Saskatchewan Highway 999
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Highway 999 is a provincial highway in the Canadian 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 serves the small settlement of Camsell Portage on the north side of Lake Athabasca
Lake Athabasca
Lake Athabasca is located in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the northeast corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N.-History:The name in the Dene language originally referred only to the large delta formed by the confluence the Athabasca River at the southwest corner of the lake...

, and is about 3 km (2 mi) long. It is one of the only highways in Saskatchewan that is completely isolated (by land) from the other highways of the province, without even a regular seasonal/winter road link, and thus is only used for local traffic.

Google Maps, however, shows a longer road designated Highway 999 east of the hamlet, and not actually connecting with it; instead this 999 begins near Charlot River Airport
Charlot River Airport
Charlot River Airport, , is located near to Charlot River, Saskatchewan, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...

due east of Camsell Portage, and runs several kilometres to a residential area near Dam Lake.
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