Provincial Road 253 (PR 253) is a east–west highway in the
Westman and
Pembina Valley
The Pembina Valley (french: Vallée-de-la-Pembina) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for its major geographical feature, the Pembina Valley, which runs through the southwestern part of the region.
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regions of
Manitoba. It serves as a paved connection to
Killarney and
Pilot Mound, providing access to
Pleasant Valley and
Glenora along the way. It crosses the
Pembina River Pembina River may refer to:
*Pembina River (Alberta), a river in central Alberta, Canada
*Pembina River (Manitoba – North Dakota)
The Pembina River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. Nationa ...
several times along its journey.
Route description
PR 253 begins in the
Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain at an intersection with
PTH 18 north of
Killarney, heading due east to have its first crossing of the
Pembina River Pembina River may refer to:
*Pembina River (Alberta), a river in central Alberta, Canada
*Pembina River (Manitoba – North Dakota)
The Pembina River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. Nationa ...
before temporarily entering the
Cartwright-Roblin Municipality to become
concurrent (overlapped) with
PR 458. The pair wind their way down into the Pembina River Valley, crossing the Pembina River for the second time just immediately south of
Pleasant Valley and
Pelican Lake. Entering the
Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, the highway climbs its way up out of the valley, with PR 458 splitting off to head north shortly thereafter.
Continuing east, PR 253 enters the
Rural Municipality of Argyle
Argyle is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It was incorporated on 15 August 1881 and is named after John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll who was the fourth Governor General of Canada.
Baldur is the largest communi ...
, having a short concurrency with
PTH 5 (Parks Route) just north of
Neelin before travelling along the northern side of
Rock Lake. After passing through the centre of
Glenora, it has a short concurrency with
PR 342, with the highway making a couple of sharp turns before crossing the Pembina River and its river valley for the third and final time to enter the
Municipality of Louise
The Municipality of Louise is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
History
It was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Louise, the Town of Pilot Mound and the Village of Crystal City. It w ...
. PR 253 goes through a switchback at a junction with
PR 440 before crossing the
Goudney Reservoir via a causeway and entering
Pilot Mound, travelling along the northern edge of town before coming to an end at an intersection with
PTH 3 /
PTH 34 (
Boundary Commission Trail). The entire length of Manitoba Provincial Road 253 is a paved two-lane highway.
Major intersections
References
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Year 253 ( CCLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Volusianus and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 100 ...