Manitoba Highway 2

Provincial Trunk Highway 2 (PTH 2) is a highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from Highway 13 at the Manitoba- Saskatchewan border to Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway near Oak Bluff.

PTH 2 is the Manitoba portion of the Red Coat Trail.Trails, truth and tourism: Manitoba’s Red Coat Trail.
Lesley Gaudry. ''Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays''. University of Winnipeg (2004): p. 35. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

Route description

PTH 2 begins in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone at the Saskatchewan border, with the road, and the Red Coat Trail, continuing west as Saskatchewan Highway 13 (Hwy 13) towards the town of Redvers. The highway heads east, along with the Red Coat Trail, to pass along the northern edge of Sinclair, where it shares a Concurrency (road), concurrency (overlap) with Manitoba Provincial Road 256, PR 256, before making a sharp curve to the south, then another to the east as it passes through Linklater, Manitoba, Linklater. It now passes through the town of Reston, Manitoba, Reston and the community of Pipestone, Manitoba, Pipestone, where it has an intersection with Manitoba Highway 83, PTH 83, before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Sifton.

PTH 2 pass just a few kilometers to the south of Oak Lake (Manitoba), Oak Lake as it travels through the communities of Findlay, Manitoba, Findlay and Deleau, Manitoba, Deleau, where it has an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 254, PR 254 and have a several kilometer long concurrency with Manitoba Highway 21, PTH 21, which involves a sharp curve to the north, then the east. The highway crosses into the Municipality of Souris - Glenwood at the second intersection with PTH 21.

PTH 2 has an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 347, PR 347 before crossing Plum Creek (Manitoba), Plum Creek to enter Souris, Manitoba, Souris. The highway crosses a railroad track and passes through neighborhoods before having an intersection with Manitoba Highway 22, PTH 22 and Manitoba Provincial Road 250, PR 250 at the northern edge of downtown. It begins paralleling the Souris River and leaves Souris as it passes along the south side of Souris Glenwood Industrial Air Park and crosses another railroad track. Shortly thereafter, the highway crosses into the Municipality of Oakland - Wawanesa at an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 348, PR 348.

PTH 2 passes just to the north of Carroll, Manitoba, Carroll before having a short concurrency with Manitoba Highway 10, PTH 10, where it crosses yet another railroad track. It heads east to pass on the southern edge of Nesbitt, Manitoba, Nesbitt, where it has an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 346, PR 346, before curving southeast, having an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 344, PR 344 and crossing the Souris River for the second and final time. The highway travels along the southern edge of Wawanesa, Manitoba, Wawanesa, having intersections with Tenterfield Road (which leads to Dunrea, Manitoba, Dunrea) and Manitoba Provincial Road 340, PR 340 (which leads to Wawanesa proper), before crossing into the Municipality of Glenboro - South Cypress.

PTH 2 makes a sharp curve to the south, then east, to have intersections with Manitoba Highway 18, PTH 18 and Manitoba Provincial Road 530, PR 530, before heading due eastward to cross a creek and pass through Glenboro, Manitoba, Glenboro, where it junctions with Manitoba Highway 5, PTH 5. The highway travels along the northern edge of Cypress River, Manitoba, Cypress River, where it has an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 342, PR 342 and crosses the Cypress River (Manitoba), river of the same name, before entering the Rural Municipality of Victoria.

PTH 2 curves more northeastward as it passes through Holland, Manitoba, Holland, where it has an intersection with Manitoba Highway 34, PTH 34 and parallels a former railroad line, before entering the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne. The highway becomes more curvy as it passes through Treherne, Manitoba, Treherne, where it has a concurrency with Manitoba Provincial Road 242, PR 242, and Rathwell, Manitoba, Rathwell, where it junctions with Manitoba Provincial Road 244, PR 244, before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Grey.

PTH 2 crosses Manitoba Provincial Road 305, PR 305 before going through a switchback and traveling through St. Claude, Manitoba, St. Claude, where it crosses Manitoba Provincial Road 240, PR 240. It goes through another switchback as follows along the northern and eastern edges of Haywood, Manitoba, Haywood before traveling through Elm Creek, Manitoba, Elm Creek, where it has intersections with Manitoba Highway 13, PTH 13 and Manitoba Provincial Road 247, PR 247, as well as crossing over a railroad track. The highway continues northeast to pass through the communities of Culross, Manitoba, Culross and Fannystelle, Manitoba, Fannystelle, where it has an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 248, PR 248, before entering the Rural Municipality of Macdonald.

PTH 2 passes through Starbuck, Manitoba, Starbuck, where it has an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 332, PR 332 and crosses the La Salle River, before heading due east to have an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 424, PR 424 and a short concurrency with Manitoba Provincial Road 334, PR 334. The highway now travels along the southern edge of Oak Bluff, where it meets Manitoba Highway 3, PTH 3 at a roundabout shortly before PTH 2, and the Red Coat Trail, both come to an end at an intersection with Manitoba Highway 100, PTH 100 (South Perimeter Highway / Trans-Canada Highway).

The entire length of Provincial Trunk Highway 2 is a rural, two-lane highway traveling through the relatively flat prairies of southern Manitoba.

History

Before the implementation of the Winnipeg's city route system, PTH 2 shared McGillivray Boulevard with Manitoba Highway 3, PTH 3 to Pembina Highway. This roadway is now designated as Winnipeg Route 155.

Major intersections

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 2

References

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