Provincial Trunk Highway 3 marker

Provincial Trunk Highway 3

Boundary Commission Trail
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length396.1 km[1] (246.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 18 at Saskatchewan border near Pierson
Major intersections PTH 83 at Melita

PTH 21 near Deloraine
PTH 10 near Boissevain
PTH 18 at Killarney
PTH 5 at Cartwright
PTH 34 near Pilot Mound and Crystal City
PTH 31 near Darlingford
PTH 14 between Morden and Winkler
PTH 23 near Roland
PTH 13 at Carman
PTH 2 at Oak Bluff

PTH 100 (TCH) at Oak Bluff
East end Route 155 at Winnipeg city limits
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Major cities
Towns
Highway system
← PTH 2→ PTH 3A

Provincial Trunk Highway 3 (PTH 3) is a major provincial highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the Saskatchewan boundary (where it meets Highway 18) to the southwest city limits of Winnipeg, where it continues as Winnipeg Route 155 (McGillivray Boulevard). Prior before to the implementation of Winnipeg's City Route System, it extended to Pembina Highway.

West of its junction of PTH 14, PTH 3 is designated as the Boundary Commission Trail,[2] commemorating the historic red river cart trail which connected western communities to the North-Western Territory and to British Columbia.[3]

Route description

Junction between PTH 3 and PTH 10, between Bossevain and the International Peace Garden

PTH 3, and the Boundary Commission Trail, begins at the Saskatchewan border, with the road continuing east Saskatchewan Highway 18 (Hwy 18) towards Gainsborough and Estevan. The highway heads east to bypass Pierson to the north, where it has a short concurrency (overlap) with PR 256 and crosses a railroad line. It now leaves Pierson behind and heads for several kilometers, having an intersection with PR 252 near Elva before joining PTH 83 in a concurrency and heading north up the Souris River valley. They enter the town of Melita, where they have a junction with PR 445 before PTH 3 splits off and heads east along the southern edge of town. The highway crosses the Souris River to leave Melita, and the river valley, to head for a few kilometers to cross into the Municipality of Brenda - Waskada at its first intersection PR 452.

PR 452 joins PTH 3 in a concurrency for roughly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) before splitting and heading south towards Waskada. PTH 3 curves to the southeast, after crossing another railroad track, to pass through Medora, where it has a short concurrency with PR 254, before curving back eastward to cross into the Municipality of Deloraine - Winchester. The highway now shares a roughly 8-kilometre-long (5.0 mi) concurrency with PTH 21 before splitting off at Deloraine, though it mainly bypasses the town along its western and southern sides. PTH 3 travels near the southern coastline of Whitewater Lake (as well as just 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Turtle Mountain), where it junctions with PR 450 (which leads to Lake Metigoshe) before crossing into the Municipality of Bossevain - Morton.

PTH 3 crosses several streams and creeks as it makes its way to an intersection with PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway), roughly halfway between the town of Bossevain and the recreation areas of Turtle Mountain Provincial Park and the International Peace Garden. The highway crosses into the Municipality of Killarney - Turtle Mountain shortly thereafter, having a junction with PR 346 near Ninga before entering the town of Killarney. It passes through some neighborhoods along the southern edge of town as it travels along the southern coastline of Killarney Lake to come to an intersection with PTH 18. PTH 3 joins PTH 18 and the two head south to leave Killarney and head south for a few kilometers before PTH 3 splits off near Lena, heading east to have a junction with PR 458 near Holmfield before entering the Municipality of Cartwright - Roblin.

PTH 3 travels through the town of Cartwright, where it has an intersection with PTH 5 (Parks Route) and crosses Badger Creek , before continuing east to have a junction with PR 442 just south of Mather before entering the Municipality of Louise. It has an intersection with its alternate route, PTH 3A near Clearwater, before crossing Cypress Creek and becoming concurrent with PTH 34. They head north through Crystal City, having another intersection with PTH 3A and PR 423, and Pilot Mound, where it has an intersection with PR 253, before PTH 3 splits off and heads eastward into the Municipality of Pembina.[4]

Intersection of PTH 2 and PTH 3 during a construction project in Oak Bluff

PTH 3 now goes through some switchbacks as it crosses the Pembina River valley, having a short concurrency with PR 242 in the town of La Rivière. The highway leaves the river valley behind and heads due east to Manitou, where it has an intersection with PR 244 and starts paralleling a railroad. It makes a short jog to the south for a couple kilometers before curving back eastward to have an intersection with PR 528. PTH 3 travels along the southern edge of Darlingford, where it junctions with PTH 31 and PR 240, before traveling into the Rural Municipality of Stanley.

