Range roads travel north and south between the meridians. Range roads indicate first the meridian number. In Saskatchewan roads near the Manitoba border begin with 1 as they are west of the prime or first meridian, then the range numbers are west of the second and finally west of the 3rd meridian. There are no roads in Saskatchewan west of the fourth meridian, as the fourth meridian line defines the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The next two digits are the range number, which increments from east to west from a meridian line. The last range number shows how many miles within the range the road is located starting at the easternmost edge of the range and travelling west. As they mark a definite location such as a longitudes and latitudes, the naming convention is the same across Saskatchewan. Township and range roads can be gravel, highway, or municipal paved road. The Dominion Land Survey system designates a township road allowance every two miles apart south to north, and allows for a range road allowance every mile apart east to west. Due to the curvature of the Earth, townships adjacent to major Meridian lines (e.g. the Fifth Meridian 114° W) are truncated. There are more townships between meridian lines along the 49th Parallel (the boundary between Canada and the United States) than there are along the 60th Parallel (the boundary between Canada's southern provinces and northern territories). See also Concession road County highway References Geography of Canada Types of roads