Manitoba Provincial Road 276
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 114.3 km (71.0 mi) | |||
Existed | 1966–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | PTH 5 in Ste. Rose du Lac | |||
PR 364 near Rorketon PR 269 near Meadow Portage | ||||
North end | Skownan First Nation | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Manitoba | |||
Rural municipalities | Ste. Rose, Lakeshore | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Road 276 (PR 276) is a 114.3-kilometre-long (71.0 mi) north–south highway in the Parkland Region of Manitoba. It connects the towns of Ste. Rose du Lac, Rorketon, Toutes Aides, and Waterhen, as well as providing the only road access to the hamlet of Rock Ridge and the Skownan First Nation along the shores of Waterhen Lake. PR 276 also travels past Manipogo Provincial Park and traverses the entire length of the Isthmus separating Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba.
Route description
[edit]PR 276 begins in the Municipality of Ste. Rose at an intersection with PTH 5 (Parks Route / Northern Woods and Water Route) in Ste. Rose du Lac, along the east bank of the Turtle River. It heads north along Central Avenue to travel through the centre of downtown before passing through some neighbourhoods. Leaving Ste. Rose du Lac, the highway traverses a switchback as it crosses Hansen Creek just prior to entering the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore, having intersections with access roads to Methley Beach, East Bay, Magnet, and Million before going through a second switchback. PR 276 meets the southern end of PR 364 just east of Rorketon at the locality of Edillen before crossing PR 481 and Bretcher Creek as it travels through Toutes Aides. After curving around the west side of Manipogo Provincial Park, the road leaves the Rural Municipalities behind, heading up the Isthmus separating Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis, travelling through the community of Spence Lake and having a junction with PR 269. Leaving the isthmus behind, the highway winds its way up the western banks on the Waterhen River, meeting the west end of PR 328 at the town of Waterhen. Following the river northward, PR 276 travels through woodland as it travels past the hamlet of Rock Ridge before entering the Skownan First Nation, serving as the main road through the Waterhen 45 Indian reserve before coming to a dead end along the shores of Waterhen Lake. The entire length of PR 276 is a paved two-lane highway.[1][2]
Major intersections
[edit]Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Ste. Rose | Ste. Rose du Lac | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 5 (Parks Route / Northern Woods and Water Route) – McCreary, Dauphin | Southern terminus; road continues south as Old No. 5 South (Road 88W) |
| 6.8 | 4.2 | Bridge over Hansen Creek | ||
Lakeshore | | 17.6 | 10.9 | Road 149N – Methley Beach | Former PR 480 south |
| 24.1 | 15.0 | East Bay Road (Road 153N) – East Bay | ||
| 29.0 | 18.0 | Magnet Road – Magnet | ||
| 30.2 | 18.8 | Million Road (Road 156N) – Million | ||
Edillen | 40.2 | 25.0 | PR 364 north – Rorketon | Southern terminus of PR 364 | |
Toutes Aides | 49.8 | 30.9 | PR 481 east – Crane River | Southern end of PR 481 concurrency | |
49.9 | 31.0 | Bridge over Bretcher Creek | |||
50.0 | 31.1 | PR 481 west – Fork River | Northern end of PR 481 concurrency | ||
| 54.7 | 34.0 | Manipogo Beach Road – Manipogo Provincial Park | ||
No. 19 | | 70.2 | 43.6 | PR 269 west – Winnipegosis | Eastern terminus of PR 269 |
Waterhen | 95.2 | 59.2 | PR 328 east – Gypsumville | Western terminus of PR 328 | |
Skownan First Nation | 108.7 | 67.5 | Salt Point Road – Salt Point | ||
114.3 | 71.0 | Dead end at Waterhen Lake | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 4" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 276" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 September 2024.