Manitoba Highway 1

Trans-Canada Highway 1 shield

Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Length: 490 km (304 mi)
Existed: 1942 – present
Major junctions
West end: Saskatchewan border near Kirkella
continues west as Hwy 1 (TCH) towards Whitewood and Regina
  PTH 41 at Kirkella
PTH 83 near Virden
PTH 21 near Griswold
PTH 10 in Brandon
PTH 5 near Carberry
PTH 34 near Austin
PTH 16 (TCH) near Portage la Prairie
PTH 26 near Portage la Prairie
PTH 13 near Oakville
PTH 26 near St. François Xavier
PTH 100 (TCH) / PTH 101 in Winnipeg
PTH 59 in Winnipeg
PTH 12 near Ste. Anne
PTH 11 near Hadashville
PTH 44 near West Hawk Lake
East end: Ontario border near West Hawk Lake
continues east as Highway 17 / TCH towards Kenora and Thunder Bay
Location
Major cities: Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg
Towns: Elkhorn, Virden, MacGregor, Elie, Ste. Anne, Falcon Lake
Highway system

Manitoba provincial highways

← PTH 110PTH 1A →

Provincial Trunk Highway 1 (PTH 1) is the Manitoba section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainline route. It is a heavily used, 4-lane divided highway, with the exception of a short 18 km section in the southeastern corner of the province. It is the main link between southern Manitoba's largest cities, and also serves as the province's main transportation link to the neighbouring provinces of Saskatchewan (to the west) and Ontario (to the east). The highway is the only major east-west divided highway in Manitoba, and carries a large majority of east-west traffic within and through the province. It has full freeway status sections at Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba is 490 km (300 mi).

Manitoba Highway 1 is a very important part of the national highway system in Canada, as it is the sole highway linking the eastern and western regions of the country. It is the only road that links the province of Manitoba with the province of Ontario, making it a major section of Canada's primary commercial and leisure route for all traffic travelling between Canada's largest cities, from Toronto and Montreal in the east to Calgary and Vancouver in the west.

Routing

Eastbound on the Trans Canada Highway in south-western Manitoba near Carberry.

The highway is routed from west to east across the province of Manitoba. It begins at the western provincial boundary with Saskatchewan, connecting with Saskatchewan's Highway 1 to become Manitoba Trans-Canada 1. The highway is designated as T-C 1 throughout Manitoba until it reaches the eastern provincial boundary with Ontario, where it continues as the main route to Kenora, Ontario and the rest of Eastern Canada as Highway 17.

The entire length of the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of Manitoba is a 4-lane divided highway, with the exception of the Winnipeg city route and an 18 kilometre section in eastern Manitoba between the town of Falcon Lake and the Manitoba-Ontario provincial boundary which is a two-lane highway.

Manitoba PTH 1 has full expressway status on the routes around Winnipeg on the Perimeter Highway, and around Portage la Prairie. Plans do exist to bring the entire length of Highway 1 (except the Winnipeg city route) to full expressway status in the future (mentioned at the list of Manitoba expressways). Currently, exit numbers only exist at three interchanges,[1] and only small sections of Highway 1 and the Perimeter Highway have freeway status.

In the Winnipeg metro area, the Trans-Canada Highway has two official routes. The main route passes directly through the city of Winnipeg on city streets, entering the city from the west and continuing along Portage Avenue, Broadway, Main Street, Queen Elizabeth Way, St. Mary's Road, St. Anne's Road, and Fermor Avenue where it re-joins the Perimeter Highway (T-C 100) and continues east on TC 1. An alternate routing exits the main T-C 1 route on the western edge of Winnipeg onto the Perimeter Highway (T-C 100), which by-passes the city completely. The Perimeter Highway is a ring road which encircles Winnipeg and is frequently used by commuters and through traffic on the Trans Canada Highway wishing to avoid congested city streets.

