Manitoba Highway 7
Highway 7 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length: | 108 km (67 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1928 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | Route 90 in Winnipeg | |||
PTH 101 PTH 67 PTH 17 | ||||
North end: | PTH 68 at Arborg | |||
Location | ||||
Towns: | Stony Mountain, Teulon | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Trunk Highway 7 (PTH 7) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the north limit of the city of Winnipeg (where it meets with Route 90/Brookside Blvd.) north to Arborg, Manitoba where it intersects with PTH 68. The highway is twinned from Winnipeg to just north of PTH 67, an east-west route that provides access to the Town of Stonewall.
History
PTH 7 first appeared on the 1928 Manitoba Highway Map as a short feeder route connecting Stonewall and Winnipeg.[1] When PTH 6 was opened to traffic in 1947, it incorporated a small portion of the original PTH 7. That same year, a second leg of PTH 7 was opened connecting Stony Mountain to Teulon.[2]
PTH 7 was rerouted through Stony Mountain in 1951, bypassing Stonewall completely.[3] It extended further north to the village of Komaroo the following year,[4] and to Fraserwood in 1955.[5]
In 1956, PTH 7 was extended west of Fraserwood on to what is now PTH 17 as far as Narcisse.[6] The highway was extended to Chatfield the following year,[7] before reaching PTH 68 at Poplarfield in 1959.[8] PTH 7 was extended to Fisher Branch in 1960.[9]
In 1966, PTH 7 was reconfigured to its current northern terminus with PTH 68 at Arborg from Fraserwood, and the route between Fraserwood and Fisher Branch was redesignated as PTH 16.[10] The original route was given its current PTH 17 designation in 1977.
References
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1947. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1951. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1952. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1955. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1956. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1957. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1959. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1960. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1966. Retrieved March 12, 2015.