Saskatchewan Highway 343

{{Short description|Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=May 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox road |province=SK |type=Hwy |route=343 |map= |image= |photo_notes= |photo_width=250 |length_km=33.8 |length_round=1 |length_ref=<ref name="length">{{google maps|title=Highway 343 in Saskatchewan|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.98259,-108.010144,12z|access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> |established= |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=SK|Mun|631}} at Simmie |junction= |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|4}} near Blumenort |rural_municipalities=Bone Creek, Webb, Lac Pelletier |previous_type=Hwy |previous_route=342 |next_type=Hwy |next_route=349 }}

'''Highway 343''' is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 4 near Blumenort to Simmie near Highway 631. It is about {{convert|34|km}} long.<ref name="length"/>

The highway provides access to Lac Pelletier Regional Park and connects to Highway 630.

==Route description==

Hwy 343 begins in the Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 108 at an intersection with Hwy 631 just west of Simmie, heading east as a two-lane gravel road to pass through the hamlet, where it gains asphalt and makes a sharp left, heading north to cross a former railway line and enter into the Rural Municipality of Webb No. 138. The highway goes through a switchback before curving eastward, having an intersection with Range Road 3161, which provides access to Sunridge Resort, before entering the Rural Municipality of Lac Pelletier No. 107. Continuing on through rural areas, Hwy 343 curves northward for a short distance before making a sharp right turn at the junction with Hwy 630 at the locality of Vesper, travelling due eastward to cross the Pelletier Creek Valley just to the immediate north of Lac Pelletier, where it has an intersection with Maple Drive, which provides access to Lac Pelletier Regional Park, Darlings Beach, Camp Elim, and Camp Lemieux, before coming to an end at an intersection with Hwy 4 just to the north of Blumenort and just to the west of Blumenhof. The road continues east into Blumenhof as Township Road 124.<ref name=SaskRegionalPark> {{Cite Web|url=https://saskregionalparks.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2021_2023-Road-Map-LR.pdf|title=2021-2023 Saskatchewan Official Road Map|author=Government of Saskatchewan|access-date=December 16, 2025}} </ref>

==Major intersections== From west to east: {{SKinttop|length_ref=}} {{SKint |county=Bone Creek No. 108 |cspan=2 |location=none |km=0.0 |road={{Jct|province=SK|Mun|631|name1=Range Road 3163|city1=Scotsguard|city2=Ferguson Bay|city3=Gull Lake}} |notes=Western terminus; western end of unpaved section }} {{Jctbridge |province=SK |location=Simmie |km=0.8 |bridge=Eastern end of unpaved section }} {{SKint |county=Webb No. 138 |location=none |km=7.8 |road={{Jct|province=SK|road|Range Road 3161|city1=Sunridge Resort}} |notes= }} {{SKint |county=Lac Pelletier No. 107 |cspan=3 |location=Vesper |km=15.8 |road={{Jct|province=SK|Mun|630|dir1=north|location1=Duncairn Dam|city2=Beverley}} |notes=Southern terminus of Hwy 630 }} {{SKint |location=none |km=22.0 |road={{Jct|province=SK|road|Maple Drive|location1=Lac Pelletier Regional Park|city2=Darlings Beach|location3=Camp Elim|location4=Camp Lemieux}} |notes= }} {{SKint |location=none |km=33.8 |road={{Jct|province=SK|Hwy|4|city1=Swift Current|city2=Cadillac}}<br> {{Jct|province=SK|road|Township Road 124|city1=Blumenhof}} |notes=Eastern terminus; road continues east as Township Road 124. }} {{Jctbtm}}

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