Manitoba Highway 16A

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Manitoba Highway 16A.svg
Provincial Trunk Highway 16A
Route information
Auxiliary route of PTH 16
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length9.1 km (5.7 mi)
Existed1971–present
Major junctions
South endManitoba Highway 16.svgManitoba secondary 262.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH)  / PR 262 south / YH near Minnedosa
Major intersectionsManitoba secondary 262.svg PR 262 north (2nd Avenue SE)
Manitoba secondary 355.svg PR 355 west (6th Avenue NW)
West endManitoba Highway 16.svgManitoba Highway 10.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH)  / PTH 10  / YH northwest of Minnedosa
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities Minto – Odanah
Towns Minnedosa
Highway system
Manitoba Highway 16.svg PTH 16 Manitoba Highway 17.svg PTH 17

Provincial Trunk Highway 16A (PTH 16A) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba which provides access to the town of Minnedosa. The highway is an alternate route of PTH 16 (Trans-Canada Highway's Yellowhead Highway section) and PTH 10. Like most alternate routes, it previously served as the main highway through the town. [1]

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Route Description

PTH 16A runs in concurrence with PR 262 from its southern terminus into Minnedosa, [2] using 1st Street S.W., 3rd Avenue S.W., and Main Street within the town limits before PR 262 leaves the concurrence at 2nd Avenue S.E. [3]

PTH 16A continues along Main Street before meeting westbound PR 355 (6th Avenue N.W.) at the north end of the town. [4] The highway leaves Minnedosa after passing PR 355 and starts transitioning to an east-west route for 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) as it climbs out of the valley, completing the transition once it reaches the top. [5] From this point, PTH 16A continues for 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to its western terminus with PTH 16 and PTH 10. [6]

The speed limits for PTH 16A are as follows:

History

Prior to 1971, PTH 16A was designated as a shared concurrence of PTH 4 and PTH 10. PR 262 was added to its current portion of the route when the Government of Manitoba implemented its secondary road system in 1966.

The Minnedosa by-pass was completed and opened to traffic in 1971, with the PTH 4/10 designation being transferred to the new highway. [7] The old highway was re-designated as PTH 4A and kept that designation until 1977, when it was given its current number to coincide with the renumbering of the Manitoba portion of the Yellowhead Highway from PTH 4 to PTH 16.

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Minto-Odanah 0.00.0Manitoba Highway 16.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH)  / YH  Neepawa, Brandon
Manitoba secondary 262.svg PR 262 south Rapid City
Southern terminus of PTH 16A; southern end of PR 262 concurrency (overlap)
City of Minnedosa 2.61.6Manitoba secondary 262.svg PR 262 north (2nd Avenue SE) Minnedosa Dam, Minnedosa Beach Northern end of PR 262 concurrency
2.81.7Crosses the Little Saskatchewan River
3.52.2Manitoba secondary 355.svg PR 355 west (6th Avenue NW)Eastern terminus of PR 355
Minto-Odanah 8.75.4Road 105W Ski Valley
9.15.7Manitoba Highway 16.svgManitoba Highway 10.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH)  / PTH 10  / YH  Russell, Brandon, Dauphin Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Curtis Walker's Road Photos. "Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 16A" . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. "Southern terminus of PTH 16A, Minnedosa, Manitoba - Street View, 2019". Google Maps.
  3. "North end of PTH 16A concurrency with PR 262, Minnedosa, Manitoba - Street View, 2019". Google Maps.
  4. "Northbound PTH 16A junction with PR 355, Minnedosa, Manitoba - Street View, 2019". Google Maps.
  5. "Westbound PTH 16A near the top of the climb out of Minnedosa, Manitoba - Street View, 2019". Google Maps.
  6. "Western terminus of PTH 16A, Minnedosa, Manitoba - Street View, 2019". Google Maps.
  7. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1972. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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