Route 23 is a city route in
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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, connecting
Route 180 (McPhillips Street) and
Route 52
The following highways are numbered 52:
Australia
* Kings Highway (Australia)
* Isis Highway ( Childers to Ban Ban Springs) - Queensland State Route 52 (Wide Bay–Burnett Region)
* Gillies Highway - Queensland State Route 52 (Far North Queensl ...
(Main Street).
Route 23 is a minor
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector ro ...
connecting Main Street and the Garden City business district. The road is mainly known as Leila Avenue. There is a one-way section between the railroad crossing and Main Street where Leila Avenue is the westbound section of road, and the eastbound section becomes Partridge Avenue. The speed limit is 60 km/h (37 mph).
History
Route 23 was originally designated as ''Route 5'' when it was added to the Winnipeg Metro Route system in 1969.
The route was changed to its current designation in 1992.
Major intersections
References
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