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{{Short description|Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

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'''Highway 994''' is a short secondary [[highway]] in northeastern [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. One of the province's shortest highways, it is approximately {{convert|1.11|km|mi}} long and provides access to the isolated community of [[Kinoosao]].<ref name="Kinoosao">[http://career.kcdc.ca/comm/Kinoosao.php Information about Kinoosao, SK - Keewatin Career Development Corporation]</ref><ref name="google">[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+57.084458,-101.994624+to:+Unknown+road+%4057.078540,+-102.021660&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il Google Maps - Mileage of Highway 994]</ref> Due to its geographic location, it is the only provincial highway in Saskatchewan that requires entering the neighbouring province of [[Manitoba]] to travel it.


'''Highway 994''' is a [[Numbered highways in Canada|provincial highway]] in the far north region of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]]. It is one of the province's shortest highways at about {{convert|1.1|km}} long.<ref name="sasktourism">{{cite web|url=http://www.sasktourism.com/travel-information/travel-guides-and-maps/printable-maps|title=Printable Maps - Tourism Saskatchewan|publisher=sasktourism.com|access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Sasktourism regional map">{{cite web|url=http://www.sasktourism.com/files/file/PDF%20Documents/Maps/map-FN.pdf|date=16 August 2005|title=Map|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> The highway provides access to the isolated community of [[Kinoosao]].<ref name="Kinoosao">{{cite web|url=http://career.kcdc.ca/comm/Kinoosao.php|year=2011|title=Information about Kinoosao, Saskatchewan|publisher=Keewatin Career Development Corporation|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref> Due to its geographic location, it is one of only two provincial highways in Saskatchewan that requires entering the neighbouring province of [[Manitoba]] to travel it, the other is [[Saskatchewan Highway 967|Hwy 967]]. The route begins at the shores of [[Reindeer Lake]] in Kinoosao and heads east a short distance to the provincial line, where it continues eastward as [[Manitoba Provincial Road 394]] towards [[Lynn Lake, Manitoba]].
==Route description==
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Highway 994 officially starts at the Manitoba/Saskatchwan border where [[Manitoba Provincial Road 394|Provincial Road 394]] ends. About 1.4 km from the border, Highway 994 passes through the community of [[Kinoosao, Saskatchewan|Kinoosao]]. Highway 994 ends 400 m later, on the shore of [[Reindeer Lake]], as the means of access to the largest employer in the region, the fish processing plant.<ref name="Kinoosao"/><ref name="Fishing">[http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=564,243,94,88,Documents&MediaID=227&Filename=Sask+Commercial+and+Non-Outfitted+Sport+Fishing.pdf Economic Evaluation of Saskatchewan's Commercial and Non-Outfitted Sport Fishing]</ref>
The highway is only open for a few months a year due to the extremes of winter weather.


== Future ==
== Route description ==
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Highway 994 officially starts at the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border where [[Manitoba Provincial Road 394|Provincial Road&nbsp;394]] ends. About {{convert|1.1|km}} from the border, Highway&nbsp;994 passes through the community of [[Kinoosao, Saskatchewan|Kinoosao]]. It ends about {{convert|400|m}} later, on the shore of [[Reindeer Lake]], as the means of access to the largest employer in the region, the fish processing plant.<ref name="Kinoosao"/><ref name="Fishing">{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=564,243,94,88,Documents&MediaID=227&Filename=Sask+Commercial+and+Non-Outfitted+Sport+Fishing.pdf|title=Economic Evaluation of Saskatchewan's Commercial and Non-Outfitted Sport Fishing|access-date=April 16, 2011|publisher=Government of Saskatchewan - Environment|year=2011}}</ref>
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There are plans to build a bridge along Route 994 along Reindeer Lake in Kinoosao during the [[2008-09 fiscal year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?mediaId=450&PN=Shared|title=2008-2009 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS|accessdate=2008-04-02|work=[[Government]] of [[Saskatchewan]]}}</ref>

== Bridge replacement ==
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There were plans to build or replace a bridge along Highway 994 along Reindeer Lake in Kinoosao during the 2008-09 fiscal year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?mediaId=450&PN=Shared|title=2008-2009 Construction Projects|access-date=April 2, 2008|publisher=Government of Saskatchewan - Highways and Infrastructure}}</ref>{{dead link|date=February 2023}}


== Major intersections ==
== Major intersections ==
{{Jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="google"/>|county=Northern Saskatchewan|state=SK|location=Kinoosao}}
{{SKinttop|length_ref=<ref name="Sasktourism regional map"/>|nosub1=yes|location=Kinoosao}}
{{Jctint
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|mile=0.00
|km=0.0
|road=End of roadway
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|notes=Western terminus of Route 994; Shores of [[Reindeer Lake]]
|notes=Western terminus of Route 994; Shores of [[Reindeer Lake]]
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{{Jctint
{{Jctint
|mile=1.11
|km=1.1
|road={{jct|state=MB|MB|394}}
|road={{jct|state=MB|PR|394|city1=Lynn Lake}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 994; [[Manitoba]] provincial line
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 994; [[Manitoba]] provincial line
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{{Jctbtm}}
{{Jctbtm}}


==References==
== See also ==
*[[Roads in Saskatchewan]]
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{{Reflist}}
*[[Transportation in Saskatchewan]]


==External links==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.gov.mb.ca/tgs/hwyinfo/winterroads/dist_map.pdf Distances to next Major City]


{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways}}
{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Saskatchewan provincial highways|994]]
[[Category:Saskatchewan provincial highways|994]]

Latest revision as of 12:16, 11 August 2024

Highway 994 marker
Highway 994
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Major junctions
West endReindeer Lake in Kinoosao
East end PR 394 outside of Kinoosao
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Highway system
← Highway 984→ Highway 995

Highway 994 is a provincial highway in the far north region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the province's shortest highways at about 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) long.[1][2] The highway provides access to the isolated community of Kinoosao.[3] Due to its geographic location, it is one of only two provincial highways in Saskatchewan that requires entering the neighbouring province of Manitoba to travel it, the other is Hwy 967. The route begins at the shores of Reindeer Lake in Kinoosao and heads east a short distance to the provincial line, where it continues eastward as Manitoba Provincial Road 394 towards Lynn Lake, Manitoba.

Route description

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Highway 994 officially starts at the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border where Provincial Road 394 ends. About 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) from the border, Highway 994 passes through the community of Kinoosao. It ends about 400 metres (1,300 ft) later, on the shore of Reindeer Lake, as the means of access to the largest employer in the region, the fish processing plant.[3][4]

Bridge replacement

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There were plans to build or replace a bridge along Highway 994 along Reindeer Lake in Kinoosao during the 2008-09 fiscal year.[5][dead link]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Kinoosao.

km[2]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0End of roadwayWestern terminus of Route 994; Shores of Reindeer Lake
1.10.68 PR 394 – Lynn LakeEastern terminus of Route 994; Manitoba provincial line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Printable Maps - Tourism Saskatchewan". sasktourism.com. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Map" (PDF). 16 August 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Information about Kinoosao, Saskatchewan". Keewatin Career Development Corporation. 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Economic Evaluation of Saskatchewan's Commercial and Non-Outfitted Sport Fishing" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan - Environment. 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  5. ^ "2008-2009 Construction Projects". Government of Saskatchewan - Highways and Infrastructure. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
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