Manitoba Provincial Road 248

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Manitoba secondary 248.svg
Provincial Road 248
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length76.1 km (47.3 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
North endManitoba Highway 6.svg PTH 6 near Woodlands
Major intersectionsManitoba Highway 26.svg PTH 26 near St. Eustache
Manitoba Highway 1.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 1 (TCH)  / YH at Elie
Manitoba Highway 2.svg PTH 2 at Fannystelle
South endManitoba secondary 305.svg PR 305 near Brunkild
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
Manitoba secondary 247.svg PR 247 Manitoba secondary 250.svg PR 250

Provincial Road 248 (PR 248) is a north-south provincial road in the Pembina Valley and Central Plains regions of the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Contents

It runs from PTH 6 southward, crossing the Assiniboine River near PTH 26, where it ends, to the Trans-Canada Highway (PTH 1) at Elie. The junction of PTH 1 and PR 248 is one of only two signal-controlled intersections on the Trans-Canada Highway between Headingley and Brandon. From Elie, PR 248 continues southward, intersecting PTH 2 at Fannystelle, and ending at PR 305. [1]

PR 248 is mostly a paved, two-lane road, except for the southernmost portion between PTH 2 and PR 305.

History

Manitoba secondary 306.svg
Provincial Road 306
Location Rosetown - Kane
Length36.1 km (22.4 mi)
Existed1992–present

Prior to 1992, PR 248 extended further south for an additional 72.2 kilometres (44.9 mi) through the Rural Municipalities of Dufferin, Roland, and Rhineland, via a short concurrency (overlap) with PR 305, crossing PTH 3 near Homewood, a short concurrency with PTH 23 between Myrtle and Kane, and using the entire length of what is now PR 306 through Plum Coulee to meet its southern terminus at PR 243 (Boundary Commission Trail), just 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the United States border. [2] [3]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Dufferin 0.00.0Manitoba secondary 305.svg PR 305  Brunkild, Barnsley Southern terminus; southern end of unpaved section
Dufferin / Grey boundary3.32.1Bridge over the Morris River
Grey 8.25.1Manitoba secondary 247.svg PR 247  Elm Creek, Sanford
Fannystelle 16.710.4Manitoba Highway 2.svg PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) Winnipeg, Treherne Northern end of unpaved section
Cartier 29.018.0James Valley Road James Valley Hutterite Colony
32.220.0Bridge over the La Salle River
Elie 35.822.2Manitoba Highway 1.svgYellowhead Blank.svg PTH 1 (TCH)  / YH  Brandon, Winnipeg
41.725.9Manitoba secondary 424.svg PR 424 west Headingley Eastern terminus of PR 424
43.427.0Main Street St. Eustache
Cartier / St. Francois Xavier boundary47.5–
47.6
29.5–
29.6
Baie St. Paul Bridge over the Assiniboine River
St. Francois Xavier 47.929.8Manitoba Highway 26.svg PTH 26 west (Chemin Assiniboine Trail) Poplar Point Southern end of PTH 26 concurrency
49.430.7Manitoba Highway 26.svg PTH 26 east (Chemin Assiniboine Trail) St. Francois Xavier Northern end of PTH 26 concurrency
Rosser
No major junctions
Woodlands Marquette 54.934.1Manitoba secondary 221.svg PR 221 east Meadows Western terminus of PR 221
Meadow Lea 61.538.2Manitoba secondary 227.svg PR 227  Oakland, Warren
74.646.4Manitoba secondary 411.svg PR 411  St. Ambroise, Woodlands
76.147.3Manitoba Highway 6.svg PTH 6 (NWWR) St. Laurent, Lake Francis, Woodlands Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Province of Manitoba | Archived News Releases". news.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1990-1991" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1992-1993" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2024.