Saskatchewan Highway 58

{{Short description|Provincial highway in Saskatchewan, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=October 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox road |province=SK |type=Hwy |route=58 |maint= |map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=260|type=line|stroke-width=3|id=Q7425339}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=Highway 58 highlighted in red |image= |photo_notes= |photo_width=250 |length_km=130.5 |length_round=1 |length_ref=<ref name="length">{{google maps|title=Highway 58 in Saskatchewan|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.9077056,-106.4595631,9.25z?hl=en|access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> |established= |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|18}} near Fir Mountain |junction={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|13}} at Lafleche<br />{{jct|state=SK|Hwy|43}} at Gravelbourg |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=SK|TCH|1|Hwy|19}} at Chaplin |rural_municipalities=Waverley, Wood River, Gravelbourg, Shamrock, Chaplin |previous_type=Hwy |previous_route=57 |next_type=Hwy |next_route=60 }}

'''Highway 58''' is a north–south provincial highway in the south-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins at the Highway 1 / Highway 19 intersection at the village of Chaplin and heads south to Highway 18 about {{convert|3|km}} west Fir Mountain near the northern slopes of the Wood Mountain Hills. The highway is about 130 km long, most of which is paved.<ref name="length"/>

Highway 58 provides access to several communities, two regional parks, and the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network at Chaplin Lake.<ref name="Richards 1969">{{Cite book |last = Richards |first = J.H. |title = Saskatchewan: Atlas of Saskatchewan |location = Saskatoon |publisher = University of Saskatchewan; Modern Press |year = 1969 }}</ref>

== Route description == left|thumb|Aerial view of Highway 58 through Chaplin Lake Highway 58's northern terminus is at the village of Chaplin and Highways 1 / 19.<ref>{{Citation |title = village of Chaplin |url = http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=477 |access-date = May 15, 2007 }}</ref> Highway 1 is part of the east–west Trans-Canada Highway while Highway 19 continues north to Lake Diefenbaker from the terminus of Highway 58. Highway 58 heads south from its northern terminus through Chaplin Lake and the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. The shorebird reserve is one of only three in Canada and the only one located inland. Chaplin Lake is the second largest salt water lake in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title = Chaplin Lake Chaplin, Saskatchewan |url = https://www.ibacanada.org/site.jsp?siteID=SK033&lang=en&siteID=SK033&lang=en |website = IBA Canada |publisher = Birds Canada |access-date = March 12, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Chaplin Old Wives Reed Lakes |url = https://whsrn.org/whsrn_sites/chaplin-old-wives-reed-lakes/ |website = WHSRN |access-date = October 4, 2022 }}</ref> The first {{convert|36|km}} of Highway 58 en route to Shamrock is gravel. At Shamrock, Highway 58 begins a {{convert|5|km|adj=on}} eastward concurrency with Highway 363 before resuming its southerly routing. The remaining {{convert|94|km}} of the highway from Shamrock to its southern terminus is paved.

From the concurrency with 363, Highway 58 heads south to Gravelbourg and the east–west Highway 43.<ref>{{cite web |title=South - Gravelbourg - Hwys 43, 58 |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/community/72/gravelbourg#sort=relevancy |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> After a {{convert|300|m|adj=on}} eastward concurrency with 43, Highway 58 resumes its southerly routing towards Lafleche and Highway 13.<ref>{{cite web |title=South - Lafleche - Hwys 13, 58 |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/community/108/lafleche#sort=relevancy |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> Along this stretch, the highway crosses the Wood River and provides access to Thomson Lake Regional Park and Shamrock Regional Park (via Highway 363). At Lafleche, Highway 58 has a {{convert|1.6|km|0|adj=on}} westward concurrency with 13 before turning back south en route to its southern terminus at Highway 18, about {{convert|3|km}} west of Fir Mountain at the northern edge of the Wood Mountain Hills. The Wood Mountain Hills are part of the Missouri Coteau. The terrain of the Missouri Coteau features low hummocky, undulating, rolling hills, potholes, and grasslands.<ref>{{Citation |last1 = Penner |first1 = Lynden |last2 = Canadian Plains Research Center |first2 = University of Regina |title = The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |year = 2006 |url = http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/missouri_coteau.html |access-date = October 11, 2013 |quote = Missouri Coteau }}</ref>

== Attractions == Louis Pierre Gravel National Historic Site honours the arrival of the abbot Louis-Pierre Gravel, a missionary-colonizer and the Franco-Americans who settled Gravelbourg. The memorial site is located south of Highway 43 and just east of Highway 58.<ref>{{Citation |title = MVFS - Louis-Pierre Gravel |url = http://www.societehisto.com/Musee/Biographies/Gravel.html |access-date = May 16, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050827102746/http://www.societehisto.com/Musee/Biographies/Gravel.html |archive-date = August 27, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title = Abbé / Father Louis-Pierre Gravel |url = http://www.tourismesudsaskatchewan.com/cathedral/fabbelouis.html |access-date = May 16, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061231040247/http://www.tourismesudsaskatchewan.com/cathedral/fabbelouis.html |archive-date = December 31, 2006 }}</ref>

