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Highway 13
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Highway 13
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (Saskatchewan)
Length675.3 km[1] (419.6 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 501 at Alberta border
Major intersections
East end PTH 2 at Manitoba border near Antler
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesReno No. 51, White Valley No. 49, Arlington No. 79, Bone Creek No. 108, Wise Creek No. 78, Auvergne No. 76, Pinto Creek No. 75, Wood River No. 74, Stonehenge No. 73, Lake of the Rivers No. 72, Willow Bunch No. 42, Excel No. 71, Key West No. 70, Norton No. 69, Brokenshell No. 68, Weyburn No. 67, Griffin No. 66, Tecumseh No. 65, Brock No. 64, Moose Mountain No. 63, Antler No. 61
Major citiesWeyburn
Highway system
← Highway 12→ Highway 14

Highway 13 is an east–west provincial highway in the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[2] The highway runs from the Alberta border (continuing westward as Alberta Highway 501) until it transitions into Highway 2 at the Manitoba border east of Antler. It is about 676 kilometres (420 mi) long and passes through the city of Weyburn and the towns of Shaunavon, Assiniboia, Redvers, and Carlyle.

Highway 13 is part of the Red Coat Trail that runs through the southern parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Much of the length of the Red Coat Trail follows the route taken by the North-West Mounted Police on their historic March West in 1874.[3][4] It is also known as the Ghost Town Trail due to a significant number of ghost towns along its route.[5]

Route description

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Highway 13 near Antler

Highway 13 runs the width of the province from the Alberta border east to the Manitoba border. It traverses the Missouri Coteau and the Laurentian continental divide in a semi-arid region known as Palliser's Triangle. The terrain of the Missouri Coteau features low hummocky, undulating, rolling hills, potholes, and grasslands.

The western terminus of Highway 13 begins at the Saskatchewan–Alberta border south of the Cypress Hills. Alberta's Highway 501 continues west from that point. Highway 13 travels north-east then east for 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to Govenlock and the intersection with the north–south Highway 21. The two highways have a 44-kilometre (27 mi) long north-eastward concurrency that ends a few kilometres west of Robsart. Along this segment, the highway provides access to Senate and Consul[6] and crosses Battle Creek. About 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of Robsart, Highway 21 turns north while 13 continues east. Heading north on 21, the highway traverses the Cypress Hills, provides access to Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, and meets Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) north of Maple Creek. At Robsart, Highway 13 is met with the western terminus of Highway 18.[7] Highway 18 — also an east–west highway — parallels Highway 13 to the Manitoba border. Continuing east, Highway 13 skirts the southern slopes of the Cypress Hills to Olga. At Olga, it turns north for several kilometres where it intersects with Highway 706 before resuming its eastward heading. After travelling east for about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), it turns north and drops into the Frenchman River Valley where it enters the town of Eastend,[8] intersects the east–west Highway 614, and crosses the Frenchman River. Through Eastend, Highway 13 is known as Red Coat Drive. On the north side of Eastend is the Royal Saskatchewan Museum's T.rex Discovery Centre and "home of the world's largest T. rex".[9] The highway then leaves Eastend, climbs out of the valley and heads north-east to Shaunavon. Dollard is the only community on this stretch. At Shaunavon, it meets the north-bound Highway 37[10] where it begins a 9.5-kilometre (5.9 mi) long concurrency. From the end of the concurrency, 37 continues north to Gull Lake and Highway 1 while 13 travels east to Assiniboia.[11]

From the junction with 37, 13 heads east for about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) where it provides access to Instow and crosses Grassy Creek.[12] East of the Grassy Creek crossing, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Scotsguard, the highway crosses Notukeu Creek — a tributary of the Wood River. About 300 metres (980 ft) downstream, the old, and abandoned, Highway 13 six-arch bowstring bridge crosses the creek and a set of railway tracks. From that crossing, the highway and creek then roughly follow each other, criss-crossing several times, eastward to Ponteix.[13] Several communities are along this segment of highway, including Admiral, Crichton, and Cadillac[14]. It also intersects Highways 631, 4, and 628. Continuing east from Ponteix, Highway 13 provides access to Aneroid, Hazenmore, Kincaid, Meyronne, Woodrow, Lafleche,[15] Melaval, and Limerick.[16] About 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) east of Woodrow, the highway crosses the Wood River, which has its headwaters to the south in the Wood Mountain Hills. Highways that intersect 13 along this stretch include 612, 19, 611, 610, 58, and 358. From the 358 intersection at Limerick, Highway 13 travels west for a further 20 kilometres (12 mi) to Highway 2 at Assiniboia.[17] Highway 2 and 13 share a 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) long concurrency through Assiniboia. Highway 2 splits off south at Centre Street while 13 heads south-east out of town.

