Saskatchewan Highway 16

Highway 16
Yellowhead Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 16 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure & Transport Canada
Length	689.2 km[1] (428.2 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 16 (TCH) at Alberta boundary in Lloydminster
Major intersections	Hwy 17 in Lloydminster Hwy 21 at Maidstone Hwy 4 at The Battlefords Hwy 11 in Saskatoon Hwy 2 near Colonsay Hwy 6 at Dafoe Hwy 35 at Elfros Hwy 9 in Yorkton Hwy 10 in Yorkton Hwy 8 at Langenburg
East end	PTH 16 (TCH) at Manitoba boundary near Marchwell
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Brittania, Wilton, Elson, Paynton, Battle River, North Battleford, Mayfield, Great Bend, Corman Park, Blucher, Colonsay, Viscount, Usborne, Prairie Rose, Big Quill, Elfros, Foam Lake, Insinger, Orkney, Saltcoats, Churchbridge, Langenburg
Major cities	Lloydminster, North Battleford, Saskatoon, Yorkton
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Hwy 15 → Hwy 16A

Highway 16 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the Saskatchewan section of the Yellowhead Highway, and also the Trans-Canada Highway Yellowhead section. The main purpose of this highway is to connect Saskatchewan with Canadian cities such as Edmonton and Winnipeg. The highway runs from the Alberta boundary in Lloydminster (50th Avenue or Highway 17) to the Manitoba boundary near Marchwell. Major cities it passes through are Saskatoon, North Battleford in the central part of the province, Yorkton in the far east and Lloydminster to the far west.

Part of the highway is a divided four-lane limited-access road that runs from the Alberta-Saskatchewan border to just west of the village of Bradwell, with the remaining part to the Manitoba border being an undivided two-lane highway.^[2] The road also serves as part of the Circle Drive in Saskatoon.

The Yellowhead began as the Yellowhead Red River cart trail. When the province was surveyed, the road evolved from a dirt to gravel to all-weather road known as Provincial Highway 5 from the Alberta–Saskatchewan boundary to Saskatoon, and as Provincial Highway 14 from Saskatoon to the Manitoba–Saskatchewan boundary. In the late 1950s and 1960s, the highway was straightened and widened. On August 15, 1970 the Yellowhead was opened for the northern Trans-Canada route. The highway was completely designated for the entire route as Saskatchewan Highway 16 in 1976.