa. CNW Group. Retrieved 27 April 2008.