Provincial Trunk Highway 50 (PTH 50) is a provincial highway in the south-central region of the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It runs from
PTH 16 to
PTH 5 and
PR 361 in the village of
McCreary.
Like PTH 5 and
PTH 20, PTH 50 does not run its entire length in one direction. The highway is designated as a north-south highway between PTH 16 and the hamlet of
Silver Ridge, where it meets
PR 278. From Silver Ridge to McCreary, the highway's designation changes to east-west.
PTH 50 provides access to the western shore of
Lake Manitoba
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. The
speed limit
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is 90 km/h (55 mph).
History
PTH 50 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map.
When it was first added, PTH 50 was an east-west route connecting
PTH 5 at
McCreary to Silver Ridge. The highway's north-south segment was added in 1956.
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References
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