Thomson Lake Regional Park is situated on Thomson Lake along Highway 58 near Lafleche. It is {{convert|81|ha}} in size and hosts swimming lessons, camping, picnicking, boating, and golf. Thomson Lake Regional Park became the first regional park in the province of Saskatchewan.<ref>{{cite web |title = Thomson Lake Regional Park |url = https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1629/thomson-lake-regional-park |website = Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher = Government of Saskatchewan |access-date = March 12, 2025 }}</ref>

Shamrock Regional Park is on the banks of Wood River. It is {{convert|22.3|ha|0}} in size and has a campground, playground, and baseball diamonds.<ref>{{cite web |title = Shamrock Regional Park |url = https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/2197/shamrock-regional-park |website = Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher = Government of Saskatchewan |access-date = October 21, 2023 }}</ref>

Chaplin Lake is a saline lake at the north end of Highway 58. It has an area of {{convert|17141|ha}}, which makes it the second largest saline lake in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title = Chaplin Old Wives Reed Lakes |url = https://whsrn.org/whsrn_sites/chaplin-old-wives-reed-lakes/ |website = WHSRN |publisher = WHSRN |access-date = March 13, 2025 }}</ref> The lake is a haven for many varieties of shorebirds and is part of the Chaplin, Old Wives, and Reed Lake complex of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.<ref>{{Citation |title = Photography by Neil Rawlyk - Chaplin Lake - Saskatchewan |url = http://www.swa.ca/WatershedEducation/Ecotourism.asp |access-date = May 15, 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070425212857/http://www.swa.ca/WatershedEducation/Ecotourism.asp |archive-date = April 25, 2007 }}</ref>

The marker for Cripple Creek Provincial Historic Site is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 58. Cripple Creek Crossing - North-West Mounted Police Camp Site is a municipal heritage site. This area encompasses {{convert|128|ha}} and commemorates the history of the "March West" of the North-West Mounted Police under the command of George Arthur French on July 8, 1874.<ref>{{cite web |title = Crippled Creek Crossing Site |url = https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2247 |website = Canada's Historic Places |publisher = Parks Canada |access-date = March 12, 2025 }}</ref>

== Major intersections == From south to north:<ref>{{cite map |author = MapArt |author-link = MapArt |year = 2007 |title = Saskatchewan Road Atlas |scale = 1:540,000 |location = Oshawa, ON |publisher = Peter Heiler Ltd |pages = 40, 48 |isbn = 1-55368-020-0 |edition = 2007 }}</ref> {{SKinttop|length_ref=<ref name="length"/>}} {{SKint |county_special=Waverley No. 44 |cspan=1 |location=none |km=0.0 |road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|18|city1=Wood Mountain|city2=Rockglen|city3=Mankota}} |notes=West of Fir Mountain }} {{SKint |county_special=Wood River No. 74 |cspan=2 |location=none |type=concur |km=35.6 |road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|13|dir1=west|name1=Red Coat Trail|city1=Kincaid}} |notes=South end of Highway 13 concurrency }} {{SKint |location=Lafleche |type=concur |km=37.2 |road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|13|dir1=east|name1=Red Coat Trail|city1=Assiniboia|city2=Weyburn}} |notes=North end of Highway 13 concurrency }} {{SKint |county_special=Gravelbourg No. 104 |cspan=4 |location=Gravelbourg |lspan=2 |type=concur |km=56.9 |road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|43|dir1=east|city1=Vantage|city2=Moose Jaw}} |notes=South end of Highway 43 concurrency }} {{SKint |type=concur |km=57.2 |road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|43|dir1=west|city1=Vanguard}} |notes=North end of Highway 43 concurrency }} {{SKint |location=none |type=concur |km=70.2 |road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|718|dir1=east|city1=Mossbank}} |notes=South end of Highway 718 concurrency }} {{SKint |location=none |type=concur |km=71.8 |road={{jct|state=SK|Mun|718|dir1=west|city1=Bateman}} |notes=North end of Highway 718 concurrency }} {{SKint |county_special=Shamrock No. 134 |cspan=2 |location=none |type=concur |km=89.6 |road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|363|dir1=east|city1=Moose Jaw}} |notes=South end of Highway 363 concurrency; south end of unpaved section }} {{SKint |location=Shamrock |type=concur |km=94.5 |road={{jct|state=SK|Hwy|363|dir1=west|city1=Hodgeville}} |notes=North end of Highway 363 concurrency }} {{SKint |county_special=Chaplin No. 164 |location=Chaplin |km=130.5 |road={{jct|state=SK|TCH|1|city1=Swift Current|city2=Moose Jaw|city3=Regina}}<br />{{jct|state=SK|Hwy|19|city1=Hodgeville|city2=Central Butte}} |notes=Continues as Highway 19 north }} {{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category}}

*[http://saskhighways.homestead.com Saskatchewan Highways Website—Highway Numbering] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070416053322/http://www.milebymile.com/main/Canada/Saskatchewan/Canada_Saskatchewan_road_map_travel_guides.html Saskatchewan Road Map RV Itineraries] *[http://www.bigthings.ca/bigsk.html Big Things of Canada, A Celebration of Community Monuments of Canada]

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