Saskatchewan Highway 33

Highway 33 is a paved provincial highway in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The highway runs from Ring Road in the city of Regina to Stoughton in a south-easterly direction. The section of highway through Regina is divided and concurrent Acrola Avenue. Highway 33, at a length of 139 kilometres (86 mi), is Canada's longest straight stretch of Highway.

Highway 33
Highway 33 at Creelman terminus
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	139 km (86 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 6 (Ring Road) in Regina
Major intersections	Hwy 1 (TCH) in Regina Hwy 35 in Francis
East end	Hwy 47 in Stoughton
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Sherwood, Edenwold, Lajord, Francis, Wellington, Tecumseh, Fillmore
Major cities	Regina
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Hwy 32 → Hwy 34

History

The Souris-Arcola-Regina Section branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) arrived in the area on 9 November 1904. The section of track from Regina to Stoughton was the longest piece of straight track worldwide, and still has the claim of being the longest straight track of North America. Highway 33 follows along this surveyed rail line. The CPR served the communities of Stoughton, Heward, Creelman, Fillmore, Osage, Tyvan, Francis, and Sedley.

Route description

Highway 33 has its north-western terminus in Saskatchewan's capital city of Regina and its south-eastern terminus in Stoughton. In Regina, which is the only city along the highway's route, it begins at Ring Road concurrently with Arcola Avenue and heads south-east. The highway is a limited-access road and divided for the first 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi), after which it becomes a two-lane highway until its southern terminus. Formerly, Highway 33 began at Victoria Avenue in Regina concurrent with Arcola Avenue. North of Arcola Avenue's intersection Victoria Avenue, Arcola Avenue continues west as an arterial road and becomes Saskatchewan Drive west of Winnipeg Street. The Highway 33 / Arcola Avenue concurrency headed south-east from Victoria Avenue to the overpass at Ring Road. Highway 33 now begins at that diamond interchange overpass. Carrying on from Ring Road, the highway is met by several arterial roads with the Arcola Avenue concurrency ending at the last one, Chuka Boulevard. Highway 33 carries on and about 1 kilometre (3,300 ft) from Chuka Boulevard, it has a diamond interchange with the Regina Bypass (Trans-Canada Highway). Beyond the bypass, Highway 33 continues south-east towards Stoughton. For its entire length, the highway is straight and, at 139 kilometres (86 mi), it is Canada's longest straight road and the world's twelfth. Including Arcola Avenue to Victoria Avenue, the straight section of road totals 141 kilometres (88 mi).

East out of Regina, Highway 33 follows Wascana Creek and provides access to Kinookimaw and Richardson. Continuing south-east, Highway 33 heads towards Kronau where it has an intersection with Highway 622 and provides access to Oyama Regional Park. After Kronau, the highway passes through the communities of Lajord and Sedley and intersects Highways 621 and 620 en route to Francis and Highway 35. North on Highway 35 heads to the Trans-Canada Highway and the Qu'Appelle Valley while south goes to Weyburn and Highways 13 and 39.

Highway 33 through Fillmore

From Francis, Highway 33 continues south-east where it intersects with Highways 711 and 606 and passes through the communities of Tyvan, Osage, Fillmore, Creelman, and Heward en route to its south-eastern terminus at Highway 47 in Stoughton. The town of Stoughton is at the intersections of three main highways, 13 (the Red Coat Trail), 33, and 47, and as such has the nickname "The Crossroads of Friendship".

Major attractions and geophysical features

The terrain along Highway 33 is mainly undulating flat agricultural wheat and grain fields. Grain and livestock production is the main economic industry in the area. The name of the community of Lajord, for example, translated from Norwegian means "flat place", which aptly describes the scenery.

Wascana Creek crosses Highway 33 at Tyvan from east to west and then meanders to the north-west alongside the highway to Regina. The creek is the main inflow for Wascana Lake in the heart of Regina.

Between Lajord and Kronau, on the east side of the highway, is Oyama Regional Park. The park is set on Oyama Reservoir which is situated along Manybone Creek — a tributary of Wascana Creek.

Osage Wildlife Refuge is a conservation area on the west side of Highway 33, about 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Osage.

The Stoughton Campground is accessed from Highway 33 and has full-service campsites, a swimming pool, tennis court, and ball diamonds. Near the southern terminus of Highway 33, and accesses from Highway 13, is the 9-hole Stoughton Golf and Country Club.

Major intersections

From west to east:

Rural municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
City of Regina		−6.3	−3.9	Lewvan Drive – Regina International Airport	Saskatchewan Drive west end
		−4.5	−2.8	Albert Street
		−3.6	−2.2	Broad Street
		−2.8	−1.7	Winnipeg Street	Saskatchewan Drive east end; Arcola Avenue west end
		−1.9	−1.2	Victoria Avenue	Former Hwy 33 western terminus
		0.0	0.0	Ring Road (Hwy 6)	Interchange; northern terminus of Hwy 33
		4.9	3.0	Hwy 1 (TCH) (Regina Bypass) – Moose Jaw, Winnipeg	Interchange; exit 234 on Hwy 1
Sherwood No. 159	No major junctions
Edenwold No. 158	​	13.5	8.4	Hwy 624 north – Pilot Butte
Lajord No. 128	Kronau	23.7	14.7	Hwy 622 – Balgonie, Riceton
	Lajord	36.1	22.4	Hwy 621 – Lewvan
Francis No. 127	Sedley	49.5	30.8	Hwy 620 north
	Francis	61.9	38.5	Hwy 35 – Qu'Appelle, Weyburn
Wellington No. 97	No major junctions
Fillmore No. 96	Osage	87.4	54.3	Hwy 711 – Cedoux
	Fillmore	100.8	62.6	Hwy 606 north – Montmartre	West end of Hwy 606 concurrency
		101.9	63.3	Hwy 606 south – Griffin	East end of Hwy 606 concurrency
	Creelman	113.0	70.2	Hwy 701 east
Tecumseh No. 65	Stoughton	138.9	86.3	Hwy 47 – Grenfell, Estevan To Hwy 13 – Arcola, Carlyle, Weyburn	Hwy 33 eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan

External links

• Saskatchewan Highways Website-- Highway Numbering

Media related to Saskatchewan Highway 33 at Wikimedia Commons