Saskatchewan Highway 46

Highway 46 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Ring Road at Regina to Highway 1 and Highway 364 near Balgonie; it is about 22 km (14 mi) long. Highway 46 intersects Highway 362 and Highway 624 and passes through the communities of Pilot Butte and Balgonie; it is known as McDonald Street within Regina city limits.

Highway 46 marker

Highway 46

Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length22 km[1] (14 mi)
Major junctions
West end Ring Road in Regina
Major intersections Hwy 362 at Pilot Butte
East end Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 364 at Balgonie
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesSherwood, Edenwold
Major citiesRegina
TownsPilot Butte, Balgonie
Highway system
    ← Hwy 45→ Hwy 47

    History

    The present alignment of Highway 46 used to be the original alignment of Highway 1,[2] but was reverted to a gravel grid road when the Trans-Canada Highway was realigned entering Regina along Victoria Avenue in the 1950s.[3][4] In the early 1980s, Highway 46 was assigned to the route,[5] and was subsequently paved Regina to Pilot Butte.[6] In the early 1990s the highway was paved from Pilot Butte to Balgonie, and it was again re-paved in the summer of 2014.

    There are two previous uses of Highway 46 within Saskatchewan. The original route ran from former Provincial Highway 29 at Plenty, through Ruthilda, to Provincial Highway 1 (present-day Highway 4) near Biggar.[7] The route was decommissioned in the 1930s when Highway 51 was constructed between Kerrobert and Biggar.[2] A second use was in the 1960s when Highway 46 travelled from Highway 4 near Val Marie to Claydon;[8] the route became part of Highway 18 in the 1970s.[4]

    Major intersections

    From west to east:[9]

    Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
    City of Regina−1.9−1.27th AvenueMcDonald Street western terminus
    −1.1−0.68Ross Avenue E
    0.00.0 Ring Road (Hwy 6) to Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 11 – Weyburn, Moose Jaw, Melfort, SaskatoonInterchange; Hwy 46 western terminus
    2.61.6Fleet Street
    Sherwood No. 159
    		 No major junctions
    Edenwold No. 158Pilot Butte10.86.7
     Hwy 362 south / Hwy 624 – Emerald Park, Zehner
    Balgonie21.813.5 Hwy 364 north – Edenwold
    22.313.9 Hwy 1 (TCH) – Winnipeg, Regina

     Hwy 622 south – Kronau    		Interchange; Hwy 1 exit 217; Hwy 46 eastern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
    •       Route transition

    References
    1. Google (10 February 2017). "Highway 46 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
    2. Rand McNally (1940). Road map of Western and Central Canada (Map). Rand McNally and Company.
    3. The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). "Saskatchewan & Manitoba" (Map). Shell Map of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The Shell Oil Company.
    4. Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation (1980). Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.
    5. Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation (1984). Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer. § F-2.
    6. Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation (1988). Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer. § F-2.
    7. Province of Saskatchewan (1926). Highway Map (Map). Department of Highways.
    8. Department of Highways and Transportation (1972). Saskatchewan Official Highway Map (Map). Queen's Printer.
    9. Saskatchewan Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, ON: MapArt Publishing Corp. 2004. p. 42. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
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