Saskatchewan Highway 247

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Highway 247
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Highway 247
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length49.7 km[1] (30.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 47 near Melville Beach
Major intersections
 Highway 201 / Highway 638 near West End
East end Highway 9 near Stockholm
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalitiesGrayson, Fertile Belt
Highway system
← Highway 240→ Highway 255

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]

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

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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

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From west to east:[4]

Rural municipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Grayson No. 184​0.00.0 Highway 47 – Grenfell, MelfortWestern terminus
​18.911.7
 Highway 605 – Grayson, Broadview
​28.918.0 Highway 201 south – Broadview

 Highway 638 north – Dubuc
Fertile Belt No. 183​49.730.9 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Highway 247 in Saskatchewan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Crooked Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Saskatchewan Highway map" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  4. ^ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas (Map) (2007 ed.). 1:540,000. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 44–45. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.