History

The "Welcome to Manitoba" sign, entering Manitoba from Saskatchewan at the provincial boundary on TCH 1.

The first provincial trunk highways in Manitoba were numbered in 1926.[2] The original highway 1 was one of nine highways fanning out from Winnipeg, but was different in that it fanned out from the west and the east. Highway 1 was routed via many already-existing highways and provincial secondary roads. (From west to east), these are:[3][4][5]

By the early 1950s, Highway 1 had become an important east-west route in all of the western provinces. Most of the provincial highways that Highway 1 originally traversed on were re-numbered and designated as Highway 4 between 1958 and 1968, and the #1 was relocated to its present route. In 1962, the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba was fully completed, and Highway 1 across all of the western provinces was incorporated as part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

In 1955, most intra-city traffic in the Winnipeg area was diverted onto the (then) newly built Perimeter Highway. Later that year, the Perimeter Highway's southern (PTH 100) section was merged with the Trans-Canada Highway system, due to the amount of traffic using it to bypass the city. That section of the highway was highly used, and still is today.

Recent History

On October 6, 2006 the Trans-Canada Highway Portage la Prairie by-pass was closed due to a structural defect found in the bridge over the CN Rail Line. On October 31, 2007, a $19 million project to rebuild the bridge was completed, and the by-pass was fully re-opened to traffic.

On October 25, 2007, a major federal/provincial construction project twinning the highway in western Manitoba between the Saskatchewan-Manitoba provincial boundary and the town of Hargrave was completed, with 34 kilometres (21 mi) of newly divided highway lanes opened to traffic.

On April 9, 2008, the Government of Manitoba announced that construction of a new interchange would begin in the summer of 2008 at the intersection of Highway 16 (the Yellowhead Highway) and the Trans Canada Highway mainline route, located a short distance west of Portage la Prairie.[6] This project has been delayed and is now scheduled for completion by 2015.[7]

Speed limits

Westbound driving from Kenora, Ontario to Winnipeg, near Lorette (East of Winnipeg)

On February 27, 2008 the Manitoba Highway Traffic Board approved a request by the Government of Manitoba to raise the speed limit on the Trans Canada Highway in Manitoba to 110 km/h along the section between the Saskatchewan-Manitoba provincial boundary and Winnipeg.[8] The speed limit was officially raised on July 1, 2009, though it was only raised on one portion of the highway between the Saskatchewan provincial boundary to Virden.[9] On June 2, 2015, the speed limit between Virden and Headingley increased to 110 km/h, except at Brandon, Portage la Prairie, and Elie, where speed is reduced due to major intersections at those locations.[10] The portion of the highway from Winnipeg to the Ontario provincial boundary remains at 100 km/h.

Saskatchewan provincial boundary to Headingley- 110 km/h (68 mph)

Virden- 80 km/h (50 mph)

Brandon- 80 km/h (50 mph)

Portage la Prairie (Freeway)- 100 km/h (60 mph)

Elie- 80 km/h (50 mph)

Headingley-70 km/h (40 mph)

Winnipeg bypass (Perimeter Hwy. PTH #100) - 100 km/h (60 mph)

Winnipeg city route

Portage Ave. - 60 km/h (35 mph) (50 km/h (30 mph) in downtown)

Broadway - 50 km/h (30 mph)

Queen Elizabeth Way. (S. Main Street) - 60 km/h (35 mph)

St. Mary's Rd. - 60 km/h (35 mph)

St. Anne's Rd. - 60 km/h (35 mph)

Fermor Ave. (To Autumnwood Dr./Lakewood Blvd.) - 70 km/h (40 mph)

Fermor Ave. (To Lagimodiere Blvd.) 80 km/h (50 mph)

Fermor Ave. (To Perimeter Hwy.) - 90 km/h (55 mph)

Eastern Manitoba- 100 km/h (60 mph)

All at-grade intersections with traffic lights -80 km/h (50 mph)

