Saskatchewan Highway 23

Highway 23
Highway 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	165.6 km[1] (102.9 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Highway 9 at Bertwell
Major intersections	Highway 38 at Chelan Highway 3 at Crooked River
North end	Highway 55 near Carrot River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Hudson Bay, Porcupine, Bjorkdale, Arborfield, Moose Range
Towns	Carrot River, Porcupine Plain
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Highway 22 → Highway 24

Highway 23 is a provincial highway in the north-eastern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that runs from Highway 55 near Carrot River south-east to Highway 9 at Bertwell. It is paved for the majority of its length, but has a 25-kilometre (16 mi) gravel section between Weekes and Highway 55.^[2][3] The highway is approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) long ^[1]

Highway 23 begins at Highway 55 about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the town of Carrot River.^[4] Continuing south from Carrot River, the highway provides access to Pasquia Regional Park^[5] and crosses the Carrot River. About 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) south of the river crossing, the highway turns west where it passes through Arborfield.^[6] A short distance west of Arborfield, the highway turns back south where it continues this southerly travel until just north of Bjorkdale.^[7] This section of highway has a 3.3-kilometre (2.1 mi) concurrency with Highway 3 and provides access to Crooked River.

From Bjorkdale, Highway 23 heads east to its southern terminus at Highway 9. Communities along this stretch of highway include Chelan, Porcupine Plain,^[8] Carragana,^[9] Somme, Weekes,^[10] and Bertwell. North-west of Chelan, Highway 23 crosses the Red Deer River and near Bertwell, it crosses the Etomami River.

From south to north:^[11]

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Hudson Bay No. 394	Bertwell	0.0	0.0	Highway 9 – Hudson Bay, Preeceville, Yorkton	Southern terminus
Porcupine No. 395	Somme	31.3	19.4	Highway 984 south – Piwei River Provincial Recreation Site
	Carragana	41.2	25.6	Highway 677 north (Range Road 2084) – Prairie River
	Porcupine Plain	51.5	32.0	Highway 678 (Range Road 2094)
Bjorkdale No. 426	Chelan	61.4	38.2	Highway 38 south to Highway 773 west – Kelvington
	Bjorkdale	82.3	51.1	Highway 679 south (Range Road 2123) – Nobleville
		83.0	51.6	Highway 776 west (Township Road 433) – Sylvania
	Crooked River	99.2	61.6	Highway 3 west – Tisdale, Melfort, Prince Albert	Southern end of Hwy 3 concurrency
	​	102.5	63.7	Highway 3 east – Hudson Bay	Northern end of Hwy 3 concurrency
Arborfield No. 456	​	122.1	75.9	Zenon Park Access Road
	​	128.6	79.9	Highway 335 west – Armley, Gronlid
	Arborfield	131.8	81.9	Range Road 2122
	​	136.1	84.6	Highway 690 east (Township Road 476)
Moose Range No. 486	​	149.4	92.8	Highway 789 east (Township Road 492)	Southern end of Hwy 789 concurrency
	Carrot River	156.1	97.0	Highway 789 west (Township Road 500) – Codette	Northern end of Hwy 789 concurrency
	​	165.6	102.9	Highway 55 (NWWR) – Nipawin, The Pas To Highway 123 north – Cumberland House	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus