, maint= Manitoba Infrastructure , map= , map_custom=yes , map_notes=PTH 75 highlighted in red , length_km=101 , length_notes= , direction_a=South , terminus_a= at the

Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing The Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing is a United States-Canada port of entry (POE) that connects the U.S. city of Pembina, North Dakota and the Canadian community of Emerson, Manitoba. On the American side, the crossing is connected by Interst ...

, junction= , direction_b=North , terminus_b= in

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, ...

, established=1949 , towns=

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

, cities=

, rural_municipalities= Emerson – Franklin, Montcalm,

, Ritchot , previous_type=Hwy , previous_route=68 , next_type=Hwy , next_route=77 Provincial Trunk Highway 75 (PTH 75, also officially known as the Lord Selkirk Highway) is a major highway in the Canadian province of

Manitoba , image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada , Label_map = yes , coordinates = , capital = Winn ...

. It is the main link between the city of

and the United States border, where it connects with

Interstate 29 Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with I-35 and I-70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba ...

/ U.S. Route 81 (I-29/US 81).

Route description

The

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-acces ...

, which is part of Canada's National Highway System, begins at the Pembina-Emerson Border Crossing and runs approximately 101 kilometres (63 miles) north, along on the west side of the Red River, to Winnipeg where it connects with Pembina Highway (

Winnipeg Route 42 Route 42 is a major arterial road located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It connects the suburbs of North Kildonan, East Kildonan, Fort Rouge, Fort Garry, and St. Norbert with the city's downtown core. In the north, it is a continuation of Manitoba ...

). The northern end of PTH 75 is its junction with Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway, which is part of the

Trans-Canada Highway The Trans-Canada Highway (French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on ...

system. PTH 75 is also part of an

International Mid-Continent Trade Corridor 150px, "NASCO project logo depicting the three associated countries' flag iconography as a singular element." The North America's Corridor Coalition (NASCO) is a non-profit organization that seeks to develop an international multi-modal transpor ...

, a network of highways and rail lines that connects cities in central regions of North America. The entire route is a four-lane divided highway, but access is not fully controlled. Proposals exist to upgrade the highway to an expressway or

freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...

standard, with bypasses at the town of

and Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Norbert.

Speed limits

On February 27, 2008 the Manitoba Highway Traffic Board approved a request by the Government of Manitoba to raise the speed limit on PTH 75 to . The speed limit change took effect on July 1, 2009, with the speed limit raised to from St. Jean Baptiste to the Canada-U.S. border. The remainder of the highway continues to have a speed limit of except in urban areas. *U.S. border to St. Jean Baptiste: *Morris: *Remainder of highway:

History

The PTH 75 route originated as the Pembina Trail, which was used to travel between the Selkirk Settlement and Fort Pembina during the 19th century. The provincial government commemorated this by designating the road as the Lord Selkirk Highway in 1962. By the early 20th century, the trail evolved into the Canadian leg of the

Jefferson Highway The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Jefferson Highway was replaced with the new numbered US Highway system in the late 1920s. ...

leading from Winnipeg to

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

. The highway was originally designated as PTH 14 when Manitoba introduced the highway numbering system in 1920. It was re-numbered to PTH 75 in 1949 as, at the time, it connected with US 75 at the Noyes–Emerson East Border Crossing and it was common practice for Manitoba to match highway numbers with connecting U.S. routes. Coinciding with the renumbering, the section between Emerson and Letellier was replaced with a more direct route approximately west of the original one along the Red River. Further changes occurred in the 1950s when a more direct route was constructed in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot and bypasses were added around the communities of Ste. Agathe and St. Jean Baptiste. PTH 75 was gradually converted to a divided four-lane highway between 1985 and 1994 except within the Town of Morris and a section between the Emerson East border station and (former) PTH 29 junction near the West Lynne (now Emerson) border station. The closure of the Noyes and Emerson East border stations (Canada in 2003; the U.S. in 2006) relegated PTH 75's southern terminus a dead-end at the border; thus, PTH 75 was re-routed to its present southern terminus (superseding PTH 29) in 2012. Most of the short decommissioned section of PTH 75 was added to Provincial Road 200. Motorists now wishing to travel US 75 are required to detour through

Pembina, North Dakota Pembina () is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census. Pembina is located south of the Canada–US border. Interstate 29 passes on the west side of Pembina, leading north to the Canada� ...

via I-29, North Dakota Highway 59, and Minnesota State Highway 171. In 2020, the Canadian and Manitoba governments completed reconstruction of PTH 75's approach to the Emerson border crossing to accommodate future expansion at the port of entry. This included the removal of the old PTH 75/PR 200 (former PTH 29/75) intersection near the border and extending PR 200 to its new southern terminus further away from the border. The Manitoba government also has future plans to reroute PTH 75 around the Winnipeg neighborhood of St. Norbert and connect it to

Winnipeg Route 90 Route 90 is a major north-south arterial route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It begins at the South Perimeter Highway (PTH 100) and ends at the city's northwest limit, where it continues north as PTH 7. Route 90 is designated as the city's ai ...

(Kenaston Boulevard).

Flooding issues

PTH 75's proximity to the flood-prone Red River causes closures of the highway during spring flooding. The town of

is one of the most problematic areas, as the town is forced to close off the dikes surrounding the town, thereby cutting off PTH 75. These closures have a significant impact on the trucking industry, as PTH 75 is the primary transportation route between Winnipeg and the United States. The Manitoba Trucking Association estimates the closing of the highway costs the industry $1.5 million CAD per week. The closures also have a significant impact on Morris businesses that depend on travelers passing through town. Several solutions have been considered to fix the ongoing problem, including the building of new bridges and raising of roadways along PTH 75. In June 2020, the Manitoba government unveiled a plan to upgrade a portion of PR 246 to utilize it as a bypass when the dike at the north end of Morris is closed.

Major intersections

This is the travel route for Provincial Trunk Highway 75 (PTH 75) from south to north:

References

External links

{{MBHighways 075 Manitoba Highway 075 Emerson, Manitoba