Highway 39 is a provincial paved undivided
highway located in the southern portion of the
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan connecting
North Portal and
Moose Jaw in the north. This is a primary
Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial and national governments providing a major trucking and tourism route between the United States via Portal, Burke county, North Dakota, U.S.A. and
North Portal, Saskatchewan. On July 3, 2000, Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag officiated at the ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new duty-free shop and the
twinned highway at Saskatchewan's busiest border crossing. Highway 39 is one of Canada's busiest highways, facilitating transport for
C$6 billion in trade goods via approximately 100,000 trucks over the year. The entire length of highway 39 is paved. The
CanAm Highway comprises Saskatchewan Highways
Hwy 35, Hwy 39,
Hwy 6,
Hwy 3, as well as
Hwy 2. of Saskatchewan Highway 39 contribute to the
CanAm Highway between
Weyburn and Corinne. Highway 39 is
divided or twinned in two areas at
North Portal as well as north of
Weyburn for . The junction of Hwy 39 with the
Trans–Canada divided four-lane highway is done via a "
Parclo" or partial cloverleaf interchange.