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Provincial Trunk Highway 12 (PTH 12) is a provincial primary highway located in the
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of
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. It runs from the U.S. border (where it meets with
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) to a dead end in Grand Beach. PTH 12 forms the Manitoba section of
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, a tourist route from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg.PTH 2-49 - Manitoba Highways
 PTH 12 is primarily a two-lane highway except for two four-lane stretch between Steinbach and PTH 1 (22 kilometres) and a ten-kilometre concurrency with PTH 44.


History

PTH 12 was originally designated in 1928 and followed the
Old Dawson Trail The colonization roads were created during the 1840s and 1850s to open up or provide access to areas in Central and Eastern Ontario for settlement and agricultural development. The colonization roads were used by settlers to lead them toward are ...
from St. Boniface to Ste. Anne. PTH 12 - Mennonite Settlement. Transition from Trails to Roadways
/ref> In the 1950s, it was extended south to Sarto, then southeast to Zhoda, Piney, South Junction, and eventually
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. The original portion of PTH 12 was decommissioned (most of it is now part of Provincial Road 207) and then extended north to Beausejour and Pine Falls, replacing PTH 22 north of
Anola Anola is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located east of Winnipeg and north of Steinbach in the Rural Municipality of Springfield. The community has a population of approximately 200 people. History Th ...
. A spur, Manitoba Highway 12V, was created from PTH 12 to Victoria Beach from the part of PTH 22 that was not replaced by PTH 12. Another spur, Manitoba Highway 12G, was created from PTH 12 to Grand Beach as a renumbering of PTH 22A. In 1960, PTH 12 was extended southeast to the
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border. In 1966, the section of PTH 12 from PTH 12V to Pine Falls became part of PTH 11, and the section of PTH 12 from PTH 12G to PTH 12V, along with PTH 12V itself, became part of PTH 59. At the same time, PTH 12 was rerouted over PTH 12G.


Major intersections


See also

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List of Manitoba Expressways The following is a list of Manitoba provincial trunk highways and provincial roads. Provincial Trunk Highways are the primary highways, and Provincial Roads are the secondary highways. Primary Routes These Provincial Trunk Highways are number ...


References


External links


Official Name and Location
- Declaration of Provincial Trunk Highways Regulation - The Highways and Transportation Act - Provincial Government of Manitoba

- Published and maintained by the Department of Infrastructure - Provincial Government of Manitoba (see Legend and Map#3)
Google Maps Search
- Provincial Trunk Highway 12 {{MBHighways
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