Provincial Road 350 (PR 350) is a provincial road in the Central Plains Region of the Canadian province of Manitoba.[1]
 Provincial Road 350 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 55.2 km (34.3 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1966–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |   PTH 16 (TCH) / YH near Woodside | |||
 PTH 1 (TCH) near MacGregor | ||||
| South end |  PR 242 near Lavenham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | ||||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editThe route begins at PR 242 east of Lavenham, and terminates at the Yellowhead Highway near Woodside.
From PR 242, the road travels 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west through Lavenham before turning north for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) just past the community. PR 350 then turns west for 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) before turning north once again at Mile 56N (formerly westbound PR 461). It continues for 17 kilometres (11 mi) through MacGregor before intersecting the Trans-Canada Highway just north of the village. Past this intersection, PR 350 continues north for 24 kilometres (15 mi) to its northern terminus, passing the community of Katrime at around the midway point.
PR 350 is mainly a gravel road with a small paved section as it passes through MacGregor.
History
editIn the early 1990s, the Manitoba government decommissioned a number of provincial secondary roads and returned the maintenance of these roads back to the rural municipalities. A section of the original PR 350 was included in this decommissioning.
Prior to this, PR 350 continued south past Lavenham for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) before turning west and travelling in this direction for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi). The road then turned south before gradually turning west for 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to its southbound terminus with PTH 34 on the eastern edge of the Spruce Woods Provincial Wildlife Management Area.[2]
After the decommissioning of this section, the road was renamed Ladysmith Road. It is now maintained by the Rural Municipality of Victoria.
The original length of PR 350 was 67 kilometres (42 mi).
Major intersections
edit| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Norfolk Treherne / North Norfolk boundary | | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR 242 – Rossendale, Treherne | Southern terminus; begins following former PR 461 |
| Lavenham | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2nd Street – Lavenham | Former PR 350 south | |
| North Norfolk | | 13.1 | 8.1 | Road 56N | Former PR 461 west |
| MacGregor | 29.5 | 18.3 | Hampton Street E – MacGregor | Pavement begins | |
| 30.5 | 19.0 | PTH 1 (TCH) – Brandon, Portage la Prairie | Pavement ends | ||
| WestLake-Gladstone | Woodside | 55.2 | 34.3 | PTH 16 (TCH) / YH – Gladstone, Westbourne | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ Province of Manitoba -Roads and Transportation
- ^ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1966-1967". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.