Manitoba Highway 42

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Manitoba Highway 42.svg
Provincial Trunk Highway 42
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length56 km (35 mi)
Existed1968–present
Major junctions
West endManitoba Highway 41.svg PTH 41 near St. Lazare
Major intersections
East endManitoba Highway 16.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH)  / YH at Shoal Lake
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
Manitoba Highway 41.svg PTH 41 Manitoba Highway 44.svg PTH 44

Provincial Trunk Highway 42 (PTH 42) is a short provincial highway in the southwest region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 16 in the town of Shoal Lake to PTH 41 just east of the French-speaking village of St. Lazare.

Contents

PTH 42 provides a direct east-west connection through Birtle from PTH 16. As a result, the stretch between Birtle and Shoal Lake is heavily used by trucks as a direct access.[ citation needed ] The speed limit is 100 km/h (60 mph) east of Birtle and 90 km/h (55 mph) between PTH 83 and St. Lazare.

Route description

PTH 42 begins in the Rural Municipality of Ellice - Archie at a T-intersection with PTH 41 just east of the town of St. Lazare. It heads south for roughly 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) before curving due eastward near the edge of the Assiniboine River valley. The highway crosses PR 568 immediately before entering the Rural Municipality of Prairie View, traveling eastward through rural farmland for the next several kilometers to become concurrent (overlapped) with PTH 83 and enter the town of Birtle. The two head south for a short distance before curving onto Main Street, heading east to cross the Birdtail River into downtown. The head's straight through the center of downtown, with PTH 83 splitting off and heading south in some neighborhoods on the eastern side of town. PTH 42 leaves Birtle and heads east through rural areas for the next several kilometers, junctioning with PR 472 and crossing some wetlands before entering the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead. The highway goes through switchback, immediately having an intersection with PR 264 south of Kelloe, to enter the town of Shoal Lake. It curves northward as it travels past some golf courses along the coast of Shoal Lake to have an intersection with The Drive, which provides access to downtown and PTH 21. PTH 42 travels through a neighborhood, crosses a railroad, and past a few businesses before coming to an end the intersection with PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway). [1] [2]

The entire length of Manitoba Highway 42 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.

History

The highway first appeared on the 1956 Manitoba Highway Map as PTH 41A. Originally, the route served as a short connector spur of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) between PTH 41 and PTH 4/83 near Birtle. [3]

The section of the route between Shoal Lake and Birtle was originally part of PTH 16, which was then known as Highway 4 . When the current section of PTH 16 was opened to traffic in 1958, the highway was extended to Shoal Lake. [4]

The highway was redesignated as PTH 42 in 1968.

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Ellice - Archie 0.00.0Manitoba Highway 41.svg PTH 41  St. Lazare, Russell Western terminus
4.83.0Manitoba secondary 568.svg PR 568 eastWestern terminus of PR 568
Prairie View 16.210.1Manitoba Highway 83.svg PTH 83 north Russell Western end of PTH 83 concurrency
Birtle 18.911.7Manitoba Highway 83.svg PTH 83 south Miniota Eastern end of PTH 83 concurrency
27.116.8Manitoba secondary 472.svg PR 472 north Solsgirth Southern terminus of PR 472
Yellowhead 39.324.4Manitoba secondary 264.svg PR 264  Rossburn, Decker
Shoal Lake 51.031.7Manitoba Highway 21.svgQuebec I-280-1.svg The Drive to PTH 21  – downtown
5635Manitoba Highway 16.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH)  / YH  Russell, Minnedosa
Ontario M502.svg Road 137N
Eastern terminus; road continues as Road 137N
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Map of Manitoba Highway 42" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  2. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba" (PDF). Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  3. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1956". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  4. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1959". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
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