The four-lane divided highway passes through three major urban centres of Saskatchewan, Regina, Moose Jaw and Swift Current.

Located southwest of the Trans-Canada is the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, which features Fort Walsh and the highest elevation of Saskatchewan.

Highway 1 traverses ranch lands, the Missouri Coteau topographical area, and rolling prairie agricultural plains.

On November 9, 2011, the section between Moose Jaw and Regina was designated "Saskatchewan's Highway of Heroes" to honour province's soldiers who died in service.

[3][4] The Minister of Mines and Resources held the first Federal-Provincial Conference regarding the Trans-Canada Highway in December 1948.

The third Federal-Provincial Conference hold April 25, 1950 saw Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta sign the agreement which provided federal funding for the proposed transcontinental highway.

The transcontinental hard-surfaced two lane highway was to have pavement widths of 22-foot (6.7 m) and 24-foot (7.3 m); shoulder widths, low gradients and curvature; bridge clearances and sight distances; few railway grade crossings; and be able to bear load capacities of 9 tons an axle.

[7] The Special Projects Branch of the Department of Resources and Development administers the Trans–Canada highway Act checking specifications, and prior construction.

The contributions from the Dominion Government to the provinces may be up to 50 per cent of the cost of construction approved by the Governor in council.

The Saskatchewan portion of the Trans–Canada Highway come to completion in 1957; it was the first province to finish their section in Canada.

[10][11][12][13] A First Nation trail used by fur traders, and Red River carts pulling settlers effects was the first path between Moosomin and Fort Ellice, Manitoba.

[16] Agriculture is Saskatchewan's main industry and taking grain to elevators was first accomplished by horse and cart, to be replaced around World War I by truck travel.

Moose Jaw has 4 lane traffic bypassing the main portion of the city with a strictly enforced 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) speed limit with photo radar.

Travelling east, the highway begins near Walsh, Alberta and crosses into Saskatchewan entering into the Rural Municipality (R.M.)

Motels, shopping malls and fast food enterprises are located along the highway route.

The Morse Museum and Cultural Center celebrates pioneer history in a 1912 brick school house.

[20][21] An American Avocet as well as Piping Plover are large statues built by the roadside commemorating the world-famous bird sanctuary at Chaplin, Saskatchewan.

Valjean, and Secretan are also too small to have their own municipal governments and they are located along the highway proper.

Mortlach, a village of 254 people, is about 0.8 mi (1.3 km) south of the highway and established its post office just months before Saskatchewan became a province in 1905.

Temple Gardens Mineral Spa Resort,[32] Tunnels of Moose Jaw,[33] and History of Transportation Western Development Museum.

Improved technology for harvest, transport and road construction have made the large inland terminals more viable economically.

Meat-processing plants, salt, potash, urea fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia and ethanol producers abound in this area with easy transport access to the Trans–Canada Highway.

of the western perimeter around Regina, Saskatchewan's capital and the second largest city with a 2016 population of approximately 215,000 people.

As the city and congestion grew, especially to the east along Victoria Avenue which was an arterial road with traffic signals, a new bypass was required.

east of Regina comprising White City, as well as Balgonie along the highway proper.

The town of Qu'Appelle (624 residents in 2006) had historic beginnings with fur trading posts in this area, and is located within this R.M.

[20] Grenfell is home to a 14,700 tonne inland concrete terminal as well as a large grain elevator located at the CPR line.

The Provincial Government each year makes a substantial grant to the Municipality for permanent trunk road building.The Trans–Canada highway across Saskatchewan finally finishes up before the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border at Moosomin No.

The Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park features Fort Walsh and the highest elevation of Saskatchewan.

The lake was created because the CPR dammed up Wolf Creek to provide water for steam locomotives.