Saskatchewan Highway 219
Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Highway 219 (also known as Chief Whitecap Trail) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan's 200-series highways primarily service its recreational areas. The highway runs from Gardiner Dam at the north end of Lake Diefenbaker north to the city Saskatoon. It is about 96 kilometres (60 mi) long.
Highway 44 near Cutbank
Highway 15 near Glenside
Highway 11 in Saskatoon.svg) Highway 219 | ||||
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| Chief Whitecap Trail Lorne Avenue | ||||
 Highway 219 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure & Transport Canada | ||||
| Length | 96.2 km[1] (59.8 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Highway 44 near Cutbank | |||
| Highway 15 near Glenside | ||||
| North end | Highway 11 in Saskatoon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | Loreburn, Rudy, Dundurn, Corman Park | |||
| Major cities | Saskatoon | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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In 2009, the Saskatchewan government added the name 'Chief Whitecap Trail' to the section of Highway 219 from Highway 11 south to Danielson Provincial Park. Chief Whitecap was an "historic Saskatchewan figure and one of Saskatoon's founding fathers".[2]
Route description
Highway 219 starts at Highway 44 near Danielson Provincial Park[3] and Cutbank and travels north, passing through the hamlet of Glenside, intersecting Highway 15 east of the town of Outlook, before passing through Whitecap Dakota First Nation. North of the First Nation, the highway passes through bedroom communities of Grasswood and Furdale before entering Saskatoon as Lorne Avenue. It intersects Circle Drive before ending at Idylwyld Drive.[4][5]
Parks accessed from Highway 219 include Cranberry Flats Conservation Area,[6] Beaver Creek Conservation Area,[7] and Danielson Provincial Park.[8]
Lorne Avenue
Lorne Avenue is a road serving the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and functions as the division between the East and West addresses on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River. It begins as a continuation of Highway 219 to its intersections of Circle Drive and Idylwyld Drive. North of Adelaide Street, a roadway that connects with northbound Idylwyld Drive, Lorne Avenue downgrades to a collector road, where heavy trucks are prohibited,[9] through the residential neighbourhood of Buena Vista (with some small retail development). North of the intersection of 8th Street, Lorne Avenue rejoins Idylwyld Drive south of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge.
In the mid-2000s, the Government of Canada agreed to contribute $20 million for two new interchanges in Saskatoon, one of them being at the SK Hwy 219 / Lorne Ave intersection with Circle Drive. This is part of the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative to improve access to the Canadian National Railway's intermodal freight terminal thereby increasing Asia-Pacific trade.[10] The interchange, part of the final phase of the Circle Drive South extension, was completed in 2013.
Major intersections
From south to north:[5]
| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Loreburn No. 254 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 44 – Gardiner Dam, Davidson | West of Cutbank; Highway 219 southern terminus |
| Rudy No. 284 | Glenside | 20.0 | 12.4 | Railway Avenue | |
| | 25.9 | 16.1 | Highway 15 – Outlook, Kenaston | ||
| | 38.8 | 24.1 |   Highway 764 – Hanley | ||
| Dundurn No. 314 | White Cap No. 94 | 65.5– 73.7 | 40.7– 45.8 | Passes through Whitecap Dakota First Nation (including access to Dakota Dunes Casino) | |
| Corman Park No. 344 | Grasswood | 91.4 | 56.8 | Grasswood Road | |
| City of Saskatoon | 95.4 | 59.3 |   Circle Drive (Highway 11 north / Highway 16 west) – Airport | Interchange; no direct access to Circle Drive east | |
| 96.1 | 59.7 | To Circle Drive east (Highway 11 south / Highway 16 east) | Ramp to Idylwyld Freeway south; access to Circle Drive east | ||
| 96.2 | 59.8 | Ruth Street | Access from Idylwyld Freeway; Highway 219 northern terminus;[4] to Prairieland Park | ||
| 96.4 | 59.9 | Adelaide Street to Idylwyld Freeway (Highway 11 north) – City Centre | Ramp to Idylwyld Freeway; no trucks on Lorne Avenue north of Adelaide Street[9] | ||
| 97.8– 98.1 | 60.8– 61.0 | 8th Street | |||
| Idylwyld Freeway (Highway 11) to Highway 16 | Northbound entrance and southbound exit | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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