.svg) Highway 219 | ||||
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| Chief Whitecap Trail Lorne Avenue | ||||
 Highway 219 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMinistry of Highways and Infrastructure &Transport Canada | ||||
| Length | 96.2 km[1] (59.8 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Highway 44 nearCutbank | |||
| Major intersections |  Highway 15 nearGlenside | |||
| North end |  Highway 11 inSaskatoon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Saskatchewan | |||
| Rural municipalities | Loreburn,Rudy,Dundurn,Corman Park | |||
| Major cities | Saskatoon | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 219 (also known asChief Whitecap Trail) is aprovincial highway in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan. Saskatchewan's 200-series highways primarily service itsrecreational areas. The highway runs fromGardiner Dam at the north end ofLake Diefenbaker north to the citySaskatoon. It is about 96 kilometres (60 mi) long.
In 2009, the Saskatchewan government added the name 'Chief Whitecap Trail' to the section of Highway 219 from Highway 11 south toDanielson Provincial Park.Chief Whitecap was an "historic Saskatchewan figure and one of Saskatoon's founding fathers".[2]
Highway 219 starts atHighway 44 nearDanielson Provincial Park[3] andCutbank and travels north, passing through the hamlet ofGlenside, intersectingHighway 15 east of the town ofOutlook, before passing throughWhitecap Dakota First Nation. North of the First Nation, the highway passes throughbedroom communities ofGrasswood andFurdale before entering Saskatoon as Lorne Avenue. It intersectsCircle Drive before ending atIdylwyld Drive.[4][5]
Parks accessed from Highway 219 includeCranberry Flats Conservation Area,[6]Beaver Creek Conservation Area,[7] and Danielson Provincial Park.[8]
Lorne Avenue is a road serving the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and functions as the division between the East and West addresses on the east side of theSouth Saskatchewan River. It begins as a continuation of Highway 219 to its intersections of Circle Drive and Idylwyld Drive. North of Adelaide Street, a roadway that connects with northbound Idylwyld Drive, Lorne Avenue downgrades to acollector road, where heavy trucks are prohibited,[9] through the residential neighbourhood ofBuena Vista (with some small retail development). North of the intersection of8th Street, Lorne Avenue rejoins Idylwyld Drive south of theSenator Sid Buckwold Bridge.
In the mid-2000s, theGovernment of Canada agreed to contribute $20 million for two new interchanges in Saskatoon, one of them being at the SK Hwy 219 / Lorne Ave intersection withCircle Drive. This is part of the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative to improve access to theCanadian National Railway's intermodal freight terminal thereby increasing Asia-Pacific trade.[10] The interchange, part of the final phase of theCircle Drive South extension, was completed in 2013.
From south to north:[5]
| Rural municipality | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreburn No. 254 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 44 –Gardiner Dam,Davidson | West ofCutbank; Highway 219 southern terminus |
| Rudy No. 284 | Glenside | 20.0 | 12.4 | Railway Avenue | |
| | 25.9 | 16.1 | Highway 15 –Outlook,Kenaston | ||
| | 38.8 | 24.1 |   Highway 764 –Hanley | ||
| Dundurn No. 314 | White Cap No. 94 | 65.5– 73.7 | 40.7– 45.8 | Passes throughWhitecap Dakota First Nation (including access toDakota Dunes Casino) | |
| Corman Park No. 344 | Grasswood | 91.4 | 56.8 | Grasswood Road | |
| City ofSaskatoon | 95.4 | 59.3 |   Circle Drive (Highway 11 north /Highway 16 west) –Airport | Interchange; no direct access to Circle Drive east | |
| 96.1 | 59.7 | ToCircle Drive east (Highway 11 south /Highway 16 east) | Ramp toIdylwyld Freeway south; access to Circle Drive east | ||
| 96.2 | 59.8 | Ruth Street | Access fromIdylwyld Freeway; Highway 219 northern terminus;[4] toPrairieland Park | ||
| 96.4 | 59.9 | Adelaide Street toIdylwyld Freeway (Highway 11 north) –City Centre | Ramp to Idylwyld Freeway; no trucks on Lorne Avenue north of Adelaide Street[9] | ||
| 97.8– 98.1 | 60.8– 61.0 | 8th Street | |||
| Idylwyld Freeway (Highway 11) toHighway 16 | Northbound entrance and southbound exit | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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