Manitoba Highway 23

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Manitoba Highway 23.svg
Provincial Trunk Highway 23
Boyne Ave
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length276 km (171 mi)
Existed1950–present
Major junctions
West endManitoba Highway 21.svg PTH 21 near Hartney
Major intersections
East endManitoba Highway 59.svg PTH 59 in La Rochelle
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities
TownsMorris
Highway system
Manitoba Highway 22.svg PTH 22 Manitoba Highway 24.svg PTH 24

Provincial Trunk Highway 23 (PTH 23) is a major east-west provincial highway in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 21 just south of Hartney to PTH 59 in La Rochelle. [1] Along its route, PTH 23 passes through the communities of Elgin, Ninette, Baldur, Miami, Lowe Farm, and Morris.

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Route description

Highway 23 about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the junction with PR 242 Manitoba Hwy 23.jpg
Highway 23 about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the junction with PR 242

PTH 23 begins in the Rural Municipality of Grassland at an intersection with PTH 21 roughly 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Hartney, just southeast of the remains of the former Hartney Airport. The highway heads due east for several kilometres, crossing several creeks to pass through the town of Elgin along Main Street, having an intersection with PR 448 here. As it leaves Elgin, it has a junction with PTH 22 on the north side of Whitewater Recreation Park, before heading east through farmland for the next several kilometres, passing just north of Fairfax (where it has an intersection with PR 444) to come to an intersection and become concurrent (overlap) with PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway) for the next several kilometres. PTH 23 follows PTH 10 south to Minto, where it splits off and heads due east again to enter the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes.

PTH 23 travels along the southern edges of Margaret, where it crosses PR 346, and Dunrea as it meanders its way into the town of Ninette and becoming concurrent with PTH 18. The pair pass through neighbourhoods along the shores of Pelican Lake before making a sharp onto Queen Street and travelling through the centre of downtown, where PTH 23 splits off and heads east along the narrow isthmus separating Pelican Lake from the smaller Grass Lake. PTH 23 leaves Ninette and travels along the southern edge of Belmont, passing through several switchbacks along the way, where it has a junction with PR 458 before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Argyle. [2]

PTH 23 almost immediately has an intersection with PTH 5 (Parks Route) as it heads to pass through the town of Baldur. The highway then goes through a switchback and has a junction with PR 342 at the community of Greenway before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Lorne. PTH 23 goes through several sharp curves for the several kilometres, passing along the eastern edge of Mariapolis and having junctions with PR 440 and PR 532. The highway now travels through the Swan Lake First Nation, where it has an intersection with PTH 34, before passing along the southern edge of the town of Swan Lake. PTH 23 passes by several small lakes as it passes by the communities of Somerset, where it crosses PR 242, St. Leon, crossing PR 244, and Altamont before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Thompson at Deerwood.

PTH 23 goes through a switchback before having a concurrency with PR 240 as it travels past Alexander Ridge Park. Passing through the town of Miami, it has an intersection with PR 338 on its way to travel through Rosebank, having an intersection with PR 432 here and crossing into the Rural Municipality of Roland. The highway crosses a creek several times as it has an intersection with PTH 3 and passes through the village of Roland. Having an intersection with PR 428, it continues east for a few kilometres to pass by Myrtle before having an intersection with PR 306 and entering the Rural Municipality of Morris at Kane.

Red River bridge on PTH 23 in Morris Red River bridge on Highway 23.jpg
Red River bridge on PTH 23 in Morris

PTH 23 junctions with PR 336 and PR 332 as it passes through Lowe Farm to enter the town of Morris. The highway follows Boyne Avenue as it crosses a couple of railroad tracks to pass through neighbourhoods and enter downtown, where it becomes concurrent with PTH 75 (Lord Selkirk Highway / Main Street). They head south through a business district, where PTH 23 splits off along Montreal Avenue to pass through neighbourhoods and cross a bridge over the Red River. PTH 23 goes through a switchback back as it leaves Morris and follows along the border of the Rural Municipality of Montcalm for the next several kilometres, where it has an intersection with PR 246, before crossing into the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry. The highway almost immediately crosses PR 200 and continues due east for the next several kilometres to pass through Dufrost, crossing a railroad line. After a few more kilometres, it crosses a creek before PTH 23 comes to an end at a junction with PTH 59. [3] [4] [5]

With the exclusion of the concurrency with PTH 75 in Morris, which is a four-lane boulevard, the entire length of PTH 23 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.

