Saskatchewan Highway 303
Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Highway 303 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 16, approximately 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) east of Lloydminster city limits, to Highway 26 in Turtleford.[2] It is about 82 kilometres (51 mi) long.[1]
Highway 16 (TCH/YH) near Lloydminster
Highway 21 in McLaren
Highway 26 in Turtleford.svg) Highway 303 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 82.2 km[1] (51.1 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Highway 16 (TCH/YH) near Lloydminster | |||
| Highway 21 in McLaren | ||||
| East end | Highway 26 in Turtleford | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | Britannia, Wilton, Eldon, Frenchman Butte, Mervin | |||
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Route description
Hwy 303 begins in the Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472 at an intersection with the Yellowhead Highway (Hwy 16) on the eastern outskirts of Lloydminster, curving due eastward to run along the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 boundary for several kilometres, where it has an intersection with Hwy 688 / Range Road 3265 near Big Gully Municipal Park, before crossing Big Gully Creek, and curving back south into Wilton No. 472. Running parallel to the north bank of the creek, the highway shares a short concurrency (overlap) with Hwy 675 and enters the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471, having a junction with Hwy 684 before becoming concurrent with northbound Hwy 21 at the locality of McLaren, just north of Silver Lake Regional Park. The pair head north through Milleton to cross the Toby Nollet Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River into the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501.
Upon crossing the river, Hwy 303 splits off and heads east to pass a Carlton Trail historical marker and cross the Englishman River just south of Englishman Lake before having an intersection with Range Road 3221, which leads south to Westhazel, and entering the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499. The highway travels through rural farmland for a few kilometres to cross the Turtlelake River and enter the town of Turtleford, running along 1st Street S on the southern edge of downtown to cross the remains of a former railway and come to an end at an intersection with Hwy 26, just across the street from the Ernie the Turtle statue. The entire length of Hwy 303 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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| Wilton No. 472 | Lloydminster | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 16 (TCH/YH) – Lloydminster, The Battlefords | Western terminus |
| Britannia No. 502 – Wilton No. 472 line | | 14.3 | 8.9 |   Highway 688 south – MarshallRange Road 3265 – Big Gully Municipal Park, Fish & Game / Lloyd Archers Youth Centre | Northern terminus of Hwy 688 |
| Wilton No. 472 | | 16.6 | 10.3 | Bridge over Big Gully Creek | |
| | 21.1 | 13.1 |  Highway 675 north | West end of Hwy 675 concurrency | |
| | 22.7 | 14.1 | Highway 675 south – Lashburn | East end of Hwy 675 concurrency | |
| Eldon No. 471 | | 30.8 | 19.1 |  Highway 684 – Waseca | |
| McLaren | 44.4 | 27.6 | Highway 21 south – Maidstone | West end of Hwy 21 concurrency | |
| ↑ / ↓ | | 57.5 | 35.7 | Toby Nollet Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River | |
| Frenchman Butte No. 501 | | 59.3 | 36.8 | Highway 21 north – St. Walburg, Paradise Hill | East end of Hwy 21 concurrency |
| | 68.3 | 42.4 | Bridge over the Englishman River | ||
| Mervin No. 499 | Turtleford | 81.6 | 50.7 | Bridge over the Turtlelake River | |
| 82.2 | 51.1 |  Highway 26 to Highway 3 – St. Walburg, Glaslyn, The Battlefords | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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