Provincial Road 588 (PR 588) is a provincial road in the

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of Manitoba.

Route description

Provincial Road 588 links PR 279 to PR 275. It is paved for two miles from PR 275 to Big Woody, a small hamlet by the

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. The route also crosses Lambert's Hill, a steep hill just south of the Porcupine Mountains. PR 588 serves as a collector road for the surrounding rural areas and is also used to access Whitefish Lake.

History

PR 588 has changed significantly from its original route. A southern leg of this route used to extend from PR 275, four miles west of the junction with the still-existing northern leg, to PTH 83 near Benito. Furthermore, PR 588 used to go around Lambert's hill because it was so steep, but the grade has since been cut down. Also, it used to extend further to reach PR 279 which has also changed its alignment. Overall, the original length was 46 kilometres. Part of the southern leg is now signed as PR 487. The other part is maintained by the

Rural Municipality of Swan River The Rural Municipality of Swan River is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on May 1, 1901. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mand ...

. Some old provincial roadsigns still remain along this part of the route.

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