Manitoba Highway 20

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Provincial Trunk Highway 20

Northern Woods and Water Route
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length169 km [1]  (105 mi)
Existed1948–present
Major junctions
South endManitoba Highway 5.svgManitoba secondary 582.svg PTH 5  / PR 582 near Ochre River
Major intersectionsManitoba Highway 20A.svg PTH 20A at Dauphin
North endManitoba Highway 10.svg PTH 10 at Cowan
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities
Major cities Dauphin
Highway system
Manitoba Highway 19.svg PTH 19 Manitoba Highway 20A.svg PTH 20A

Provincial Trunk Highway 20 (PTH 20) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 5 and PR 582 just south of Ochre River to PTH 10 in the village of Cowan. The highway provides an eastern alternative access option to Dauphin along with PTH 20A.

Contents

The speed limit is 90 km/h (55 mph). PTH 20 is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route.

Route description

PTH 20 begins by traveling for eight kilometres north through Ochre River to the southwestern edge of Dauphin Lake before turning west toward Dauphin. It then turns north at the Dauphin city limits (PTH 20A actually enters Dauphin) to provide access to the western shores of Dauphin Lake and Lake Winnipegosis. Along this stretch, PTH 20 passes through the town of Winnipegosis. The highway continues north to the village of Camperville, where it turns west. The highway meets PR 272 approximately one kilometre later.

From this point, PTH 20 travels in an east-west direction while maintaining its designation as a north-south highway. It skirts the southern boundary of the Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest before reaching its northern terminus with PTH 10 at Cowan.

History

Highway 20 was originally designated in 1928 from PTH 2 east of Carroll to Boissevain. This became part of PTH 25 in 1929 (which became part of PTH 10 in 1939).

When the current version of PTH 20 first appeared on the 1948/49 Manitoba Highway Map, it was originally a short north-south highway spanning 54 kilometres (34 mi) that connected PTH 5 just east of Dauphin to Winnipegosis. [2]

The highway was extended to Camperville in 1957, [3] and completed to its current northbound terminus at Cowan in 1959. [4]

The segment of the highway between Dauphin and its current southern terminus was originally part of PTH 5 before its current section between Ochre River and PTH 10 south was constructed and opened to traffic in 1959. [5] PTH 20 was then extended along the old section of PTH 5 at that point, with a small spur between the original southern terminus and Dauphin's city center being redesignated as PTH 20A.

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
Lakeshore Ochre River 0.00.0Manitoba Highway 5.svgManitoba secondary 582.svg PTH 5  / PR 582 south Dauphin, Ste. Rose du Lac NWRR follows PTH 5 east
City of Dauphin 24.615.3Manitoba Highway 20A.svg PTH 20A north (1st Avenue NE)Former PTH 5 west
26.216.3Manitoba Highway 20A.svg PTH 20A south (River Avenue E)
Dauphin 49.230.6Manitoba secondary 267.svg PR 267 west Sifton
Mossey River 58.636.4Road 168 NorthFormer PR 273 west
Fork River 65.440.6Manitoba secondary 269.svg PR 269 east Rorketon South end of PR 269 overlap
68.842.8Manitoba secondary 269.svg PR 269 west (NWRR) Ethelbert North end of PR 269 overlap; alternate route of NWRR
Winnipegosis 79.649.5Manitoba secondary 364.svg PR 364 south Rorketon
Mountain 108.367.3Manitoba secondary 271.svg PR 271 west Pine River
124.677.4Manitoba secondary 489.svg PR 489 south
Camperville 132.482.3Manitoba secondary 272.svg PR 272 north Duck Bay
Cowan 169.0105.0Manitoba Highway 10.svg PTH 10  Dauphin, Swan River NWRR follows PTH 10 north;
NWWR alternate route follow PTH 10 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. 1 2 Google (December 14, 2017). "Provincial Trunk Highway 20 in Manitoba" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  2. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1948. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1959. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  5. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1958. Retrieved March 6, 2015.