Manitoba Highway 83
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Length: | 402 km (250 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1953 – present | |||
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Major cities: | Melita, Virden, Birtle, Russell, Roblin | |||
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Provincial Trunk Highway 83 (PTH 83) is a major north-south highway that runs in the far western region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It travels from the North Dakota border south of Melita, north through Virden, Birtle, Russell, and Roblin to its northern terminus with PTH 10 just east of Swan River. Along with US 83, PTH 83 is part of the longest continuously numbered north-south highway in North America with a combined distance is 3,450 kilometers (2,140 mi).
PTH 83 travels no further than 32 kilometers (20 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border, and comes within 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) of the provincial boundary from the junction with PR 487 just north of Benito to the junction with PTH 57.
History
PTH 83 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map.[1]
Prior to 1953, PTH 83 was originally numbered as Highway 22. In 1953, the government re-designated it to match U.S. Route 83. As well, the current section of the highway between Russell and Swan River was known as Highway 31.[2]
Originally, the highway's northern terminus was at the Trans-Canada Highway in Virden, making the original length of the highway 104 kilometres (65 mi). The section of PTH 83 between the Trans-Canada Highway and Birtle was opened to traffic in 1954. At the same time, the highway was extended to Swan River, replacing Highway 31.
A small portion of PTH 83 is being reconstructed between Roblin and Russell due to a large slide. The area affected is located one kilometre north of PR 366 at the bottom of the Shell Valley. Traffic is being detoured around that portion of highway. The slide became serious enough to close the road on July 2, 2012. The area which is closed has slid several times in the past years. It was once home to a lookout point over the Assessippi Valley. That lookout point was declared unsafe and was closed during a previous partial collapse of the road.[3]
Major intersections
Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Arthur | | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | North extension of U.S. Route 83 PTH 83 begins |
| 8 | 5.0 | ![]() | begin PR 251 east concurrence | |
| 12 | 7.5 | ![]() | end PR 251 east concurrence | |
| 22 | 14 | ![]() | begin PTH 3 east concurrence | |
Melita | 35 | 22 | ![]() | end PTH 3 east concurrence | |
36 | 22 | ![]() | |||
| 43 | 27 | ![]() | ||
Albert | | 51 | 32 | ![]() | |
Pipestone | Pipestone | 69 | 43 | ![]() | |
| 87 | 54 | ![]() | ||
Wallace | Virden | 100 | 62 | ![]() | |
104 | 65 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 1 west concurrence | ||
| 105 | 65 | ![]() | ||
| 110 | 68 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns north end PTH 1 west concurrence | |
| 116 | 72 | Mile 66N | formerly PR 441 west | |
Prairie View Municipality | | 133 | 83 | ![]() | |
Miniota | 137 | 85 | ![]() | ||
| 152 | 94 | ![]() | ||
Birtle | | 163 | 101 | ![]() | |
Birtle | 169 | 105 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 42 west concurrence highway turns north as it leaves Birtle | |
| 172 | 107 | ![]() | end PTH 42 west concurrence | |
| 182 | 113 | ![]() ![]() | PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 16 west concurrence | |
Foxwarren | 189 | 117 | ![]() | PTH 16/83 turns northwest | |
Ellice / Russell | | 200 | 120 | ![]() | |
Russell | | 201 | 125 | ![]() | PTH 16/83 turns north |
Binscarth | 204 | 127 | ![]() | ||
| 214 | 133 | Mile 116N | formerly PR 479 east | |
| 217 | 135 | ![]() | ||
Russell | 220 | 140 | ![]() | PTH 16/83 turns west | |
221 | 137 | ![]() ![]() | PTH 83 turns north end PTH 16 west concurrence | ||
Russell / Shellmouth-Boulton | | 231 | 144 | ![]() | formerly PR 254 east |
Shellmouth-Boulton | | 241 | 150 | ![]() | |
| 243 | 151 | ![]() | PTH 83 descends into the Shell Valley | |
| 245 | 152 | Highway crosses over the Shell River | ||
Shell River | | 257 | 160 | Mile 141N | formerly PR 589 east |
| 271 | 168 | ![]() | ||
Roblin | 276 | 171 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns east begin PTH 5 east concurrence (200m) across the CNR tracks | |
276 | 171 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns north end PTH 5 east concurrence | ||
| 279 | 173 | Mile 153N | formerly PR 591 east | |
| 280 | 170 | ![]() | ||
| 289 | 180 | Mile 180N | formerly PR 483 east | |
| 295 | 183 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns west | |
| 299 | 186 | Mile 169W | formerly PR 592 south | |
| 302 | 188 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns north just before junction | |
| 312 | 194 | ![]() | ||
Duck Mountain Provincial Forest | | 333 | 207 | ![]() | |
Swan River | | 349 | 217 | Mile 192N (Alpine Rd.) | formerly PR 586 north |
| 359 | 223 | ![]() | ||
Benito | 362 | 225 | |||
| 366 | 227 | ![]() | formerly PR 588 north PTH 83 turns east | |
| 374 | 232 | ![]() | formerly PR 586 south PTH 83 turns northeast toward Swan River | |
Kenville | 387 | 240 | ![]() | ||
| 394 | 245 | ![]() | ||
Swan River | 397 | 247 | ![]() | PTH 83 turns east on to bypass | |
402 | 250 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | PTH 83 ends | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ↑ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1953". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
- ↑ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1952". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
- ↑ "'Highway to heck' now just Highway 83". Winnipeg Sun. December 19, 2012.