The highway, in a section concurrent with PTH 10, bypasses the city of Dauphin (PTH 5A / 10A does run through Dauphin).
The segment of PTH 5 between PTH 10 and Ste. Rose Du Lac is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route. Further south, PTH 5 is also the main route through Spruce Woods Provincial Park between Glenboro and Carberry. Throughout its entire length, PTH 5 carries the Parks Route designation.
PTH 5, along with PTH 20 and PTH 50, has the distinction of being both a north-south and an east-west highway, though PTH 20 is officially designated north-south for its entire route. From the Canada–United States border to PTH 68 east of Ste. Rose du Lac, PTH 5 is designated as a north-south highway. From PTH 68 to the Saskatchewan border, its designation changes to east-west.[1]
PTH 5 travels through the town of Glenboro, where it has an intersection with PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail), before winding its way through the woodlands of Spruce Woods Provincial Park for the next several kilometres, where it crosses the Assiniboine River before entering the Municipality of North Cypress - Langford. The highway passes through the town of Carberry, mostly bypassing it along its eastern side as it has an intersection with PR 351 (former PTH 1 / TCH). It leaves Carberry and has an intersection with PTH 1 / Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) before going through a switchback near Wellwood and having an intersection with PR 353. The highway crosses a couple of creeks before travelling just west of Lake Irwin and entering the town of Neepawa. PTH 5 becomes concurrent with PTH 16 (TCH / Yellowhead Highway), at an intersection with along the banks of the Whitemud River, and they head west through neighbourhoods along Main Street. They travel along the southern edge of downtown (around the intersection with Mountain Avenue) before passing through more neighbourhoods, with PTH 5 breaking off and heading north at the western edge of town, leaving Neepawa and entering the Rural Municipality of Rosedale.
PTH 5 continues nearly due northward for approximately 100 kilometres (62mi), having an intersection with PR 471 before passing through Eden, where it shares a short concurrency with PR 265. For the next 50 kilometres (31mi), PTH 5 travels parallel to the eastern boundary of Riding Mountain National Park. The highway has intersections with PR 357 and PR 352, where it crosses a creek, before passing through the hamlet of Riding Mountain. It has an intersection with PR 261 before travelling just west of Kelwood and crossing into the Municipality of McCreary.[2]
PTH 5 has intersections with PTH 19 and PR 462 before passing through the town of McCreary, which it bypasses along its western side to have an intersection with PTH 50 and PR 361. It enters the Municipality of Ste. Rose and has an intersection with PR 480 near Laurier. The highway shares a concurrency with PR 360 before entering the town of Ste. Rose du Lac and immediately having an intersection with PTH 68 in the middle of a sharp curve, where PTH 5 switches cardinal directions from north-south to east-west. PTH 5 bypasses downtown to the south, where it has an intersection with PR 276 and crosses a river, before beginning to parallel the southern shore of Dauphin Lake as it crosses into the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore.
PTH 5 has intersections with PR 583, 584, and 591 before travelling straight through the centre of the town of Roblin, where it shares an extremely short concurrency with PTH 83. The highway has an intersection with PR 484 before climbing across the Assiniboine River valley (now occupied by the Lake of the Prairies) and crossing the border into Saskatchewan at the intersection with PR 482. The highway continues west as Saskatchewan Highway 10 (Hwy 10) towards Yorkton.[3]
The entire length of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 5 is a rural, two-lane, paved highway. [4]
History
Prior to 1980, the southern terminus for PTH 5 was at PTH 16(PTH 4 prior to 1977) in Neepawa, making the original length of the highway 246 kilometres (153mi).[5]
In 1980, the highway was extended to its current southbound terminus, replacing PR 258 between Neepawa and PTH 3 at Cartwright, via Glenboro and Carberry, and PTH 28 between the U.S. border and Cartwright.[6]
The section between PTH 20 and PTH 10 south of Dauphin was completed and opened to traffic in 1959. Prior to this, PTH 5 turned north at Ochre River and entered Dauphin from the east along what is now PTH 20 and PTH 20A. PTH 5 met PTH 10 south in Dauphin's city centre, from which the two highways continued out of the city in concurrence following the current PTH 5A/10A route (2nd Avenue N.W. / Buchanon Ave.).[7]
Provincial Trunk Highway 5A (PTH 5A) is an 8.3-kilometre-long (5.2mi) running along the original alignment of PTH 5 through downtown Dauphin. It runs entirely concurrent with PTH 10A.
