Manitoba Provincial Road 325

Provincial Road 325 (PR 325) is a 129.0-kilometre-long (80.2 mi) east–west highway in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada. It connects the towns of The Narrows, Ashern, Hodgson, and Washow Bay, while also oddly providing a road connection between the Lake Manitoba Narrows and the Lake Winnipeg Narrows.

Provincial Road 325 marker
Provincial Road 325
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length129.0 km (80.2 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
West end PTH 68 in Oakview
Major intersections PTH 6 in Ashern
PTH 17 in Hodgson
East end PR 234 near Washow Bay
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesWest Interlake, Grahamdale, Fisher, Bifrost-Riverton
Highway system
PR 324 PR 326

Route description

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PR 325 begins a few kilometres east of The Narrows in the Rural Municipality of West Interlake in the Oakview community, at a junction with PTH 68 (Northern Woods and Water Route). It winds its way northeast along the narrow Isthmus separating Lake Manitoba and Dog Lake for several kilometers before joining a concurrency (overlap) with PTH 6 and heading due north into the town of Ashern, travelling through a business district and neighbourhoods on the west side of town before PR 325 splits and heads due east along the northern border of the town. Leaving Ashern, the pavement transitions to gravel at an intersection with Cook Road and the highway continues on through forested areas and passes through a section of the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale. Entering the Rural Municipality of Fisher, PR 325 travels through farmland as it has an intersection with PR 233 and crosses the Fisher River. Joining a concurrency with PTH 17, it becomes paved once more and the pair head for a short distance before making a sharp curve to the east to pass through the town of Hodgson, where they cross a creek twice. After crossing Bottle Creek, they immediately have a junction with PR 224 near the southern border of the Peguis First Nation, where PTH 17 ends and PR 325 continues east as a gravel road, entering the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton through a switchback. After passing through remote woodlands, some of which are portions of Moose Creek Provincial Forest, the highway comes to an end near the shores of Lake Winnipeg at an intersection with PR 234, just north of Washow Bay.[1][2][3]

Major intersections

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DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
West InterlakeOakview0.00.0  PTH 68 (NWWR) – The Narrows, Eriksdale, Ste. Rose du LacWestern terminus; former PR 235
25.215.7Old 514 (Road 39W)Former PR 514 south
29.518.3  PTH 6 south – EriksdaleWestern end of PTH 6 concurrency
Ashern31.519.6  PTH 6 north – Grand RapidsEastern end of PTH 6 concurrency
33.220.6Cook RoadWestern end of unpaved section
Grahamdale
No major junctions
Fisher72.344.9  PR 233 south – Fisher BranchNorthern terminus of PR 233
76.947.8Bridge over the Fisher River
83.852.1  PTH 17 south – Fisher BranchWestern end of PTH 17 concurrency; eastern end of unpaved section
Hodgson88.054.7Bridge over Hodgson Creek
88.555.0Bridge over Hodgson Creek
91.757.0Bridge over Bottle Creek
91.757.0  PTH 17 ends
  PR 224 north – Peguis, Fisher River
Southern terminus of PR 224; northern terminus of PTH 17; western end of unpaved section
Bifrost-Riverton129.080.2  PR 234 – Pine Dock, RivertonEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 4" (PDF). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 5" (PDF). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 325" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 October 2024.