Saskatchewan Highway 995

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Highway 995

Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Major junctions
South end Wollaston Lake
North end Hatchet Lake
Location
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Highway system
    Saskatchewan Highway 994 (jct).svg Hwy 994 Saskatchewan Highway 999 (jct).svg Hwy 999

    Highway 995, also known as Welcome Street, is a provincial highway in the far north region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the few highways in Saskatchewan that is completely isolated (by land) from the other highways. Seasonal access is provided to Highway 905 by way of the Wollaston Lake Barge.

    Highway 995 runs along Welcome Bay on the south-eastern shore of Wollaston Lake. [1] It runs from Wollaston Lake Airport [2] south then east around the bay north to the Wollaston Lake Barge. The highway services the communities of Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation. [3]

    The entire highway is unpaved and is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long.

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    References

    1. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Wollaston Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.
    2. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901 Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
    3. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Wollaston Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca.