Saskatchewan Highway 5

Highway 5 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins in downtown Saskatoon and runs eastward until the Manitoba border, where it becomes Provincial Road 363. The highway is approximately 388 km (241 mi.) long.

Highway 5 begins near downtown Saskatoon at Idylwyld Drive North (Highway 11 and 12), as 23rd Street East. Zig-zagging through downtown, the highway then shifts onto 1st Avenue North, and onto 25th Street East before crossing the South Saskatchewan River on the University Bridge. It becomes College Drive after crossing the river, and provides access to the University of Saskatchewan, continuing east it intersects the Circle Drive city bypass route (Highway 16) at an interchange that opened in 2006. After a signalized intersection with Central Avenue and an interchange with McKercher Drive, it leaves Saskatoon's city limits at km 7, but the city is directly beside the highway until km 10, including a signalized intersection with the city's McOrmond Drive.

At km 11, just outside the city limits, Highway 5 connects with Highway 41 at the site of a small commercial area that, as of 2007, included the Sundown Drive-In, one of Canada's last operational drive-in movie theatres. The town of Strawberry Hills is just off km 18 on Highway 5. At km 21, it intersects Highway 316.

At km 41, it intersects Highway 671, near the town of St. Denis. At km 64, it intersects Highway 2, where it begins a 6-km concurrency with it. Highway 5 continues east at km 70.

The town of Peterson is at km 76. Highway 670 is at km 87. At km 109, the highway passes through the town of Dixon.

The city of Humboldt is at km 115. Highway 5 also connects with Highway 20 in Humboldt. After Humboldt, Highway 5 passes through the town of Muenster at km 123 and intersects with Highway 368 at km 125.

Highway 667 is at km 135, and the town of St. Gregor is at km 136. It then passes through the town of Englefield (km 147) until it intersects Highway 6 at Watson (km 156).

Highway 5 then passes through Wimmer (km 165), Quill Lake (km 175), Highway 640 (km 176), Clair (km 191), and Paswegin (km 199). It enters the town of Wadena and intersects with Highway 35 at km 210.

Highway 5's next minor intersections are at Kylemore and Highway 665 (km 222), Kuroki and Highway 38 (km 232), Highway 310 (km 234), Margo (km 244), Highway 617 and Invermay (km 256), Rama (km 268), Dernic (km 278), Highway 47 and Buchanan (km 286), Tiny and Highway 664 (km 299), and Highway 651 (km 309). The town of Canora is at km 311, where Highway 5 has a 2-km concurrency with Highway 9.

The next few intersections on Highway 5 are at Highway 650 and Ross Junction (km 319), Mikado (km 326), and Veregin and Highway 637 (km 339). The town of Kamsack, at km 352, is the last major town that Highway 5 passes. It also intersects Highway 8 near Kamsack.

Highway 5 then intersects Highway 57 at km 360. It then passes through the towns of Coté (km 365), Runnymede (km 374), and Togo (km 387), where it also intersects Highway 357 and Highway 369. The Manitoba border is at km 388, where Highway 5 becomes Provincial Road 363.