Provincial Road 360 (PR 360) is a 30.4-kilometre-long (18.9mi) north-south loop off of PTH 5 in the Municipality of Ste. Rose, providing access to the hamlet of Ste. Amelie. It is entirely a two-lane road, with only the east-west portion between its north end and Ste. Amelie being paved, the rest being gravel.[3][8]
Prior to 1992, ran mostly along a different path, stretching for 36.9 kilometres (22.9mi) from PTH 50 near McCreary, through Ste. Amelie, to come to an end at a junction with PTH 68 (Northern Woods and Water Route; former PR 235) near Ste. Rose du Lac, with the southern east-west connection to PTH 5 being formerly part of PR 480, while the northern east-west connection to PTH 5 from Ste. Amelie was designated as Provincial Road 581 (PR 581).[9][10]
Provincial Road 480 (PR 480) is a 29.4-kilometre-long (18.3mi) north–south loop off of PTH 5 in the Parkland Region, providing access to the hamlets of Laurier and Makinak. It is entirely a two-lane road and mostly composed of gravel except between Laurier and the highway's southern end, which is paved.[3][11]
Prior to 1992, PR 480 continued 23.6 kilometres (14.7mi) along what is now Turtle River Road (Road 94W) and Road 149N, travelling along the southern coastline of Dauphin Lake past Methley Beach to come to an end at a junction with PR 276 just north of Ste. Rose du Lac, and included a bridge over the Turtle River. In addition to, the highway also continued 8.2 kilometres (5.1mi) past its southern terminus along what is now PR 360 to that highway's original alignment.[9][10]
Provincial Road 484 (PR 484) is a 24.5-kilometre-long (15.2mi) north-spur of PTH 5 in the Municipality of Roblin, providing access to the hamlets of Deepdale and Makaroff. It is entirely a two lane gravel road, and includes two bridges across Big Boggy Creek.[3]
PR 484 begins just west of the Roblin Airport at an intersection with PTH 5 (Parks Route), heading north through farmland along Road 170W to cross a bridge over Big Boggy Creek before making a sharp left turn at an intersection with PR 593. PR 593 provides access to the nearby hamlet of Deepdale. The highway heads west for a couple of kilometres before cutting back northward as it makes a sharp right onto Road 171W, crossing a railway as it travels along the eastern edge of Makaroff. After crossing Big Boggy Creek a second time via a couple of switchbacks, PR 484 comes to an end shortly thereafter at a junction with PR 363 just east of Togo, Saskatchewan.[12]
Prior to 1992, PR 484 continued 8.2 kilometres (5.1mi) north along what is now Grandnarrows Road (Road 171W) to an intersection Road 168N just southwest of the town of San Clara.[9][10]
Provincial Road 591 (PR 591) is a short 3.9-kilometre-long (2.4mi) north-south spur of PTH 5 in the eastern part of the Municipality of Roblin, providing a connection to PR 584 halfway between Merridale and Shortdale. It is entirely a gravel two-lane road, and includes a bridge across the Shell River.[3]
Prior to 1992, PR 591 existed on a slightly different routing, taking an east-west trek from PTH 83 on the north side of Roblin to PR 584, while still using the same Shell River bridge and the same terminus at PR 584. PR 591's original length was 8.9 kilometres (5.5mi).[9][10]
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 Map#1 & 2)
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ND 4 at the Hansboro–Cartwright Border Crossing 
Highway 10 west of Roblin
