Saskatchewan Highway 155

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Highway 155 is a paved, undivided provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 55 near Green Lake until La Loche, where it intersects with Highway 955. The highway services several communities and provincial recreation sites and is entirely within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. It is about 299 km long. Communities accessible directly from Highway 155 are Green Lake, Little Amyot Lake, Buffalo Narrows, Bear Creek, and La Loche. Some of the parks accessed from the highway include Beatty Lake Recreation Site, Beaver / Cowan Rivers Recreation Site, Taylor Lake Recreation Site, Lac Île-à-la-Crosse (South Bay) Recreation Site (also known as 'Ile a la Crosse War Veterans Park Campground'), Little Amyot Lake Recreation Site, Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park, and Waterhen River Recreation Site.

History

Highway 155 was begun in 1947 as a development road. It reached Buffalo Narrows in 1957 where a ferry was needed to cross the Kisis Channel. The road closely followed the path of the old wagon trail established by the Hudson's Bay Company. The official opening of Highway 155 from Green Lake to Buffalo Narrows was held in August 1963 in Green Lake. The old trail to La Loche was rebuilt soon after to become part of Highway 155. A bridge built in 1981 now crosses the Kisis Channel next to where the ferry was once located. The Kisis Channel connects Churchill Lake to Peter Pond Lake. In the 1980s, the highway was straightened and paved.

Major intersections

From south to north:

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