Winnipeg Route 20

Winnipeg Route 20

Other name(s)	Lagimodière Blvd
Part of	PTH 59
Maintained by	City of Winnipeg
Length	16 km (10 mi)
Location	Winnipeg, Manitoba
South end	PTH 100 (TCH) (Perimeter Hwy)
Major junctions	Route 165 west (Bishop Grandin Blvd) PTH 1 (TCH) / Route 135 (Fermor Ave) Route 115 west (Marion St) Route 115 east (Dugald Rd) Route 37 (Regent Ave W) Concordia Ave Route 17 west (CPT)
North end	PTH 101 (Perimeter Hwy)

Route 20 (known locally as Lagimodière Boulevard) is a major north-south arterial route in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is also part of Manitoba Highway 59, the only Provincial Trunk Highway (other than the Trans-Canada Highway) that crosses through the city.

Route description

At about 16.7 km (10.4 mi), it is one of the longest roads in the city. It begins in the northeast, running through the suburb of North Kildonan before becoming the boundary between the suburbs of East Kildonan and Transcona. South of the CNR Redditt line, it enters the eastern section of St. Boniface, passing by the CNR Symington Yards and the Royal Canadian Mint before crossing the Perimeter Highway and leaving the city in the extreme southern part of St. Boniface.^[1]

Route 20 maintains expressway standards through Winnipeg, generally as a 4-lane divided route, and has an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit for the most part, except for a brief section in the north end at Regent Avenue where the speed limit drops to 70 km/h (45 mph), and a section after the North Kildonan overpass where the speed limit raises to 90 km/h

History

During the 1960s, Highway 59 between the Trans-Canada and the North Perimeter Highways was rebuilt to the east of its original route, which followed what is now Molson Street, Panet Road, Dawson Road, and Speers Road. Following its completion, the newly reconstructed road was named Lagimodière Boulevard, after Jean Baptiste Lagimodière, an early pioneer of St. Boniface.^[2]^[3]

Major intersections

For list of major intersections, see Manitoba Highway 59.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

↑ Sherlock's Map of Winnipeg and Surrounding Areas, Maps, 10, 11, 18, 26, 27, and 33, ISBN 978-1-895229-67-7
↑ Manitoba Historical Society article on Jean Baptiste Lagimodière. Accessed August 14, 2008.
↑ "Winnipeg Metro Council notes (1960-1971)" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-11-13.

Roads in Winnipeg

City Routes	17 20 23 25 30 37 42 47 52 57 62 70 80 85 90 95 96 105 115 125 135 145 150 155 165 180

Arterial roads	Academy Road Broadway Confusion Corner Erin Street & Wall Street Nassau Street Portage and Main St. James Street Tache Avenue Valour Road

Highways in Manitoba

Primary	1 1A 2 3 3A 4 5 5A 6 7 8 9 9A 10 10A 11 12 13 14 15 16 16A 17 18 19 20 20A 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 32 34 39 41 42 44 45 49 50 52 57 59 60 67 68 75 77 83 83A 89 100 101 110 190

Former primary	28 29

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