Manitoba Highway 2

Provincial Trunk Highway 2
Red Coat Trail
Highway 2 in the RM of Pipestone
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length	315 km (196 mi)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
West end	Highway 13 at Saskatchewan border near Sinclair
Major intersections	PTH 83 at Pipestone PTH 21 near Deleau PTH 22 at Souris PTH 10 near Nesbitt PTH 18 near Wawanesa PTH 5 at Glenboro PTH 34 at Holland PTH 13 at Elm Creek PTH 3 at Oak Bluff
East end	PTH 100 (TCH) near Oak Bluff
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Pipestone Sifton Souris – Glenwood Oakland – Wawanesa Glenboro – South Cypress Victoria Norfolk Treherne Grey Macdonald
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PTH 1A → PTH 3

Provincial Trunk Highway 2 (PTH 2) is a 315-kilometre (196-mile) 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. ^[1]

PTH 2 is the Manitoba portion of the Red Coat Trail. ^{[2] [3]}

Route description

Typical guide signage along PTH 2

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 4-kilometre-long (2.5 mi) concurrency (overlap) with PR 256, before making a sharp curve to the south, then another to the east as it passes through Linklater. It now passes through the town of Reston and the community of Pipestone, where it has an intersection with PTH 83, before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Sifton.

PTH 2 pass just a few kilometres to the south of Oak Lake as it travels through the communities of Findlay and Deleau, where it has an intersection with PR 254 and have a several kilometer long concurrency with 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 PR 347 before crossing Plum Creek to enter Souris. The highway crosses a railroad track and passes through neighbourhoods before having an intersection with PTH 22 and 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 PR 348.

Shot of PTH 2 during the summer

PTH 2 passes just to the north of Carroll before having a short concurrency with PTH 10 (also known as the John Bracken Highway), where it crosses yet another railroad track. It heads east to pass on the southern edge of Nesbitt, where it has an intersection with PR 346, before curving southeast, having an intersection with PR 344 and crossing the Souris River for the second and final time. The highway travels along the southern edge of Wawanesa, having intersections with Tenterfield Road (which leads to Dunrea) and PR 340 (which leads to Wawanesa proper), before crossing into the Municipality of Glenboro - South Cypress. ^[4]

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

Typical scenery along PTH 2, taken here between Holland and Treherne

PTH 2 curves more northeastward as it passes through Holland, where it has an intersection with 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, where it has a concurrency with PR 242, and Rathwell, where it junctions with PR 244, before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Grey.

Distance sign along PTH 2 between St. Claude and Elm Creek

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

PTH 2 in St. Claude

PTH 2 passes through Starbuck, where it has an intersection with PR 332 and crosses the La Salle River, before heading due east to have an intersection with PR 424 and a short concurrency with PR 334. The highway now travels along the southern edge of Oak Bluff, where it meets PTH 3 at a roundabout shortly before PTH 2, and the Red Coat Trail, both come to an end at an intersection with PTH 100 (South Perimeter Highway / Trans-Canada Highway). ^[5]

The entire length of Provincial Trunk Highway 2 is a rural, two-lane highway travelling through the relatively flat prairies of southern Manitoba. ^[6]