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Continues as Hwy 1 (TCH) west towards Regina
Wallace – Woodworth​00.0Manitoba – Saskatchewan boundary
Kirkella63.7 PTH 41 north / PR 542 south – St. Lazare, McAuley, Kola, Kirkella
Elkhorn1811 PR 256 (Cavendish St.) – Willen, Cromer, Elkhorn
2012Richhill Avenue EastFormer PR 441
​3220HargraveFormer PR 252 south
​3522 PTH 83 north – BirtleWest end of PTH 83 overlap
​4125 PTH 83 south / PR 259 east – Kenton, MelitaEast end of PTH 83 overlap
Virden4528King Street East
4830 PR 257 west – Kola
Sifton​6239 PR 254 south – Oak Lake BeachWest end of PR 254 overlap
Oak Lake6742 PR 254 northEast end of PR 254 overlap
Griswold8050 PTH 21 – Shoal Lake, Sioux Valley, Hartney
WhiteheadAlexander9257 PR 250 north – Rivers, AlexanderWest end of PR 250 overlap
​9660 PR 250 south – SourisEast end of PR 250 overlap
Kemnay10465 PTH 1A (TCH) east (City Route) – Brandon
​10968 PR 459 – Grand ValleyInterchange
Elton / Cornwallis​11270 PR 270 north – Rapid City, Rivers
City of Brandon12075 PTH 10 south (18th Street) – Brandon, BoissevainWest end of PTH 10 overlap
12276 PTH 1A (TCH) south (City Route / 1st Street) / PTH 10 north – Dauphin, BrandonEast end of PTH 10 overlap
Elton / Cornwallis​12678 PTH 110 south – Boissevain
​13081 PR 468 – Justice, Chater
Elton​13886 PR 340 south – Douglas
North Cypress – Langford​14691 PR 464 north – Brookdale
​14791 PR 351 east
​163101 PTH 5 – Neepawa, CarberryFormer PR 258
​181112 PR 351 west – Melbourne
North NorfolkSidney183114 PR 352 – Firdale, Sidney
Austin195121 PTH 34 – Gladstone, Holland
MacGregor208129 PR 350 – Katrime, Lavenham, MacGregor
Bagot218135 PR 242 – Westbourne, Treherne, Bagot
Portage la Prairie​230140 PTH 16 (TCH) west (Yellowhead Route) / PR 305 south – Neepawa, St. Claude, SaskatoonInterchange proposed[11]
West end of Yellowhead Route overlap
Portage la Prairie238148 PTH 1A (TCH) east (City Route) – Portage la PrairieInterchange
247153 PR 240 – Southport, Portage la PrairieInterchange
252157 PTH 1A (TCH) west (City Route) – Portage la PrairieInterchange; no eastbound exit
253157 PTH 26 east – Poplar Point
​268167 PTH 13 south / PR 430 north – St. Ambroise, Oakville, Carman
​276171Road 19 WestFormer PR 331 west
Cartier​279173Benard RoadFormer PR 426 north
Elie287178 PR 248 – St. Eustache, Elie
​296184 PR 332 south – Dacotah, Starbuck
​304189 PR 424Former PR 241
​306190 PTH 26 west – St. Francois Xavier
HeadingleyHeadingley313194 PR 334 northWest end of PR 334 overlap
314195 PR 334 southEast end of PR 334 overlap
City of Winnipeg319198 PTH 100 (TCH) east / PTH 101 north (Perimeter Highway) – KenoraInterchange; signed as exits 318A (east) and 318B (north).
West end of Route 85 (Portage Avenue) • Yellowhead Route continues
325202 Route 96 south (Moray Street)
327203 Route 90 – AirportInterchange; no direct eastbound exit to Route 90 north (signed via Empress Street).
327.5203.5Empress Street - Polo ParkInterchange
329204 Route 85 east (Portage Avenue)PTH 1 branches east; east end of Route 85 overlap; no eastbound entrance from Portage Avenue
East end of Route 85 (Portage Avenue) / Yellowhead Route • West end of Broadway
329.5204.7 Route 70 south (Maryland Street)
329.5204.7 Route 70 north (Sherbrook Street)
330.5205.4 Route 62 (Osborne Street)No left turn eastbound
331206 Route 42 south (Donald Street)
331206 Route 42 north (Smith Street)