Highway 13 continues south-east to Highway 36 at the northern edge of the Big Muddy Badlands. Highways 36 and 13 share a 9.7-kilometre (6.0 mi) long east-bound concurrency that passes just north of Verwood. South on 36 heads to Willow Bunch and the U.S. border while north-bound heads to the Dirt Hills and Highway 2 south of Moose Jaw. Leaving the concurrency, 13 heads east to Highway 35 on the west side of Weyburn — the only city on Highway 13. Communities from the intersection with 36 to Weyburn include Horizon, Glasnevin, Ogema,[18] Amulet, Pangman,[19] Khedive, Forward, and Trossachs. Highways that intersect 13 along this portion include 334, 623, 6, 28, and 621.

Smoke from the BC wildfires turning the skies of south-east Saskatchewan hazy. Sunset over Highway 13 three miles west of Stoughton (August 2021).

In the spring of 2025, the construction of a roundabout began at the intersection of 39 and 13 with an expected completion date by the fall of 2025. This project also includes a further 5.8-kilometre (3.6 mi) of twinning on Highway 39. The project is expected to cost $29 million.[20][21] Continuing east from the roundabout, Highway 13 crosses the Souris River and enters the city of Weyburn.[22] It runs east through Weyburn as 1st Avenue NW until the intersection with the north–south Hwy 35, at which point it becomes 1st Avenue NE. Exiting Weyburn, the highway intersects with Range Road 2142, which north-bound goes to North Weyburn and south-bound to Highway 39 south-east of Weyburn. Travelling east from that intersection, Highway 13 continues towards the Saskatchewan–Manitoba border. Hume, Griffin, Froude, and Stoughton are the next communities east of Weyburn. At Stoughton, 13 intersects with 47, which is a north–south highway.[23] South on 47 is Estevan and the U.S. border while north is Highway 1. Continuing east, 13 provides access to Forget, Kisbey,[24] Arcola, and Carlyle and crosses Moose Mountain Creek. Through Carlyle, 13 shares a short 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long concurrency with the north–south Highway 9.[25] North-bound on 9 travels through Moose Mountain Provincial Park en route to Whitewood and Highway 1 while south-bound heads to the U.S. border. Continuing east to the Manitoba border, 13 passes by Manor, Wauchope, Redvers,[26] and Antler and crosses the Antler River and Gainsborough Creek. It intersects Highways 603, 601, 8, and 600 en route. Once at the border, it crosses Graham Creek and transitions into Manitoba Highway 2, which has its eastern terminus at Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway.

Major intersections

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From west to east:[27]

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Reno No. 51​0.00.0 Highway 501 (Red Coat Trail) – Manyberries, LethbridgeContinuation into Alberta
Govenlock14.59.0 Highway 21 south – U.S. border (Port of Willow Creek)West end of concurrency with Hwy 21
Senate29.118.1
 Highway 615 north – Fort Walsh
Consul42.126.2Range Road 3271
​58.436.3 Highway 21 north – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Maple CreekEast end of concurrency with Hwy 21
Robsart64.940.3 Highway 18 east – Frontier, Climax
White Valley No. 49​88.054.7
 Highway 706 north – Ravenscrag
Eastend111.969.5
 Highway 614 – Loomis, Piapot
Arlington No. 79​122.376.0
 Highway 633 north – South Fork, Tompkins
​132.282.1
 Highway 613 south – Frontier		West end of concurrency with Hwy 613
Dollard133.983.2
 Highway 613 north		East end of concurrency with Hwy 613
Shaunavon146.190.8 Highway 37 south to Highway 722 east – ClimaxWest end of concurrency with Hwy 37
Bone Creek No. 108​155.596.6 Highway 37 north – Gull Lake

 Highway 724 west		East end of concurrency with Hwy 37
Scotsguard175.0108.7
 Highway 631 north
Wise Creek No. 77​186.4115.8Admiral access road
Cadillac204.6127.1 Highway 4 – Swift Current, Val Marie, U.S. border (Port of Monchy)
Auvergne No. 76​222.4138.2
 Highway 628 – Ponteix
Aneroid236.0146.6
 Highway 609 north – Vanguard
Pinto Creek No. 75Hazenmore249.4155.0Range Road 3092
​257.8160.2 Highway 19 south – MankotaWest end of concurrency with Hwy 19
Kincaid259.0160.9 Highway 19 north – HodgevilleEast end of concurrency with Hwy 19
Meyronne271.1168.5
 Highway 611 south – McCord
Wood River No. 74Woodrow279.8173.9
 Highway 610
​289.5179.9 Highway 58 south – Fir MountainEast end of concurrency with Hwy 58
Lafleche291.2180.9 Highway 58 north – GravelbourgWest end of concurrency with Hwy 58
Stonehenge No. 73Limerick313.5194.8 Highway 358 south – Wood Mountain
Lake of the Rivers No. 72Assiniboia333.6207.3 Highway 2 north – Moose Jaw

