Manitoba Highway 8

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Provincial Trunk Highway 8

Veterans Memorial Highway, McPhillips Street
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length162 km [1]  (101 mi)
Existed1928–present
Major junctions
South endWinnipeg city route 180.svg Route 180 at Winnipeg city limits
Major intersections
North end Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities
Major cities Winnipeg
Highway system
Manitoba Highway 7.svg PTH 7 Manitoba Highway 9.svg PTH 9

Provincial Trunk Highway 8 (PTH 8) is a provincial primary highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the north limit of the City of Winnipeg, where it meets with Route 180 (McPhillips Street), north to Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park. The highway between Winnipeg and PR 230 is known as McPhillips Street. At PR 230, McPhillips Street becomes McPhillips Road and continues along PR 230 to PTH 9 (Selkirk Bypass). The route is a major road connecting Winnipeg with the communities of Winnipeg Beach and Gimli. The speed limit is 100 km/h (60 mph).

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Route description

PTH 8 begins in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul at an intersection with Emes Road on the Winnipeg city line, with the road continuing south into Winnipeg as Winnipeg Route 180 (Route 180 / McPhillips Street). The road heads northeast as a 4-lane divided highway to immediately have a cloverleaf interchange with PTH 101 (North Perimeter Highway) before traveling through rural areas, having intersections with PR 220 (Grassmere Road) and PR 321 (Miller Road) before entering the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews. PTH 8 has intersections with PTH 27 (Parkdale Road) and PR 230 (McPhillips Road) as it passes by the hamlet of Parkdale and the St. Andrews Airport before curving due north and narrowing to 2-lanes.

The highway has intersections with PTH 67 (Fort Garry Road), PTH 17, and PR 225 as it bypasses Selkirk, Petersfield, and Dunnottar a few kilometers to the west, where it crosses Netley Creek at the hamlet of Netley and begins paralleling the western coastline of Lake Winnipeg. PTH 8 goes through a switchback near Melnice before entering the Rural Municipality of Gimli at an intersection with PR 229 near Winnipeg Beach.

PTH 8 has an intersection with PR 519 near Sandy Hook and crosses Willow Creek near Husavik before traveling through the town of Gimli, where it passes just to the east of former RCAF Station Gimli and has an intersection with PR 231 (which connects to the northern end of PTH 9). The highway bypasses several beach communities as it has an intersection with PR 324 and crosses into the Municipality of Bifrost - Riverton. [2]

PTH 8 has an intersection with PTH 68 in Hnausa before crossing the Icelandic River and traveling through the town of Riverton, where it has an intersection with PR 329, which connects to PR 222. The highway now becomes more remote as it makes a sharp curve to the east, having intersections with PR 234 near Washow Bay and Grindstone Road (which provides access to Blacks Point and Grindstone). The highway turns southward to cross a narrow Causeway over a portion of the Lake Winnipeg Narrows onto Hecla Island, entering Unorganized East Division No. 18 and Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park. It winds its way along Hecla Island to travel through the hamlet of Hecla Village, where the PTH 8 designation ends and the road continues north to a dead end at Gull Harbour. [3]

