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Saskatchewan Highway 641 is a highway in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, beginning at Highway 39 near Rouleau, and traveling north ending at Highway 15 at Semans. The highway intersects the Trans Canada Highway, Saskatchewan Highway 1 south of Pense and east of Belle Plaine, Highway 20 at Lumsden, and Highway 22 at Earl Grey. Local Improvement Districts were the precursors of rural municipalities which initially established and maintained roads in their area. Early settlers helped to construct and maintain the route and would get paid road improvement wages from the local rural municipality. The concurrency between Highway 20 and Highway 641 was constructed in 1927 following the removal of the Canadian National Railway line between Lumsden and Craven. The remainder of the road followed Dominion land survey township and range lines. ==Route description== Highway 641 begins near Rouleau and extends north to the Trans Canada Highway Highway 1 intersection. The rural municipality (RM) of Reburn number 130 office is located in Rouleau and administers to a population of 245.〔 〕〔 〕 This area is part of the Regina Plain landscape area of the Moist Mixed Grassland ecoregion featuring mainly cereal crops in the dark brown soils.〔 〕 The RM of Pense is located between the city of Moose Jaw and the provincial capital city of Regina. At km 24.6 Highway 641 enters the village Pense.〔 〕 At km 25.4, it intersects Saskatchewan Highway 730. Highway 730 connects to Regina, Saskatchewan east of this intersection. Lumsden is located at the km 55.9 intersection with Highway 11 in the Qu'Appelle Valley created by the Qu'Appelle River. The town of Lumsden features the Lumsden Museum which is home to several restored heritage buildings.〔 〕〔 〕 The Lumsden Trans Canada Trail Committee helped establish of the Trans Canada trail. The trail has been groomed for walking, hiking, cycling, skiing, horseback riding, canoeing and snowmobiling.〔 〕 Craven, the home of the Craven Country Jamboree, is located at the Highway 99 and Highway 20 junctions. Highway 641 continues north for and then turns east before again continuing northerly. This final stretch of the highway is part of the Strasbourg Plain landscape area of the Moist Mixed Grassland ecoregion featuring small trembling aspen (''Populus tremuloides '') bluffs around the occasional slough.〔 Earl Grey is located at the intersection with Highway 22. There are no localities located at the intersection with the secondary Highway 731. Last Mountain House Provincial Park protects the heritage site of the Hudson's Bay Company post Last Mountain House established in 1869.〔 〕 The terminus of Highway 641 is at the Saskatchewan Highway 15 intersection at Semans.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saskatchewan Highway 641」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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