It runs from Highway 155 near La Loche to Cluff Lake mine.

Drivers using the route need to carry extra fuel and other supplies, including spare tires owing to the sharp gravel used on the road.

A 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi) section is paved from La Loche to the Clearwater River Dene Nation.

It is also the closest roadway to the Carswell structure, the largest astrobleme in Saskatchewan at 35 kilometres (22 mi) in diameter.

[6] Uranium is mined at three sites along the perimeter of the Carswell structure near the terminal end of Highway 955.