History

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

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Pipestone	​	0	0.0	Highway 13 west (Red Coat Trail) – Redvers, Weyburn	Continuation into Saskatchewan
	Sinclair	10	6.2	PR 256 south – Tilston	west end of PR 256 overlap
	​	14	8.7	PR 256 north – Cromer	east end of PR 256 overlap
	Reston	25	16	Road 160 West	former PR 252 south
	​	26	16	Road 159 West	former PR 252 north
	Pipestone	35	22	PTH 83  – Virden, Melita
Sifton	Deleau	59	37	PR 254  – Oak Lake Beach, Lauder
	​	67	42	PTH 21 south – Hartney	west end of PTH 21 overlap
Sifton–Souris – Glenwood boundary	​	75	47	PTH 21 north – Griswold	east end of PTH 21 overlap
Souris – Glenwood	​	79	49	PR 347 east	former PR 454 south
	Souris	91	57	PTH 22 south – Elgin PR 250 north – Alexander
Souris – Glenwood–Oakland – Wawanesa boundary	​	106	66	PR 348 north
Oakland – Wawanesa	​	108	67	1st Street – Carroll
	​	113	70	PTH 10 north (John Bracken Highway) – Brandon	west end of PTH 10 overlap
	​	118	73	PTH 10 south (John Bracken Highway) – Boissevain	east end of PTH 10 overlap
	Nesbitt	125	78	PR 346 south – Margaret
		126	78	Main Street – Nesbitt
	​	133	83	PR 344 east – Wawanesa
	​	138	86	Tenterfield Road – Dunrea	former PR 344 south
	​	139	86	PR 340 north – Wawanesa	former PR 344 north
Glenboro – South Cypress	​	144	89	PTH 18 south – Killarney
	​	147	91	PR 530 north
	​	158	98	Road 88 West – Stockton	former PR 340 north
	​	160	99	Road 86 West – Belmont	former PR 340 south
	Glenboro	167	104	PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Carberry, Baldur, Cartwright	former PR 258
Glenboro – South Cypress–Victoria boundary	Cypress River	180	110	PR 342 south – Glenora
Victoria	Holland	196	122	PTH 34  – Austin, Pilot Mound
Norfolk Treherne	Treherne	209	130	PR 242 south – Somerset	west end of PR 242 overlap
	​	213	132	PR 242 north – Rossendale	east end of PR 242 overlap
	Rathwell	219	136	PR 244 south – Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
	​	227	141	PR 305  – Long Plain
Grey	St. Claude	233	145	PR 240  – Portage la Prairie, Roseisle, St. Claude
	​			Road 35 West	former PR 338 south
	​			Old 338 Road 32 West – Haywood	former PR 338 north
	Elm Creek	259	161	PTH 13  – Oakville, Carman
	​	261	162	PR 247 east – Sanford
	Fannystelle	278	173	PR 248  – Elie
Macdonald	Starbuck	290	180	PR 332  – Dacotah, Brunkild
	​	298	185	PR 424 north – Springstein
	​	302	188	PR 334 south – Sanford	west end of PR 334 overlap
	​	306	190	PR 334 north – Headingley	east end of PR 334 overlap
	Oak Bluff	313	194	PTH 3 to PTH 100 (TCH) west / Route 155 east – Winnipeg, Carman
	​	315	196	PTH 100 (TCH) east (Perimeter Highway) – Kenora	PTH 2 eastern terminus; no eastbound left turn
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Concurrency terminus        Incomplete access        Route transition

Related route

See also: Manitoba Provincial Road 340

Provincial Road 530
Location	South of Treesbank
Length	7.3 km (4.5 mi)
Existed	1992–present

Provincial Road 530 (PR 530) is a 7.3-kilometre-long (4.5 mi) spur of PTH 2 in the Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress, previously connecting it to the hamlet of Treesbank prior to the Souris River bridge collapse during the 2011 Souris River flood. ^[7] At its northern end, including the former bridge, PR 530 follows a former section of PR 340. The entire length of PR 530 is a rural two-lane gravel road. ^{[4] [8]}

Between 1966 and 1992, PR 530 was designated along an entirely different route, running 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) from PR 245 in Bruxelles to PTH 23 along the border of the Swan Lake First Nation, all within the Municipality of Lorne along Road 64W. ^[9]

The entire route is in the Municipality of Glenboro – South Cypress.

Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) – Souris, Treherne	Southern terminus; road continues south as Mooney Road (Road 94W)
​	6.5	4.0	Road 42W – Stockton	Former PR 340 south
​	7.3	4.5	Concrete Bowstring Arch Bridge No. 412 across Souris River [7]
Treesbank	8.1	5.0	Norfolk Street to PR 340  – Treesbank Road 94W – Treesbank Ferry	Former northern terminus prior to 2011; former PR 340 followed Norfolk Street (originally PR 451 prior to 1989) to meet its current alignment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former

References

1. Curtis Walker's Road Photos. "Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 2" . Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. 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.
3. Travel Awaits (2 August 2020). "Driving The Historic Red Coat Trail: Winnipeg To Calgary" . Retrieved 2 December 2022.
4. Government of Manitoba. "Manitoba Highway map #1" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
5. Government of Manitoba. "Manitoba Highway map #2" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
6. "Map of Manitoba Highway 2" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 1 December 2022.
7. Manitoba Historical Society. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Concrete Bowstring Arch Bridge No. 412 (Souris River, Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress)" . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
8. "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 530" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
9. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1990-1991" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Manitoba Highway 2 at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Name and Location - Declaration of Provincial Trunk Highways Regulation - The Highways and Transportation Act - Provincial Government of Manitoba
• Official Highway Map - 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

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