Manitoba Highway 83

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Manitoba Highway 83.svg

Provincial Trunk Highway 83

Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length402 km (250 mi)
Existed1953–present
Major junctions
South endUS 83.svg US 83 at the Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing
Major intersections
North endManitoba Highway 10.svg PTH 10 in Swan River
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities
Towns
Highway system
Manitoba Highway 77.svg PTH 77 Manitoba Highway 83A.svg PTH 83A

Provincial Trunk Highway 83 (PTH 83) is a major north-south highway that runs in the far western region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It travels from the North Dakota border south of Melita, north through Virden, Birtle, Russell, and Roblin to its northern terminus with PTH 10 in the town of Swan River. Along with US 83, PTH 83 is part of a continuously numbered north-south highway in North America with a combined distance of 3,450 kilometres (2,140 mi).

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Highway 83 in Manitoba, south of Pipestone Manitoba HWY 83.jpg
Highway 83 in Manitoba, south of Pipestone

PTH 83 travels no further than 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border, and comes within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the provincial boundary from the junction with PR 487 just north of Benito to the junction with PTH 57.

History

PTH 83 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map. [1]

Prior to 1953, PTH 83 was originally numbered as Highway 22 . In 1953, the government re-designated it to match U.S. Route 83. As well, the current section of the highway between Russell and Swan River was known as Highway 31 . [2]

Originally, the highway's northern terminus was at the Trans-Canada Highway in Virden, making the original length of the highway 104 kilometres (65 mi). The section of PTH 83 between the Trans-Canada Highway and Birtle was opened to traffic in 1954. At the same time, the highway was extended to Swan River, replacing Highway 31.

A small portion of PTH 83 between Roblin and Russell was reconstructed due to a large slide that occurred in early July 2012. The area affected was located one kilometre north of PR 366 at the bottom of the Shell Valley with traffic detoured around that portion of highway. The slide became serious enough to close the road on July 2. The area which was closed had encountered numerous slides in previous years. It was once home to a lookout point over the Assessippi Valley. That lookout point was declared unsafe and was closed during a previous partial collapse of the road. [3]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Two Borders 00.0South plate.svg
US 83.svg
US 83 south Minot, Bismarck
Continuation into North Dakota
Canada–United States border at Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing
85.0Manitoba secondary 251.svg PR 251 west Lyleton South end of PR 251 concurrency
127.5Manitoba secondary 251.svg PR 251 east Waskada North end of PR 251 concurrency
2214Manitoba Highway 3.svg PTH 3 west (Boundary Commission Trail) Pierson, Estevan South end of PTH 3 concurrency
Town of Melita 3522Manitoba secondary 445.svg PR 445 west
3622Manitoba Highway 3.svg PTH 3 east (Boundary Commission Trail) Deloraine, Medora North end of PTH 3 concurrency
Two Borders 4327Manitoba secondary 452.svg PR 452 east Napinka
5132Manitoba secondary 345.svg PR 345  Tilston, Lauder
Pipestone Pipestone 6943Manitoba Highway 2.svg PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) Reston, Souris
8754Manitoba secondary 255.svg PR 255  Cromer, Oak Lake Beach
Wallace – Woodworth
No major junctions
Town of Virden 10062Manitoba secondary 257.svg PR 257  Kola, Virden
Wallace – Woodworth 10465Manitoba secondary 259.svg PR 259 east Kenton
Manitoba Highway 1.svg PTH 1 (TCH) east Brandon
South end of PTH 1 concurrency
11068Manitoba Highway 1.svg PTH 1 (TCH) west Regina North end PTH 1 west concurrency
11672Mile 66NFormer PR 441 west
Prairie View 13383Manitoba secondary 467.svg PR 467 west Willen
13483Crosses the Assiniboine River
Miniota 13785Manitoba Highway 24.svg PTH 24 east Oak River
15294Manitoba secondary 355.svg PR 355  Birdtail Sioux, Isabella
163101Manitoba secondary 568.svg PR 568 west
Birtle 169105Manitoba Highway 42.svg PTH 42 east Shoal Lake South end of PTH 42 concurrency
172107Manitoba Highway 42.svg PTH 42 west St. Lazare North end of PTH 42 concurrency
182113Manitoba Highway 16.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH) east / YH  Shoal Lake South end of PTH 16 concurrency
Foxwarren 189117Manitoba secondary 475.svg PR 475 west
Prairie ViewRussell – Binscarth boundary200120Manitoba secondary 359.svg PR 359 east Rossburn
Russell – Binscarth 201125Manitoba Highway 41.svg PTH 41 south St. Lazare
Binscarth 204127Manitoba secondary 478.svg PR 478  Esterhazy
214133Mile 116NFormer PR 479 east
217135Manitoba secondary 579.svg PR 579 west Millwood
Russell 220140Manitoba Highway 45.svg PTH 45 east Rossburn
221137Manitoba Highway 16.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 16 (TCH) west / YH  Yorkton, Saskatoon North end of PTH 16 concurrency
231144Manitoba secondary 264.svg PR 264 east Rossburn Former PR 254 east
Riding Mountain West 241150Manitoba secondary 482.svg PR 482 north Asessippi Provincial Park
243151Manitoba secondary 366.svg PR 366 east Inglis, Grandview
245152Crosses the Shell River
Roblin 257160Mile 141NFormer PR 589 east
271168Manitoba secondary 583.svg PR 583 east
Roblin 276171Manitoba Highway 5.svg PTH 5 (Parks Route) Yorkton, Dauphin Inspections off-set; PTH 5 concurrency (200m) across the CNR tracks
279173Mile 153NFormer PR 594 east
280170Manitoba secondary 593.svg PR 593 west
289180Mile 180NFormer PR 483 east
295183Manitoba secondary 594.svg PR 594 north Duck Mountain Provincial Park
299186Mile 169WFormer PR 592 south
302188Manitoba secondary 363.svg PR 363 west Togo
312194Manitoba secondary 367.svg PR 367 east Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Duck Mountain Provincial Forest 333207Manitoba Highway 57.svg PTH 57 west Madge Lake
Swan Valley West 349217Mile 192N (Alpine Road)Former PR 586 north
359223Manitoba Highway 49.svg PTH 49 west Arran
Benito 362225
366227Manitoba secondary 487.svg PR 487 northFormer PR 588 north
374232Manitoba secondary 486.svg PR 486 east Durban Former PR 586 south
Kenville 387240Manitoba secondary 487.svg PR 487 west
394245Manitoba secondary 486.svg PR 486 south
397247Manitoba Highway 83A.svg PTH 83A north Swan River
Town of Swan River 402250Manitoba Highway 10.svg PTH 10 (NWWR) The Pas, Dauphin
Manitoba Highway 10A.svgManitoba Highway 83A.svg PTH 10A north / PTH 83A south (Main Street E.) – Swan River (Town Center)
PTH 83 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

Template:Attached KML/Manitoba Highway 83
KML is from Wikidata
  1. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1953". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  2. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1952". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  3. "'Highway to heck' now just Highway 83". Winnipeg Sun. 19 December 2012.

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