Saskatchewan Highway 247
Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Highway 247 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan's 200-series highways primarily service its recreational areas. The highway follows the course of the Qu'Appelle River running east from Highway 47 to Highway 9. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) long.[1]
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Highway 47 near Melville Beach
Highway 201 / Highway 638 near West EndHighway 247 | ||||
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 Highway 247 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 49.7 km[1] (30.9 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Highway 47 near Melville Beach | |||
| Highway 201 / Highway 638 near West End | ||||
| East end |  Highway 9 near Stockholm | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | Grayson, Fertile Belt | |||
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Along Highway 247's route, it passes by Crooked and Round Lakes, passes through Crooked Lake Provincial Park,[2] and provides access to several communities along the north bank of the river.
Route description
Hwy 247 begins in the Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184 at a junction with Hwy 47 roughly halfway between Grenfell and Melville. It heads southeast along the north bank of the Qu'Appelle River to travel through a section of the Zagime Anishinabek First Nation and Grenfell Beach before curving northeast and passing through Melville Beach. Traveling along the northern coastline of Crooked Lake, the highway passes through Exner's Twin Bays, Moose Bay, Crooked Lake Provincial Park, and Sunset Beach before meeting Hwy 605 at a junction with near the lake's mouth on the river. Continuing to trudge southeast through the Qu'Appelle Valley, having an intersection with Hwy 201 / Hwy 638 before travelling along the north side of Round Lake, where it passes through West End, enters the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, and travels through both Pelican Shores and Bird's Point. Just a few short kilometres later, Hwy 247 comes to an end at a junction with Hwy 9 (Saskota Flyway), just 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) south of that highway's intersection with Hwy 637. The entire length of Hwy 247 is a paved, two lane highway.[3]
Major intersections
From west to east:[4]
| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Grayson No. 184 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 47 – Grenfell, Melfort | Western terminus |
| | 18.9 | 11.7 |  Highway 605 – Grayson, Broadview | ||
| | 28.9 | 18.0 | Highway 201 south – Broadview Highway 638 north – Dubuc | ||
| Fertile Belt No. 183 | | 49.7 | 30.9 | Highway 9 (Saskota Flyway) – Yorkton, Whitewood To Highway 637 east – Esterhazy | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||