Saskatchewan Highway 247

Highway 247 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan's 200-series highways primarily service its recreational areas. The highway follows the course of the Qu'Appelle River running east from Highway 47 to Highway 9. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) long.^[1]

Highway 247
Highway 247
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	49.7 km[1] (30.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Highway 47 near Melville Beach
Major intersections	Highway 201 / Highway 638 near West End
East end	Highway 9 near Stockholm
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Grayson, Fertile Belt
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Highway 240 → Highway 255

Along Highway 247's route, it passes by Crooked and Round Lakes, passes through Crooked Lake Provincial Park,^[2] and provides access to several communities along the north bank of the river.

Route description

Hwy 247 begins in the Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184 at a junction with Hwy 47 roughly halfway between Grenfell and Melville. It heads southeast along the north bank of the Qu'Appelle River to travel through a section of the Zagime Anishinabek First Nation and Grenfell Beach before curving northeast and passing through Melville Beach. Traveling along the northern coastline of Crooked Lake, the highway passes through Exner's Twin Bays, Moose Bay, Crooked Lake Provincial Park, and Sunset Beach before meeting Hwy 605 at a junction with near the lake's mouth on the river. Continuing to trudge southeast through the Qu'Appelle Valley, having an intersection with Hwy 201 / Hwy 638 before travelling along the north side of Round Lake, where it passes through West End, enters the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, and travels through both Pelican Shores and Bird's Point. Just a few short kilometres later, Hwy 247 comes to an end at a junction with Hwy 9 (Saskota Flyway), just 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) south of that highway's intersection with Hwy 637. The entire length of Hwy 247 is a paved, two lane highway.^[3]

Major intersections

From west to east:^[4]

Rural municipality	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Grayson No. 184	​	0.0	0.0	Highway 47 – Grenfell, Melfort	Western terminus
	​	18.9	11.7	Highway 605 – Grayson, Broadview
	​	28.9	18.0	Highway 201 south – Broadview Highway 638 north – Dubuc
Fertile Belt No. 183	​	49.7	30.9	Highway 9 (Saskota Flyway) – Yorkton, Whitewood To Highway 637 east – Esterhazy	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan