Provincial Road 234 (PR 234) is a 92.6-kilometre-long (57.5 mi) north-south gravel highway in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton and Unorganized Division No. 19, Interlake Region, Manitoba. It provides all weather road access to the western side of the Lake Winnipeg narrows, the hamlets of Matheson Island and Pine Dock, along with Beaver Creek Provincial Park, connecting them with PTH 8 and the town of Riverton.
 Provincial Road 234 | ||||
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| Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 92.6 km (57.5 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1966–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PTH 8 near Riverton | |||
 PR 325 near Washow Bay | ||||
| North end |  Matheson Island cable ferry dock | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | Bifrost-Riverton | |||
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Route description
editPR 234 begins in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton at an intersection with PTH 8 several kilometres north of Riverton, winding its way northward through farmland to travel through the hamlet of Washow Bay and cross Washow Bay Creek. It has an intersection with PR 325 as it enters woodlands and begins winding its way along the coastline of Washow Bay for the next several kilometres. The highway now begins following the coastline of the Lake Winnipeg narrows as it enters Division No. 19, travelling through Beaver Creek Provincial Park and crossing Beaver Creek on its way to Calders Dock. PR 234 winds it way along the coast for several more kilometres to travel past the Pine Dock Airport and the hamlet of Pine Dock itself before passing Little Bullhead and Leaside Beach. The highway curves westward to travel past Island View harbour and a former ferry dock (Ferries to Bloodvein and Princess Harbour shut down in 2015)[1] before coming to an end a few kilometres later at the Matheson Island cable ferry dock. The entire length of Provincial Road 234 is a gravel, two-lane highway.[2][3]
Major intersections
edit| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Bifrost-Riverton | | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 8 (Veterans Memorial Highway / Helgi Jones Parkway) – Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park, Riverton | Southern terminus |
| Washow Bay | 3.7 | 2.3 | Road 144N – Washow Bay, Shorncliffe | Former PR 233 west | |
| | 9.7 | 6.0 | Bridge over Washow Bay Creek | ||
| | 15.4 | 9.6 | PR 325 west – Hodgson | Eastern terminus of PR 325 | |
| No. 19 | Beaver Creek Provincial Park | 37.7 | 23.4 | Bridge over Beaver Creek | |
| | 61.0 | 37.9 | Calders Dock | Access road to Calders Dock | |
| Pine Dock | 72.3 | 44.9 |  Pine Dock Airport | Access road to airport | |
| 75.4 | 46.9 | Pine Avenue – Pine Dock | |||
| | 79.0 | 49.1 | Little Bullhead | Access road to Little Bullhead | |
| | 81.1 | 50.4 | Leaside Beach | Access road to Leaside Beach | |
| Island View | 90.0 | 55.9 | Ferry – Princess Harbour, Bloodvein | Closed since 2015[1] | |
| | 92.6 | 57.5 | Cable Ferry – Matheson Island | Dead end; eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Winnipeg Free Press (21 October 2015). "End of a ferry tale: Edgar Wood falls prey to roads, light aircraft after 35-year run". Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 5" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 234" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 June 2024.