Winnipeg Route 42

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Winnipeg city route 42.svg
Route 42
Pembina Highway
Donald Street / Smith Street
Princess Street / King Street
Disraeli Freeway
Henderson Highway
James Ave
Alexander Ave
McMillan Ave
Corydon Ave
Winnipeg Route 42
Route 42 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by City of Winnipeg
Length26.7 km [1]  (16.6 mi)
Existed1966–present
Known for Confusion Corner
Major junctions
South endManitoba Highway 75.svg PTH 75 south / Turnbull Dr east
Major intersections
North endManitoba Highway 101.svgManitoba secondary 204.svg PTH 101 (Perimeter Hwy) / PR 204 north
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Highway system
Winnipeg city route 37.svg Route 37 Winnipeg city route 47.svg Route 47

Route 42 is a major arterial road located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Contents

It connects the suburbs of North Kildonan, East Kildonan, Fort Rouge, Fort Garry, and St. Norbert with the city's downtown core. In the north, it is a continuation of Manitoba Provincial Road 204 (PR 204); in the south, it is a continuation of PTH 75 (or Lord Selkirk Highway).

The route is commonly known as Pembina Highway between PTH 75 to Donald Street; as the Disraeli Freeway between Main Street and Talbot Avenue; and as Henderson Highway from Talbot to PR 204. [2]

Route description

Pembina Hwy at Windermere Ave, looking north towards Route 125 and downtown. Pembina south 2.jpg
Pembina Hwy at Windermere Ave, looking north towards Route 125 and downtown.

The route begins at PTH 75 and Turnbull Drive in the suburb of St. Norbert and, as Pembina Highway, crosses the Perimeter Highway South, and runs north-northwest through Fort Garry (passing by the University of Manitoba). At Confusion Corner, it takes the name Donald Street until it crosses the Assiniboine River at the Midtown Bridge, and splits into two one-way streets; southbound traffic continues along Donald Street and northbound traffic follows Smith Street.

At Notre Dame Avenue, it becomes King Street (northbound) and Princess Street (southbound) until it crosses Main Street and becomes the Disraeli Freeway, continuing northeast, passing through the neighbourhood of Point Douglas and crosses the Red River at the Disraeli Bridge, where it becomes Henderson Highway. Running north along the east bank of the Red River, it passes Hespeler Avenue and Chief Peguis Trail to Perimeter Highway North where it leaves the city as Provincial Road 204.


Disraeli Bridges

Disraeli Bridges
Disraeli Freeway, Winnipeg - panoramio.jpg
The Disraeli Freeway, facing north
Named for Benjamin Disraeli
History
Built1959/60
Construction cost$195 million (rehabilitation)
Rebuilt2010

Between Main Street and the south end of Henderson Highway, route 42 is known as the Disraeli Freeway, named after Benjamin Disraeli. [3] The freeway includes the Disraeli Bridges, which stretch over the Red River and are integral in connecting the city's downtown and northeastern areas.

Originally constructed in 1959/60, the bridges were authorized for rehabilitation in 2008, and subsequently became Winnipeg's largest bridge project in history (current as of 2020). [4] [5]

Construction of the new bridges began in January 2010 with a cost of $195 million, and a minimum of four bridge lanes remained open the entire time. Funded through a Public-Private Partnership arrangement, the federal government provided $18.3 million (and an additional $53.3 m) for the infrastructure project, with the private Plenary Roads Winnipeg consortium being chosen to design, build, finance, and maintain the roadway. [5]

Key features of the project included: [5]

The project was officially opened on 19 October 2012. [5]

Names

The namesakes of the various roads making up Route 42 are as follows:

Major intersections

The entire route is in Winnipeg.