PTH 3 travels through the community of Thornhill before entering the city of Morden, passing directly through the city center and having an intersection with PR 432, though it does avoid downtown just a few blocks to the south. The highway widens to a four-lane divided highway as it leaves the city, heading east for 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to come to an intersection with PTH 14 just outside the city of Winkler, where PTH 3 heads north as a two-lane and Boundary Commission Trail follows PTH 14 eastward to PTH 32. The highway passes by Winkler Bible Camp before entering and traveling through the Rural Municipality of Roland for the next several kilometers, having a junction with PTH 23 near Roland, before crossing Shannon Creek and entering the Rural Municipality of Dufferin.

PTH 3 enters the town of Carman and travels through a neighborhood before coming to an intersection between PTH 13 and PR 245 in a business district just south of downtown, with PTH 3 turning right and heading eastward to travel through another neighborhood before leaving Carman and heading eastward through Homewood to cross into the Rural Municipality of Macdonald.

PTH 3 immediately passes through Sperling, where it has an intersection with both PR 205 and PR 336, before curving northeastward, paralleling a railroad line to travel through Brunklid, where it has intersections with PR 305 and PR 332. The highway now passes through Sanford, where shares concurrencies with PR 334 and PR 247, as well as crossing the La Salle River. PTH 3 enters Oak Bluff at a roundabout intersection with PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail), continuing northeast along the eastern edge of the community to an intersection with PTH 100 (South Perimeter Highway / Trans-Canada Highway). Winnipeg Route 155 (Route 155) starts here, and the two head northeast concurrent with each other along McGillivray Boulevard to the Winnipeg city limits in the Fort Whyte neighborhood, at an intersection with Brady Road. PTH 3 ends and Route 155 / McGillivray Boulevard continue into the city.[5]

The entire length of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 3, with the exception of the short section between Morden and Winkler, is a rural two-lane highway.[6]

PTH 3's junction with PTH 100 (South Perimeter Highway / Trans-Canada Highway) and Route 155 (McGillivray Boulevard) in Oak Bluff

History

PTH 3 formerly extended into the present-day city of Winnipeg. Prior to 1966, PTH 3 followed McGillivray Boulevard to PTH 75 (Pembina Highway) in the then separate municipality of Fort Garry,[7] which was amalgamated into Winnipeg in 1971. When the Winnipeg Metro Routes were established in c. 1966, the section of PTH 3 inside the Perimeter Highway became Winnipeg Route 155.[8] Today, the section of highway between the Perimeter Highway and Winnipeg city limits is cosigned as PTH 3 / Route 155.

