Provincial Trunk Highway 3 (PTH 3) is a major provincial highway located in the

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. It runs from the

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boundary (where it meets Highway 18) to the southwest city limits of

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, where it continues as

Winnipeg Route 155 Route 155 (known locally as McGillivray Boulevard) is a city route in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It runs from the Perimeter Highway (PTH 100) to Route 42 (Pembina Highway). This major road begins at Oak Bluff and runs concurrently with PTH 3 to the ...

(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

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,Trails, truth and tourism: Manitoba’s Red Coat Trail.
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and to

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Route description

PTH 3, and the

, begins at the

border, with the road continuing east

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(Hwy 18) towards

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and

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. 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

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before joining PTH 83 in a concurrency and heading north up the

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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 before splitting and heading south towards

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. 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 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

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(as well as just north of Turtle Mountain), where it junctions with PR 450 (which leads to

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) 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, roughly halfway between the town of Bossevain and the recreation areas of

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and the

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. 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

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. 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

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, heading east to have a junction with PR 458 near

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before entering the Municipality of Cartwright - Roblin. PTH 3 travels through the town of

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, where it has an intersection with PTH 5 and crosses

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, before continuing east to have a junction with PR 442 just south of Mather before entering the

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. It has an intersection with its alternate route, PTH 3A near

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, 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. PTH 3 now goes through some switchbacks as it crosses the

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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

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, 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

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. PTH 3 travels through the community of Thornhill before entering the city of

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, 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 to come to an intersection with PTH 14 just outside the city of

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, 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

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for the next several kilometers, having a junction with PTH 23 near

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, before crossing

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and entering the

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. PTH 3 enters the town of

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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

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. 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

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. PTH 3 enters Oak Bluff at a roundabout intersection with PTH 2 (

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), continuing northeast along the eastern edge of the community to an intersection with PTH 100 (South Perimeter Highway /

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(Route 155) starts here, and the two head northeast concurrent with each other along McGillivray Boulevard to the

city limits in the

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neighborhood, at an intersection with Brady Road. PTH 3 ends and Route 155 / McGillivray Boulevard continue into the city. 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. Perimeter Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba (43973543451)

Perimeter Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba (43973543451)

Major intersections

Auxiliary routes

* Highway 3A, alternate route in Clearwater

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 Maps#1 & 2)
Google Maps Search
- Provincial Trunk Highway 3 {{MBHighways

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