Street Namekm [1] miDestinationsNotes
Pembina Highway0.00.0Manitoba Highway 75.svg PTH 75 south (Lord Selkirk Highway) Morris, Emerson
Turnbull Drive / Father Labonte Avenue
Winnipeg city limits; south end of PTH 75 concurrency; Route 42 southern terminus; to I-29  / US 81
2.81.7Manitoba Highway 100.svgManitoba Highway 75.svg Perimeter Highway (PTH 100 (TCH)) / PTH 75 ends Brandon, Kenora Grade separated; PTH 75 northern terminus; signed as exits 94A (east) and 94B (west); PTH 100 exit 18
3.32.1Bairdmore Boulevard / Dalhousie Drive
4.72.9Bairdmore Boulevard / Dalhousie Drive
5.53.4Bison Drive / Chancellor Matheson Road University of Manitoba, Investors Group Field
7.44.6University Crescent University of Manitoba
7.54.7Winnipeg city route 165.svg Abinojii Mikanah (Route 165)Grade separated
10.06.2Winnipeg city route 155.svg McGillivray Boulevard (Route 155 west) / Oakenwald Avenue
11.37.0Winnipeg city route 125.svg Jubilee Avenue (Route 125 east)Grade separated
11.77.3Winnipeg city route 70.svg Stafford Street (Route 70 north)
12.07.5Taylor Avenue
12.77.9Winnipeg city route 105.svg Grant Avenue (Route 105 west)
Corydon Avenue (northbound)
McMillan Avenue (northbound)
13.7–
14.1
8.5–
8.8
Winnipeg city route 62.svgWinnipeg city route 95.svg Osborne Street (Route 62) / Corydon Avenue (Route 95 west) Confusion Corner (Osborne Junction)
Route 42 follows Corydon Avenue (northbound) and McMillan Avenue (northbound) through Confusion Corner; Donald Street south end
Donald Street14.69.1Stradbrook AvenueOne-way, eastbound
14.99.3River AvenueOne-way, westbound
15.19.4Midtown Bridge
Smith Street (northbound)
Donald Street (northbound)
15.59.6 One-way transition Route 42 north follows Smith Street
15.59.6Manitoba Highway 1.svg Broadway (PTH 1)
15.79.8York AvenueOne-way, eastbound
15.99.9St. Mary AvenueOne-way, westbound
16.110.0Graham AvenueTransit only
16.310.1Winnipeg city route 85.svgWinnipeg city route 57.svgYellowhead Blank.svg Portage Avenue (Route 85) / Route 57 east / YH
16.410.2Ellice Avenue
16.510.3Cumberland AvenueOne-way, eastbound (no access); southbound entrance only
King Street (northbound)
Donald Street (southbound)
16.5510.28Smith Street, King StreetRoute 42 north turns north onto King Street
King Street (northbound)
Princess Street (southbound)
16.610.3Winnipeg city route 57.svg Notre Dame Avenue (Route 57 west) / King StreetOne-way, westbound; Donald Street north end and Princess Street south end (southbound)
16.910.5William Avenue
James Avenue (northbound)
Princess Street (southbound)
17.110.6James Avenue, King StreetOne-way, eastbound; Route 42 north turns onto James Avenue
Main Street (northbound)
Princess Street (southbound)
17.210.7Winnipeg city route 52.svg Main Street (Route 52)Route 42 north branches north onto Main Street; south end of Route 42 north / Route 52 north concurrency
Main Street (northbound)
Alexander Avenue (southbound)
17.310.7Alexander Avenue, Princess StreetRoute 42 south branches turns onto Princess Street from Alexander Avenue
Disraeli Freeway17.410.8Winnipeg city route 52.svg Main Street (Route 52) / Alexander AvenueNorth end of Route 42 north / Route 52 north concurrency; Route 42 south follows Alexander Avenue; Disraeli Freeway south end
17.610.9Winnipeg city route 47.svg Logan Avenue (Route 47 west)
18.511.5Sutherland AvenueGrade separated
18.811.7Disraeli Bridge
Henderson Highway19.011.8Winnipeg city route 37.svg Talbot Avenue / Midwinter Avenue (Route 37 east)Grade separated; south end of Route 37 east concurrency; signed as Talbot Avenue (northbound) and Midwinter Avenue (southbound); Disraeli Freeway north end; Henderson Highway south end
19.412.1Winnipeg city route 37.svg Hespeler Avenue (Route 37 west)North end of Route 37 east concurrency; south end of Route 37 west concurrency
19.612.2Winnipeg city route 37.svg Johnson Avenue (Route 37 east)North end of Route 37 west concurrency
20.512.7Munroe Avenue
22.614.0McLeod Avenue
23.914.9Winnipeg city route 17.svg Chief Peguis Trail (Route 17)
24.915.5McIvor Avenue
25.916.1Manitoba secondary 204.svg PR 204 begins / Glenway AvenueWinnipeg city limits; Route 42 northern terminus; PR 204 southern terminus
R.M. East St. Paul 26.716.6Manitoba Highway 101.svg Perimeter Highway (PTH 101)
Manitoba secondary 204.svg PR 204 north (Henderson Highway) Lockport, Selkirk
Grade separated; PTH 101 exit 72; PR 204 continues north; former PTH 9 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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