History

The original PTH 23 went from Deloraine to Melita. This became part of PTH 3 in 1929.

PTH 23 was designated to its current route in 1950. [6]

When the current route was first added, the highway's western terminus was at PTH 10 near Minto, with the eastern terminus located at PTH 75 in Morris. The highway's eastern terminus was extended to its current location in 1952, [7] and to its current western terminus the following year. [8]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Grassland 00.0Manitoba Highway 21.svg PTH 21  Hartney, Deloraine
Elgin 1811Manitoba secondary 448.svg PR 448 south
2012Manitoba Highway 22.svg PTH 22 north Souris
2817Manitoba secondary 444.svg PR 444 south Fairfax former PR 348
3622Manitoba Highway 10.svg PTH 10 north (John Bracken Highway) Brandon west end of PTH 10 overlap
Minto 4125Manitoba Highway 10.svg PTH 10 south (John Bracken Highway) Boissevain east end of PTH 10 overlap
Prairie Lake 5333Manitoba secondary 346.svg PR 346  Margaret, Ninga
6339Dunlop Street - Dunrea former PR 344 north
6842Manitoba Highway 18.svg PTH 18 south Killarney west end of PTH 18 overlap
Ninette 7144Manitoba Highway 18.svg PTH 18 north Wawanesa east end of PTH 18 overlap
8754Manitoba secondary 458.svg PR 458 south Belmont, Pleasant Valley former PR 340
Argyle 9760Manitoba Highway 5.svg PTH 5 (Parks Route) Glenboro, Cartwright former PR 258
Greenway 11370Manitoba secondary 342.svg PR 342  Cypress River, Glenora
Lorne 12075Manitoba secondary 440.svg PR 440 south Pilot Mound
12678Manitoba secondary 532.svg PR 532 north St. Alphonse
Bruxelles Road (Road 64 West)former PR 530 north
Swan Lake First Nation 13886Manitoba Highway 34.svg PTH 34  Holland, Pilot Mound
Lorne 15194Manitoba secondary 242.svg PR 242  Somerset, La Rivière
15697Road 50 West - St. Leon former PR 431 south
15999Manitoba secondary 244.svg PR 244  Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitou
Thompson 174108Manitoba secondary 240.svg PR 240 south Darlingford west end of PR 240 overlap
176109Manitoba secondary 240.svg PR 240 north Roseisle east end of PR 240 overlap
Miami 181112Manitoba secondary 338.svg PR 338 north Stephenfield
191119Manitoba secondary 432.svg PR 432 south Rosebank, Morden
Roland Jordan 199124Manitoba Highway 3.svg PTH 3  Carman, Winkler, Morden
Roland 205127Manitoba secondary 428.svg PR 428 south Winkler
Myrtle 211131Road 17 Westformer PR 248 north
218135Manitoba secondary 306.svg PR 306 south Plum Coulee former PR 248 south
Morris 222138Manitoba secondary 336.svg PR 336 north Sperling
225140Road 9 Westformer PR 336 south
Lowe Farm 230140Manitoba secondary 332.svg PR 332 north Brunkild west end of PR 332 overlap
234145Manitoba secondary 332.svg PR 332 south Rosenfeld east end of PR 332 overlap
240150Manitoba secondary 422.svg PR 422 north Rosenort
Town of Morris 246153Manitoba Highway 75.svg PTH 75 north (Main Street) Winnipeg west end of PTH 75 overlap
247153Manitoba Highway 75.svg PTH 75 south (Main Street) Emerson east end of PTH 75 overlap
↑ / ↓248154Crosses over Red River
Morris / Montcalm 252157Manitoba secondary 246.svg PR 246  Aubigny
De Salaberry 263163Manitoba secondary 200.svg PR 200  St. Adolphe, Dominion City
Road 18 Eastformer PR 400 south
La Rochelle 276171Manitoba Highway 59.svg PTH 59  St-Pierre-Jolys, St. Malo
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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