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07-26-2017, 05:05 PM
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Question for the Sask folks
Or anyone familiar with secondary highway 676 in Sask. Work may be sending me to Major Sask to see a damaged piece of Farm equipment. I'm in Edmonton.
Google maps is showing 2 ways to get there but it doesn't really tell or show if the one route in Sask is all gravel or paved.
Shortest is Ab Hw #13 into Sask and drop down on 676.
If 676 is gravel, I can come in off Ab Hw # 12/Sask 51 to Major.
Can someone tell me what kind of road is 676, paved or gravel?
Just got a new to me sedan for work/daily driver that's in real nice shape and it don't have mud flaps yet. Don't really want to throw gravel off the tires until I get those on.
Thanks a bunch
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07-26-2017, 05:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sooner
Or anyone familiar with secondary highway 676 in Sask. Work may be sending me to Major Sask to see a damaged piece of Farm equipment. I'm in Edmonton.
Google maps is showing 2 ways to get there but it doesn't really tell or show if the one route in Sask is all gravel or paved.
Shortest is Ab Hw #13 into Sask and drop down on 676.
If 676 is gravel, I can come in off Ab Hw # 12/Sask 51 to Major.
Can someone tell me what kind of road is 676, paved or gravel?
Just got a new to me sedan for work/daily driver that's in real nice shape and it don't have mud flaps yet. Don't really want to throw gravel off the tires until I get those on.
Thanks a bunch
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Most secondary highways in SK are garbage. I haven't been on the 676 but I assume over there it is really bad pavement and/or gravel. One thing for sure, do NOT take SK 51 from AB 12. It is one of the worst roads I have been on in a long time.
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07-26-2017, 06:12 PM
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Sk gravel roads for the most part would be helluva lot easier on your frontend components than Saskatchewan's paved secondaries
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07-26-2017, 06:33 PM
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I used to work for Sask Highways...
Being a 600 series road, it's likely gravel or garbage TMS soon to be turned back to gravel. These roads generally were never paved.
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07-26-2017, 06:40 PM
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Gone Hunting
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Take Highway 13 to Macklin, Turn south on 31 to Kerrobert, west on 51 to Major, small amount of back tracking, but decent highways
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07-26-2017, 07:25 PM
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Do not take 12/sk51. SK51 is arguably the worst road in North America.
Take Hal's route.
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07-26-2017, 07:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer
Do not take 12/sk51. SK51 is arguably the worst road in North America.
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51 made one of the top worst roads in Sask.
https://caask.ca/about-caa/caa-socia...s#.WXlE9rpFztQ
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07-26-2017, 07:52 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hal53
Take Highway 13 to Macklin, Turn south on 31 to Kerrobert, west on 51 to Major, small amount of back tracking, but decent highways
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Yup. This is the best way
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07-26-2017, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Central Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer
Do not take 12/sk51. SK51 is arguably the worst road in North America.
Take Hal's route.
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Yes SK51 from AB 12 into Major is a real experience. It's guaranteed to build your character but awful hard on a vehicle.
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07-27-2017, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Edmonton
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Thanks all for the replies and pm. Appreciate the tips and will go as directed should the job pan out 
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07-27-2017, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tbiddy
Most secondary highways in SK are garbage. I haven't been on the 676 but I assume over there it is really bad pavement and/or gravel. One thing for sure, do NOT take SK 51 from AB 12. It is one of the worst roads I have been on in a long time.
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I took SK 51 from Biggar to AB 12 three yrs ago. God All mighty!!! I have never seen a road in that bad of shape. I guess it is a result of all those NDP yrs in power. They didn't spend a dime of infrastructure, spent it all on useless social programs.
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