Provincial Trunk Highway 15 (PTH 15) is a provincial highway in the
Canadian province of
Manitoba
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. It runs from
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...
's
Perimeter Highway (where it meets with the
city's Route 115) east to
Elma where it ends at
PTH 11. PTH 15 and the portion of Route 115 east of PTH 59 are collectively known as Dugald Road.
On the trip between
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...
and
Elma, several significant landmarks exist, as well as the towns of
Dugald and
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 ...
. Also along that stretch of picturesque highway lies the longitudinal
Centre of Canada There are several ways of determining the centre of Canada giving different locations.
Longitude
There is a sign on the Trans-Canada Highway at 96°48'35"W (slightly east of Winnipeg) proclaiming it the longitudinal centre of Canada; in effect, th ...
, which is marked on
PTH 1 several kilometres south.
History
PTH 15 was originally designated as a road from
PTH 12 south to
Steinbach then east, southeast and south via
Piney to the
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
border.
This was eliminated in 1939 as a result of the elimination of Municipal Roads. It is now PTH 12, PTH 52, PR 210, PR 203, and Highway 89.
Major intersections
References
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