Saskatchewan Highway 378
Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Highway 378 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 4 near North Battleford to Highway 3 in Spiritwood, just east of its intersection with Highway 24, providing access to Whitkow, Rabbit Lake, Meeting Lake, and Meeting Lake Regional Park. It is about 108 kilometres (67 mi) long.[1]
Highway 4 near North Battleford
Highway 324 near Redfield
Highway 3 in Spiritwood.svg) Highway 378 | ||||
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| Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 108.2 km[1] (67.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Highway 4 near North Battleford | |||
| Highway 324 near Redfield | ||||
| North end | Highway 3 in Spiritwood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | North Battleford, Douglas, Round Hill, Meeting Lake, Spiritwood | |||
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While the highway travels in a northeast–southwest direction, portions of Hwy 378 are signed as north–south and east–west. Hwy 378 is quite notable for its scenic winding section through the Thickwood Hills.[2][3]
Route description
Hwy 378 begins in the Rural Municipality of North Battleford No. 437 at a junction with Hwy 4, roughly halfway between the city of North Battleford and the hamlet of Hamlin. It heads due east through rural farmland for several kilometres to an intersection with the north end of Hwy 687, where Hwy 378 turns left, winding its way northeast through the hilly terrain of the Thickwood Hills for the next few kilometres, passing by both the Diamond Hills Resort and Adventure Park and several small lakes as it crosses into the Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436.
After travelling through the very northwest corner of the RM, where it makes a sharp turn to the north and curves around Acton Lake, the crosses Page Creek into the Rural Municipality of Round Hill No. 467, immediately travelling through the hamlet of Whitkow and having a junction with the east end of Hwy 750, with Hwy 378 making a right here. Travelling past Glass Lake, the highway arrives at a junction with the west end of Hwy 324, with Hwy 378 making a left and winding its way northeast through hills for several more kilometres to the village of Rabbit Lake, where it crosses a former railway line and has an intersection with both Hwy 794 and Hwy 769.
Curving due eastward into the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466, the highway travels along the southern coastline of Meeting Lake, having intersections with access roads to Meeting Lake Regional Park and Spruce Bay (Range Road 3124), Shady Bay (Range Road 3123), Mullingar (Range Road 3122), and Crescent Beach (Meeting Lake Drive) before having a junction with the north end of Hwy 686 (leads south to Mayfair).
Hwy 378 traverses a couple switchbacks to enter the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496, pulling away from the lake and passing due north through rural farmland for several kilometres to enter the town of Spiritwood along Fourth Street E, travelling through a mix of neighbourhoods and a business district on the east side of town before coming to an end at an intersection with Hwy 3, just a few blocks east of that highway's intersection with Hwy 24. The entire length of Hwy 378 is a paved, two-lane highway.[4]
Major intersections
From south to north:[5]
| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| North Battleford No. 437 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 4 – The Battlefords, Meadow Lake | Western terminus; Hwy 378 travels east | |||
| | 19.5 | 12.1 |   Highway 687 south – Denholm | Northern terminus of Hwy 687; Hwy 378 branches north | ||||
| Douglas No. 436 |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Round Hill No. 467 | | 40.9 | 25.4 |  Highway 750 west | Eastern terminus of Hwy 750 | |||
| | 44.2 | 27.5 | Highway 324 east – Redfield, Mayfair | Western terminus of Hwy 324 | ||||
| Rabbit Lake | 66.8 | 41.5 | Railway Avenue – Rabbit Lake | |||||
| | 67.9– 69.0 | 42.2– 42.9 |  Highway 769 west / Highway 794 north – Glenbush | Eastern terminus of Hwy 769; northern terminus of Hwy 794 | ||||
| Meeting Lake No. 466 | | 73.2 | 45.5 | Range Road 3124 – Meeting Lake Regional Park, Spruce Bay | ||||
| | 74.9 | 46.5 | Range Road 3123 – Shady Bay | |||||
| | 76.6 | 47.6 | Range Road 3122 – Mullingar | |||||
| | 78.0 | 48.5 | Meeting Lake Drive – Crescent Beach | |||||
| | 83.7 | 52.0 |  Highway 686 south – Mayfair | Northern terminus of Hwy 686 | ||||
| Spiritwood No. 496 | Spiritwood | 108.2 | 67.2 |  Highway 3 to Highway 24 – Glaslyn, Prince Albert | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||