Provincial Trunk Highway 59 (PTH 59) is a major provincial highway in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It runs from the
Lancaster-Tolstoi Border Crossing (where it meets with
U.S. Highway 59
U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA superhighway, NAFTA ...
), through the city of
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 749,6 ...
, north to 8th Avenue in
Victoria Beach on
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, Canada. I ...
.
Route description
PTH 59 is a four-lane at-grade
expressway
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional s ...
from
Provincial Road 210 south of
Île-des-Chênes, through Winnipeg, to the
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON, oj, Baaskaandibewi-ziibiing, meaning ''at the brokenhead River'') is an Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwa) First Nation located approximately northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The main reserve of Brokenhead 4 is surro ...
, except for a two-kilometre section of six-lane road between the
North Perimeter Highway (PTH 101) and
Provincial Road 202. The remainder of PTH 59 is a two-lane highway except within the communities of
St. Pierre-Jolys and
St. Malo.
PTH 59 coincides with
City Route 20 (Lagimodière Boulevard) as it runs through the eastern part of the Winnipeg. North of the city, PTH 59 is the main route to
Grand Beach and the eastern side of
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, Canada. I ...
and part of the
La Vérendrye Trail
The La Vérendrye Trail (french: Le chemin La Vérendrye) is a series of highways in the Canadian province of Manitoba commemorating the oldest waterway fur-trading route in the province. It is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La ...
. To the south, PTH 59 is effectively the modern-day successor to the original
Crow Wing Trail as one of two main roads between Winnipeg and the
United States border, serving as an alternative to
PTH 75. PTH 59 is also a main route on both sides of Winnipeg for rural Manitobans commuting to work in the city.
Major intersections
See also
*
Winnipeg Route 20
Route 20 (known locally as Lagimodière Boulevard) is a major north-south arterial route in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is also part of Manitoba Highway 59, the only Provincial Trunk Highway (other than the Trans-Canada Highway) th ...
*
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 ...
*
Crow Wing Trail
References
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