Saskatchewan Highway 913
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Highway 913 is a highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. It runs from Highway 120
Saskatchewan Highway 120
Highway 120 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 55 to Highway 920 within the Narrow Hills Provincial Park. Highway 926 is about 97 km long....

 to Highway 106
Saskatchewan Highway 106
Highway 106, the Hanson Lake Road, has sections of provincial paved divided highway and provincial gravel highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 55 near Smeaton to Highway 167 in Creighton. Highway 106 is about 327 km long...

. Highway 106
Saskatchewan Highway 106
Highway 106, the Hanson Lake Road, has sections of provincial paved divided highway and provincial gravel highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 55 near Smeaton to Highway 167 in Creighton. Highway 106 is about 327 km long...

 is commonly called the Hanson Lake Highway. The southern terminus is 9.9 kilometers north of Candle Lake Provincial Park, and the north terminus is within the Narrow Hills Provincial Park
Narrow Hills Provincial Park
Narrow Hills Provincial Park is provincial park in Saskatchewan Canada. It contains a series of recreational facilities and a variety of lakes within its boundaries...

 and 15.2 kilometers north from the Narrow Hills Provincial Park
Narrow Hills Provincial Park
Narrow Hills Provincial Park is provincial park in Saskatchewan Canada. It contains a series of recreational facilities and a variety of lakes within its boundaries...

 campground area. Highway 913 is about 65.1 kilometres (40.5 mi) long. Highway 913 also connects with Highway 963
Saskatchewan Highway 963
Highway 963 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 913 until it transitions into a local road. Highway 963 is about 15 km long....

. Traveling 41.2 kilometres is a concurrency
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with Highway 912
Saskatchewan Highway 912
Highway 912 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 106 to a dead end just within the borders of the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. Highway 912 is about 131 km long....

 for 5 kilometres. Highway 913 is gravel its whole length.

The area is entirely boreal forest sporting evergreens, poplar and birch along the route. The highway begins by circumventing the western perimeter of White Gull Lake and the Cub Hills, and then meanders around the south eastern coastline of Whiteswan Lakes. The southern end of Whiteswan Lakes is Whelan Bay. White Swan Lake which is home to a regional park, White Swan Lake Resort, Nature's Haven Lodge and cottages.

Route description

Route 913 begins at an intersection with Highway 120 in the area of White Gull Lake. Route 913 begins by going to the northwest towards Whelan Bay. Route 913 intersects an unnamed road at .38 of a mile. At .81 miles, Route 913 intersects with another unnamed road just outside of White Gull Lake. The unnamed road parallels Route 913 for some time before turning to the northeast. Route 913 passes to the west of White Gull Lake through the Cub Hills as it heads north. Several unnamed roads intersect Route 913 as it continues north towards Whelan Bay.

Route 913 comes and passes through Whelan Bay, turning to the northeast at 11.12 miles. Route 913 turns to the north again, passing White Swan Lake to the west. Route 913 turns to the east and intersects with Route 912 at 25.75 miles. The two roads become concurrent and head east towards Route 106 and Narrow Hills Provincial Park
Narrow Hills Provincial Park
Narrow Hills Provincial Park is provincial park in Saskatchewan Canada. It contains a series of recreational facilities and a variety of lakes within its boundaries...

. 912 turns to the southeast at 30.50 miles. Route 913 continues east, passing through hills and coming to an end at Route 106 in Narrow Hills Provincial Park.

History

Route 913 became part of a detour in September 2004 while the Government of Saskatchewan shut down parts of nearby Saskatchewan Highway 165
Saskatchewan Highway 165
Highway 165 is a provincial gravel highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 155 to Highway 106. Highway 165 is about 294 km long. Highway 165 runs west to east parallel to the boundary of the Pre-Cambrian shield in northern Saskatchewan...

 for construction. The construction ended on September 21, 2004.

Major intersections

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