History

PTH 8 formerly extended into the city of Winnipeg. Prior to 1966, PTH 8 followed McPhillips Street (present-day Winnipeg Route 180), Notre Dame Avenue (present-day Winnipeg Route 57), and Arlington Street to PTH 1  / PTH 4 (Portage Avenue); sharing a brief concurrency with PTH 6 along Notre Dame Avenue. [4] When the Winnipeg Metro Routes were established in c.1966, PTH 8 was decommissioned inside the Perimeter Highway. [5]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
City of Winnipeg −13.0−8.1Arlington Street
Manitoba Highway 1.svgWinnipeg city route 85.svg PTH 1  / Portage Avenue (Route 85)
Former PTH 8 southern terminus; [4] former PTH 1 / PTH 4 concurrency
−11.0−6.8Winnipeg city route 57.svg Notre Dame Avenue (Route 57 east) / Arlington StreetFormer PTH 6 south; former south end of PTH 6 concurrency; former PTH 8 followed Notre Dame Avenue
−10.7−6.6Winnipeg city route 57.svg Notre Dame Avenue (Route 57 west)
Winnipeg city route 180.svg Route 180 begins
Former PTH 6 north; former north end of PTH 6 concurrency; former PTH 8 followed McPhillips Street
0.00.0Winnipeg city route 180.svg Route 180 ends / Emes RoadWinnipeg city limits; PTH 8 southern terminus
West St. Paul 1.10.68Manitoba Highway 101.svg PTH 101 (Perimeter Highway)Interchange; PTH 101 exit 69
2.11.3Manitoba secondary 220.svg Grassmere Road (PR 220 north)
6.64.1Manitoba secondary 321.svg PR 321 west (Miller Road) Stony Mountain
St. Andrews 9.35.8Manitoba Highway 27.svgOntario M502.svg PTH 27 east (Parkdale Road) St. Andrews Airport Former PTH 8A
11.27.0Manitoba secondary 230.svg PR 230 north (McPhillips Road) Selkirk North end of McPhillips Street designation
19.111.9Manitoba Highway 67.svg PTH 67 (Fort Garry Road) Stonewall Former PR 223
30.619.0Clandeboye RoadFormer PR 515 east
37.123.1Petersfield Road – Petersfield Former PR 413
47.029.2Manitoba Highway 17.svg PTH 17  Teulon, Fisher Branch Former PR 228
61.037.9Manitoba secondary 225.svg PR 225 east – Lake Winnipeg Beaches, Dunnottar
↑ / ↓61.037.9Manitoba secondary 229.svg PR 229  Komarno, Winnipeg Beach
Gimli 64.340.0Manitoba secondary 519.svg PR 519 east Sandy Hook
Gimli 75.947.2Manitoba secondary 231.svg PR 231  Fraserwood, Gimli Connects to PTH 9
84.152.3Manitoba secondary 324.svg PR 324 east Camp Morton
87.354.2Lake Forest RoadFormer PR 324 west
Bifrost – Riverton 105.465.5Manitoba Highway 68.svg PTH 68  Arborg, Hnausa, Eriksdale
Riverton 115.371.6Manitoba secondary 329.svg PR 329  Broad Valley, Riverton
127.479.2Manitoba secondary 234.svg PR 234 north Pine Dock, Matheson Island
No. 18 139.686.7
162.2100.8unnamed roadPTH 8 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •        Route transition

Provincial Road 225

Manitoba secondary 225.svg

Provincial Route 225

Whytewold Road
Location Dunnottar
Length6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Existed1966–present

Provincial Road 225 (PR 225), also known as Whytewold Road, is a 6.2-kilometre-long (3.9 mi) east-west spur of PTH 8 in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, linking it with PTH 9 and the Whytewold neighborhood of the village of Dunnottar.

Provincial Road 324

Manitoba secondary 324.svg

Provincial Road 324

Camp Morton Road
Location Camp Morton
Length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Existed1966–present

Provincial Road 324 (PR 324), also known as Camp Morton Road, is a short 1.6-kilometre-long (0.99 mi) east-west spur of PTH 8 in the Rural Municipality of Gimli, connecting it to Camp Morton Provincial Park (as well as the community of the same name) and PR 222. It is entirely a paved two-lane highway, with no other intersections or settlements along its route. [6] [7]

Previously, PR 324 extended further northwest, following a 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) concurrency (overlap) with PTH 8 and what is now Lake Forest Road to an intersection with PTH 7 in the tiny community of Rembrandt.

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Gimli 0.00.0Manitoba Highway 8.svg PTH 8 (Veterans Memorial Highway) Winnipeg, Riverton Western terminus; road continues west as Road 116N
Camp Morton 1.60.99Manitoba secondary 222.svg PR 222  Hnausa, Gimli
Camp Morton Road Camp Morton Provincial Park
Eastern terminus; road continues east as Camp Morton Road MM
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Provincial Road 519

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Provincial Road 519

First Avenue
Location Sandy Hook
Length2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Existed1966–present

Provincial Road 519 (PR 519) is a short 2.8-kilometre-long (1.7 mi) east-west spur of PTH 8 in the Rural Municipality of Gimli, serving as an access road to the community of Sandy Hook, as well as connecting to PTH 9. Within Sandy Hook, it is known as First Avenue. The entire length of PR 519 is a paved two-lane highway. [6] [8]

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Gimli 0.00.0Manitoba Highway 8.svg PTH 8 (Veterans Memorial Highway) Winnipeg, Riverton Western terminus; road continues west as Road 104N
Sandy Hook 2.81.7Manitoba Highway 9.svg PTH 9 (Gimli Road) Gimli, Winnipeg Beach Eastern terminus; road continues east for a short distance as First Avenue to a dead end on the beach on Lake Winnipeg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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