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Two Borders​0.00.0 Hwy 18 west – EstevanContinuation into Saskatchewan; west end of Boundary Commission Trail
Pierson10.06.2 PR 256 north – TilstonWest end of PR 256 concurrency
​10.66.6 PR 256 south – Lyleton, MinotEast end of PR 256 concurrency
​13.48.3Road 166 WestFormer PR 456 south
​19.912.4 PR 252 north – Elva
​24.915.5 PTH 83 south – MinotWest end of PTH 83 concurrency
Town of Melita36.922.9 PR 445 west
37.423.2 PTH 83 north – VirdenEast end of PTH 83 concurrency
Two Borders​40.725.3Road 154 WestFormer PR 458 south
↑ / ↓​47.329.4 PR 452 north – NapinkaWest end of PR 452 concurrency
Brenda – Waskada​50.631.4 PR 452 south – WaskadaEast end of PR 452 concurrency
Medora58.936.6 PR 254 north – LauderWest end of PR 254 concurrency
59.336.8 PR 254 southEast end of PR 254 concurrency
Deloraine – Winchester​72.445.0 PTH 21 north – HartneyWest end of PTH 21 concurrency
Deloraine80.650.1 PTH 21 south – BottineauEast end of PTH 21 concurrency
​94.158.5 PR 450 south – Lake Metigoshe Recreation Area
Boissevain – Morton​108.767.5Road 119 West – Max LakeFormer PR 446 south
​113.970.8 PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway) – Boissevain, Peace Garden
Killarney – Turtle Mountain​127.179.0 PR 346 north – Ninga
​129.980.7Road 106 WestFormer PR 346 south
Killarney143.188.9 PTH 18 north – NinetteWest end of PTH 18 concurrency
​152.394.6 PTH 18 south – RollaEast end of PTH 18 concurrency
​165.5102.8 PR 458 north – Holmfieldformer PR 340 north
Cartwright – RoblinCartwright175.2108.9 PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Glenboro, JamestownFormer PTH 28 south / PR 258 north
​186.6115.9 PR 442 north – Mather
Louise​198.1123.1 PTH 3A east – Clearwater
​204.7127.2 PTH 34 south – Devils LakeWest end of PTH 34 concurrency
​209.6130.2 PTH 3A west / PR 423 east – Clearwater
Crystal City211.2131.2
Pilot Mound219.0136.1 PR 253 west – Glenora
​223.2138.7 PTH 34 north – HollandEast end of PTH 34 concurrency
Pembina​235.3146.2 PR 242 north – SomersetWest end of PR 242 concurrency
La Rivière235.9146.6 PR 242 south – SnowflakeEast end of PR 242 concurrency
Manitou264.4164.3 PR 244 north – Notre Dame de Lourdes
​255.6158.8 PR 528 south – Kaleida
​263.4163.7 PTH 31 south / PR 240 north – St. Claude, Langdon
Stanley​273.3169.8Road 34 West – Miami, ThornhillFormer PR 338 north
City of Morden279.6173.7Colert Road – Colert BeachFormer PR 434 south
281.5174.9 PR 432 (Mountain Street)
Stanley​289.7180.0 PTH 14 east (Boundary Commission Trail) – WinklerBoundary Commission Trail follows PTH 14 east
Roland​309.4192.3 PTH 23 – Swan Lake, Roland
Town of Carman324.2201.4 PR 245 west (4th Avenue S) – Roseisle
PTH 13 north (Main Street) – Elm Creek
Dufferin​337.2209.5Old 248 RoadFormer PR 248
MacdonaldSperling345.4214.6 PR 336 south / PR 205 east – Rosenort
Brunkild359.2223.2 PR 305 – Ste. Agathe
359.8223.6 PR 332 – Starbuck, Lowe Farm
Sanford372.9231.7 PR 247 west / PR 334 – Sanford, DomainWest end of PR 247 concurrency
374.3232.6Mandan Drive / Road 46 NEFormer PR 247 west; PR 247 bridge across La Salle River closed in 2016[9]
​377234 PR 247 east – La SalleEast end of PR 247 concurrency
Oak Bluff386.6240.2 PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) – Treherne, Kenora
387.7240.9 Perimeter Highway (PTH 100 (TCH)) / Route 155 begins – Brandon, KenoraRoute 155 western terminus; west end of Route 155 concurrency
City of Winnipeg396.1246.1 McGillivray Boulevard (Route 155 east) / Brady Road southWinnipeg city limits; PTH 3 eastern terminus; continues as Route 155
401.8249.7Pembina Highway (PTH 75)Former PTH 3 eastern terminus; former PTH 75;[7] present-day Route 42
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Route transition

Auxiliary routes

References

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  1. 1 2 Google (August 11, 2023). "Manitoba Highway 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ Trails, truth and tourism: Manitoba’s Red Coat Trail. Lesley Gaudry. Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays. University of Winnipeg (2004): p. 35. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "A History of the Boundary Trail Heritage Region" (Map). GUIDE To The Historic Sites Along The Trail. Boundary Trail Heritage Region. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Government of Manitoba. "Manitoba Highway map #1" (PDF). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ Government of Manitoba. "Manitoba Highway map #2" (PDF). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Google (December 4, 2022). "Map of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Province of Manitoba. Manitoba Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1964-1965 ed.). Winnipeg inset. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Province of Manitoba. Manitoba Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1966-1967 ed.). Winnipeg inset. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Geary, Andrea (April 6, 2018). "Local residents support bridge replacement". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  • Official Name and Location - Declaration of Provincial Trunk Highways Regulation - The Highways and Transportation Act - Provincial Government of Manitoba
  • Official Highway Map - Published and maintained by the Department of Infrastructure - Provincial Government of Manitoba (see Legend and Maps#1 & 2)
  • Google Maps Search - Provincial Trunk Highway 3
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