 Highway 717 east		West end of concurrency with Hwy 2
335.0208.2 Highway 2 south (Centre Street) – U.S. border (Port of West Poplar River)East end of concurrency with Hwy 2
Willow Bunch No. 42​362.4225.2 Highway 36 south – Willow BunchWest end of concurrency with Hwy 36
​365.9227.4Verwood access road
Excel No. 71​372.1231.2 Highway 36 north – Crane Valley, Moose JawEast end of concurrency with Hwy 36
​383.7238.4
 Highway 624 – Ormiston, Viceroy
Key West No. 70​402.5250.1 Highway 34 south – Bengough
Highway 334 north – Avonlea
Norton No. 69Ogema417.5259.4
 Highway 623 north
​437.8272.0Pangman access road
​442.2274.8 Highway 6 – Regina, U.S. border (Port of Regway)
Brokenshell No. 68​465.0288.9 Highway 28 south – Radville
​474.3294.7
 Highway 621 north – Yellow Grass
Weyburn No. 67
 No major junctions
City of Weyburn494.7307.4 Highway 39 (CanAm Highway) – Moose Jaw, Regina, Estevan
495.9308.1Crosses the Souris River
497.1308.9 Highway 35 (King Street / Government Road) – Francis, U.S. border (Port of Oungre)
Weyburn No. 67
 No major junctions
Griffin No. 66Griffin528.1328.1
 Highway 606 – Midale
Tecumseh No. 65Stoughton557.4346.4 Highway 47 – Grenfell, Estevan
To Highway 33 west – Francis, Regina
​568.3353.1Forget access road
​568.8353.4
 Highway 616 north – Peebles
Brock No. 64Kisbey582.0361.6
 Highway 605 – Lampman, Kipling
Arcola596.9370.9
 Highway 604 south
Moose Mountain No. 63Carlyle611.7380.1 Highway 9 north – Whitewood, YorktonWest end of concurrency with Hwy 9
613.4381.1 Highway 9 south – OxbowEast end of concurrency with Hwy 9
Manor627.0389.6
 Highway 603 – Wawota
Antler No. 61​638.5396.7
 Highway 601 north		West end of concurrency with Hwy 601
​640.6398.1
 Highway 601 south – Alida		East end of concurrency with Hwy 601
Redvers655.6407.4 Highway 8 – Carievale, Moosomin
​667.1414.5
 Highway 600 north – Maryfield		West end of concurrency with Hwy 600
​672.0417.6
 Highway 600 south – Fertile, Gainsborough		East end of concurrency with Hwy 600
​675.3419.6 PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) – Souris, WinnipegContinuation into Manitoba
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway 13 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ Stewart, Iain. "Highway Network". University of Regina. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ^ "REDA - Recreation". Red Coat Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  4. ^ "KOA: Red Coat Trail through "The Land of the Living Skies."". Kampgrounds of America, Inc. 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  5. ^ Moore, Frank (1982). Saskatchewan ghost towns (digitised online by Our Roots Nos Racines ed.). Regina, Saskatchewan.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Consul, Sask". Village of Consul. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  7. ^ Hayden, Michael (25 June 2023). "A modern ghost town in southwest Saskatchewan". Swift Current Online. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. ^ "South - Eastend - Hwy 13". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  9. ^ "T. rex Discovery Centre". Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  10. ^ "South - Shaunavon - Hwys 13, 37". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  11. ^ Prothero, Donald R.; Robert J. Emry (1996). "Eocene-Oligocene Faunas of the Cypress Hills Formation, Saskatchewan by John E. Storer" (Digitized online by Google books). The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 244–255. ISBN 9780521433877. Retrieved 25 January 2009. *Outline drawing of part of Swift Current Plateau south of Swift Current showing place names and sources of Eocene-Oligocene mammalian paleofaunas. All ranges west of the Third Meridian. 1. Swift Current Creek Local Fauna 2. Lac Pelletier Lower Fauna 3. Lac Pelletier Upper Fauna 5. Simmie Local Fauana 9. Blumenort Local Fauna *Outline drawing of Eastend area, Cypress Hills of southwestern Saskatchewan showing place names and sources of Eocene-Oligocene mammalian paleofaunas. All ranges west of the Third Meridian. 4. Southfork Local Fauna Chadronian 6. Calf Creek Local Fauna, Chadronian 7. Carnagh Local Fauna, Chadronian. 8. Irish Spring Local Fauna Anxiety Butte. Orellian. 14. Rodent Hill Local Fauna Whitneyan; 15. Anxiety Butte, Whitneyan: 16. Kealey Springs Local Fauna, early Arikareean; 17. Anxiety Butte, late Arikareean.
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  14. ^ "South - Cadillac - Hwys 4, 13". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Town of Lafleche". Lafleche. Town of Lafleche. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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  17. ^ "South - Assiniboia - Hwys 2, 13". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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  19. ^ "South - Pangman - Hwys 6, 13". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  20. ^ Wiebe, Natasha (6 August 2025). "Roundabout construction well underway, slated for on-time completion". Discover Weyburn. Golden West. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  21. ^ Parks, Sara (2 April 2025). "Hwy 13 and 39 upgrades begin, aims to increase safety, traffic flow". SaskToday. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Weyburn Tourism". Weyburn Tourism. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  23. ^ "South - Stoughton - Hwys 13, 33, 47". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  24. ^ McLennan, David. "Kisbey". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  25. ^ "South - Carlyle - Hwys 9, 13". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  26. ^ "Welcome to Redvers". Redvers. Town of Redvers. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  27. ^ MapArt; Peter Heiler (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 46–52. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.
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