Highway969 is a provincial highway in the north-east region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the CanAm Highway (Highway 2) to Highway 165. Highway969 is about long.

Route description

Highway969 begins at Highway2 just east of Prince Albert National Park. From there, the road heads east and then swings to the northeast. Highway969 enters the town of Montreal Lake, which is named after the nearby Montreal Lake. Highway 926 meets Highway969 just to the east of Montreal Lake and heads east from there. Now paralleling the lake, Highway969 passes through Timber Bay.

The highway then heads north to the beginning of Montreal River where the original community of Molanosa was located and then continues north to its northern terminus at Highway165. Highway969 comes within a few hundred metres of the exact geographical centre of the province of Saskatchewan, which is near the community of Molanosa.

History

The highway was originally part of Provincial Highway 2 that connected Prince Albert to La Ronge. Highway2 was realigned in the 1960s, and the route was renumbered as Highway169, but was renumbered to Highway969 in the early 1980s as part of the establishment of the 900-series highways. Highway969 previously followed Candle Lake Road south of Montreal Lake but the road was removed from the provincial highway system, and Highway969 was realigned to follow former Highway 930.

Major intersections

From south to north. The entire route is in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District and Division No. 18.

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