Northern Woods and Water Route | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 39.5 km [1] (24.5 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Highway 9 at Saskatchewan boundary | |||
East end | PTH 10 in The Pas | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Manitoba | |||
Rural municipalities | Kelsey | |||
Towns | The Pas | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Road 283 (PR 283) is a provincial road in Manitoba, Canada which succeeds Saskatchewan Highway 9 (Hwy 9) at the Saskatchewan provincial boundary and terminates at Manitoba Highway PTH 10 in The Pas.
PR 283 is paved for is entire length, and the speed limit is 100 km/h. It parallels the south bank of the Carrot River for its entire length. The highway is a part of the Northern Woods and Water Route. [1] [2]
Division | Location | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Kelsey | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 9 west (NWRR) – Hudson Bay | Saskatchewan border |
| 5.4 | 3.4 | Bridge over the Culdesac River | ||
| 21.8 | 13.5 | PR 282 south | ||
| 38.7 | 24.0 | Bridge over the Pasquia River | ||
Town of The Pas | 39.5 | 24.5 | PTH 10 – Flin Flon, Swan River PR 285 east (3rd Street E) to PR 289 | NWWR follows PTH 10 south | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Location | Rural Municipality of Kelsey |
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Length | 23.8 km (14.8 mi) |
Existed | 1966–present |
Provincial Road 282 (PR 282) is a 23.8-kilometre-long (14.8 mi) north-south spur of PR 283, connecting it with PTH 10 at the locality of Westray. It serves as a backcountry route for travellers on the Northern Woods and Water Route wishing to bypass the town of The Pas. It is entirely a two-lane gravel road, located almost entirely in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, and includes a culvert crossing of the Pasquia River. [3] [4]
Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Kelsey | Westray | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 10 (NWWR) – The Pas, Mafeking | Southern terminus | |||
No. 21 | No major junctions | |||||||
Kelsey | | 6.2 | 3.9 | Bridge over the Pasquia River | ||||
| 23.8 | 14.8 | PR 283 (NWWR) – Hudson Bay, The Pas | Northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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