331.5206.0 Route 52 north (Main Street)PTH 1 branches south; north end of Route 52 overlap
West end of Broadway • North end of Route 52 (Main Street)
Bridge over Assiniboine River
River Avenue
Bridge over Red River
South end of Main Street • North end of St. Mary's Road • PTH 1 / Route 52 overlap continues
332206 Route 115 east (Marion Street)No eastbound entrance
335208 Route 52 south (St. Mary's Road)PTH 1 branches southeast; south end of Route 52 overlap; north end of Route 150 overlap; no left turn westbound
South end of Route 52 (St. Mary's Road) • North end of Route 150 (St. Anne's Road)
337209 Route 135 west (Fermor Avenue) / Route 150 south (St. Anne's Road)PTH 1 branches east; south end of Route 150 overlap; west end of Route 135 overlap
South end of Route 150 (St. Anne's Road) • West end of Route 135 (Fermor Avenue)
339211 Route 30 north (Archibald Street)
342213 PTH 59 / Route 20 (Lagimodiere Boulevard)
Springfield​345214Plessis Road northInterchange
​349217 PTH 100 (TCH) west / PTH 101 north (Perimeter Highway) – BrandonInterchange; signed as exits 348A (west) and 348B (north)
East end of Route 135 (Fermor Avenue)
Deacon's Corner351218 PR 207 – Lorette
Taché​359223 PR 206 north – Dugald, OakbankWest end of PR 206 overlap
​362225 PR 206 south – LandmarkEast end of PR 206 overlap
​366227 PR 501 east (Rosewood Road)
​ To PR 207 – Dufresne
Ste. Anne​373232 PTH 12 – Beausejour, SteinbachInterchange; signed as exits 375A (south) and 375B (north)
​385239 PR 207 west (Dawson Road)
Richer392244 PR 302 – Ross, Richer
Reynolds​418260Spruce SidingFormer PR 506 east
​432268 PTH 11 north – Lac du Bonnet, Hadashville
​434270 PR 503 east (Old Dawson Trail)
Prawda440270 PR 506 north
​454282 PR 308 south – East Braintree
Whiteshell Provincial ParkFalcon Lake476296 PR 301 – Falcon LakeInterchange
​486302 PTH 44 west – West Hawk LakeInterchange
​490300Manitoba – Ontario boundary
Continues as Highway 17 east / TCH towards Kenora
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Exits 318, 348, & 375
  2. ↑ "A.C. Emmett and the Development of Manitoba's Highways". The Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Official map of Western Canada, 1946". The H.M. Gousha Company. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Route map of central and west North America, 1938". R. V. Droz. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  5. ↑ "The Atlas of Canada -- Major Roads, 1955". The Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Province of Manitoba - News Releases - Budget 2008 Charts Steady Course: Selinger". gov.mb.ca.
  7. ↑ http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/highwayrenewal/pdf/mbhrp2011.pdf
  8. ↑ Manitoba to raise speed limit
  9. ↑ "Province of Manitoba - News Releases - Speed Limit To Increase On Certain Sections Of Twinned Highway". gov.mb.ca.
  10. ↑ "TransCanada speed limit in Manitoba increases to 110 km/h on June 2". cbc.ca. 23 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Manitoba’s Highway Renewal Plan 2011-2015 (PDF). Government of Manitoba (Report). pp. 12–13. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Preceded by
SK Highway 1		 Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 1 		Succeeded by
ON Highway 17
Preceded by
Highway 16
Preceded by
Highway 100		 Succeeded by
Highway 100
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