Saskatchewan Highway 312

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Saskatchewan Highway 312 (jct).svg
Highway 312
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length78 km [1]  (48 mi)
Major junctions
West endSaskatchewan Highway 12 (jct).svg Highway 12 near Hepburn
Major intersectionsSaskatchewan Highway 11 (jct).svg Highway 11 at Rosthern
Saskatchewan Highway 225 (jct).svg Highway 225 near Batoche
East endSaskatchewan Highway 2 (jct).svg Highway 2 near Wakaw
Location
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities Laird, Rosthern, Fish Creek, Hoodoo
Towns Waldheim, Rosthern
Highway system
    ← Saskatchewan Highway 310 (jct).svg Highway 310 → Saskatchewan Highway 316 (jct).svg Highway 316

    Highway 312 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 12 to Highway 2 near Wakaw. [2]

    Contents

    The highway provides access to Waldheim, Waldheim Regional Park, Laird, and Rosthern. It connects with Highways 683, 11, and 225 [1] and crosses the South Saskatchewan River via the Gabriel Bridge. The highway is about 78 kilometres (48 mi) long.

    Route description

    Hwy 312 begins in the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404 at a junction with Hwy 12, just a couple kilometres northeast of Hepburn, with junction between Hwy 12, Hwy 375, and Hwy 785 lying immediately to the south. It heads through rural farmland for several kilometres before curving northeast the follow a former railway line and pass through Waldheim, where it travels past Waldheim Regional Park. The highway now curves due eastward, leaving behind the former rail line to have an intersection with Range Road 3050, which provides access to the village of Laird lying just to the north, before entering the Rural Municipality of Rosthern No. 403. Hwy 312 travels through rural prairie lands for several kilometres to have an intersection with Hwy 683 before travelling along the north side of the town of Rosthern via Saskatchewan Street, where it travels through a mix of neighbourhoods and businesses before crossing a railway and having an intersection with Hwy 11 (Louis Riel Trail). Leaving Rosthern, it travels near the southern boundary of both Valley Regional Park and Rempel Lake (access is via Hwy 11) on its way to cross the Gabriel Bridge over the South Saskatchewan River into the Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402.

    Immediately passing through the One Arrow 95-1A Indian reserve, the highway has a junction with Hwy 225 (provides access to the Batoche National Historic Site) and Fish Creek Road (Range Road 3020, provides access to Battle of Tourond's Coulee / Fish Creek National Historic Site) before heading southeast through wooded areas. Curving back east, it crosses a couple of lakes and travels past several others to enter the town of Wakaw, where it comes to an end on the south side of town at an intersection with Hwy 2, located along the border with the Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401. The entire length of Hwy 312 is a paved, two-lane highway. [3]

    Major intersections

    From west to east: [4]

    Rural municipalityLocationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
    Laird No. 404 ​0.00.0Saskatchewan Highway 12 (jct).svg Highway 12  – Blaine Lake, Saskatoon Western terminus
    Waldheim 11.47.12nd Street N (Waldheim Access Road) – Waldheim, Waldheim Regional Park
    ​18.811.7 Laird access road (Range Road 3050)
    Rosthern No. 403 ​20.312.6Saskatchewan Rural Municipal Route.svg
    Saskatchewan Route 683.svg     Highway 683 north – Carlton     		Southern terminus of Hwy 683
    Rosthern 36.822.9Saskatchewan Highway 11 (jct).svg Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) – Prince Albert, Saskatoon
    ↑ / ↓​50.531.4 Gabriel Bridge across the South Saskatchewan River
    Fish Creek No. 402 One Arrow 95-1A 52.032.3Saskatchewan Highway 225 (jct).svg Highway 225 north – Batoche
    Fish Creek Road (Range Road 3020) – Fish Creek, Battle of Tourond's Coulee / Fish Creek National Historic Site     		Southern terminus of Hwy 225
    Fish Creek No. 402 / Hoodoo No. 401 boundary Wakaw 78.048.5Saskatchewan Highway 2 (jct).svgSaskatchewan Highway 41 (jct).svg Highway 2 to Highway 41  – Prince Albert, Watrous, Moose Jaw Eastern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Highway 312 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 2 June 2017.
    2. ↑ "Central - Wakaw - Hwys 2, 41, 312". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
    3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan. "Official Saskatchewan Highway map" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2025.
    4. ↑ Saskatchewan Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2004. pp. 24–25. ISBN   1-55368-020-0.
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