Everything about Manitoba Highway 1 totally explained
Provincial Trunk Highway 1 (PTH 1) is the
Manitoba section of the
Trans-Canada Highway mainline route. The total distance of the
Trans-Canada Highway in
Manitoba is 519 km (322 miles). It is a heavily used, 4-lane
divided highway, with the exception of a short 18km section in the southeastern corner of the province which is a 2-lane highway. It is the main link between southern Manitoba's largest cities, and also serves as the province's main ground transportation link to the neighboring provinces of
Saskatchewan (to the west) and
Ontario (to the east). The highway is the only major east-west
divided highway in Manitoba, and carries a large majority of east-west traffic within the province. It has full freeway status sections in
Portage La Prairie and
Winnipeg.
Manitoba Highway 1 is a very important part of the national highway system in
Canada, as it's the sole highway linking the eastern and western regions of the country. It is the only highway that links the province of
Manitoba with the province of
Ontario, making it a major section of Canada's primary commercial and leisure route for all traffic travelling between Canada's largest cities, from
Toronto and
Montreal in the east to
Calgary and
Vancouver in the west.
Routing
The highway is routed from west to east across the province of Manitoba. It begins at the western provincial border with Saskatchewan, connecting with Saskatchewan's
Highway 1 to become Manitoba PTH 1. The highway is designated as PTH 1 throughout Manitoba until it reaches the eastern provincial border with
Ontario, where it continues as the main route to
Kenora, Ontario and the rest of
Eastern Canada as
Highway 17.
The entire length of the
Trans-Canada Highway in the province of
Manitoba is a 4-lane
divided highway, with the exception of the Winnipeg city route and an 18 kilometer (11 mile) section in eastern
Manitoba between the town of
Falcon Lake and the
Manitoba-
Ontario provincial border which is a two-lane highway.
Manitoba PTH 1 has full
freeway status on sections around
Winnipeg on the
Perimeter Highway &
Portage La Prairie. Plans do exist to bring the entire length of Highway 1 (except the
Winnipeg city route) to full
freeway status in the future. Currently,
exit numbers only exist at two
interchanges; the Highway 12 interchange being the first numbered outside of the Winnipeg area.
In the Winnipeg metro area, the
Trans-Canada Highway has two official routes. The main route passes directly through the city of Winnipeg on city streets, entering the city from the west and continuing along Portage Avenue, Broadway, Main Street, Queen Elizabeth Way, St.Mary's Road, St.Anne's Road, and Fermor Avenue where it re-joins the Perimeter Highway (PTH 100) and continues east on PTH 1.
An alternate routing exits the main PTH 1 route on the western edge of
Winnipeg onto the
Perimeter Highway (PTH 100), which by-passes the city completely. The Perimeter Highway is a
beltway which encircles
Winnipeg and is frequently used by commuters and through traffic on the
Trans Canada Highway wishing to avoid congested city streets.
History
The first provincial trunk highways in Manitoba were numbered in 1926. The original highway 1 was one of nine highways fanning out from Winnipeg, but was different in that it fanned out from the west and the east. Highway 1 was routed via many already-existing highways. (From west to east), these are :
By the early 1950s, Highway 1 had become an important east-west route in all of the western provinces. Most of the provincial highways that Highway 1 originally traversed on were re-numbered and designated as Highway 1 in the mid-1960s, and the #1 was relocated to its present route. In 1962, the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba was fully completed, and Highway 1 across all of the western provinces was incorporated as part of the Trans-Canada Highway.
In 1955, most intra-city traffic in the Winnipeg area was diverted onto the (then) newly-built
Perimeter Highway. Later that year, the
Perimeter Highway's southern (PTH 100) section was merged with the
Trans-Canada Highway system, due to the amount of traffic using it to bypass the city. That section of the highway was highly used, and still is today.
Recent History
On October 6, 2006 the Trans-Canada Highway Portage La Prairie by-pass was closed due to a structural defect found in the bridge over the
CN Rail Line. On October 31, 2007, a $19 million project to rebuild the bridge was completed, and the by-pass was fully re-opened to traffic.
On October 25, 2007, a major federal/provincial construction project twinning the highway in western Manitoba between the
Saskatchewan-
Manitoba provincial border and the town of
Hargrave was completed, with 34 kilometers (21 miles) of newly divided highway lanes opened to traffic.
On April 9th, 2008, the Government of
Manitoba announced that construction of a new
interchange will begin in the summer of 2008 at the intersection of
Highway 16 (the
Yellowhead Highway) and the Trans Canada Highway mainline route, located a short distance west of
Portage la Prairie.
Speed limits
On February 27, 2008 the Manitoba Highway Traffic Board approved a request by the Government of Manitoba to raise the speed limit on the Trans Canada Highway in Manitoba to 110km/h along the section between the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border and
Winnipeg. A date on which the speed limit will officially be changed hasn't been set.
Western Manitoba- 100 km/h (60 mph)
Virden- 80 km/h (50 mph)
Brandon- 80 km/h (50 mph)
Portage La Prairie (Freeway)- 100 km/h (60 mph)
Elie- 80 km/h (50 mph)
Winnipeg bypass (Perimeter Hwy. PTH #100) - 100km/h (60 mph)
Winnipeg city route
Portage Ave. - 60 km/h (35 mph) (50 km/h (30 mph) in downtown)
Broadway - 50 km/h (30 mph)
Queen Elizabeth Way. (S. Main Street) - 60 km/h (35 mph)
St. Mary's Rd. - 60 km/h (35 mph)
St. Annes Rd. - 60 km/h (35 mph)
Fermor Ave. (To Lagimodiere Blvd.) - 70 km/h (40 mph)
Fermor Ave. (To Perimeter Hwy.) - 90 km/h (55 mph)
Eastern Manitoba- 100 km/h (60 mph)
All at-grade intersections with traffic lights -80 km/h (50 mph)
Photo gallery
Image:TCH1 Elie-Headingly.JPG|Eastbound in south-central Manitoba near Elie
Image:TCH1 St. Francois-Xavier.JPG|Driving toward Winnipeg at St. Francois-Xavier (West of Winnipeg)
Image:TCH1_Headingly-Winnipeg.JPG|Heading east, just west of Winnipeg near Headingley
Image:TCH1_Winnipeg_city-Perimeter_sign.JPG|Trans Canada Highway Winnipeg City Route/ Winnipeg by-pass route interchange sign on the west side of Winnipeg.
Image:TCH1 Perimeter Highway Francais.JPG|Winnipeg Trans Canada Hwy by-pass (Hwy 100) sign in French
Image:TCH1_Central_Winnipeg_City_route.JPG|Traffic on the Winnipeg City Route of the Trans Canada Highway (central Winnipeg on St. Mary's Rd)
Image:TCH1 Perimeter Highway Winnipeg.JPG|Travelling on the Perimeter Highway (Hwy 100), the Trans Canada Hwy Winnipeg bypass route
Image:TCH1_Lorette.JPG|Westbound heading to Winnipeg near Lorette (East of Winnipeg)
List of exits/intersections
The following is a list of exits/intersections along PTH 1. Only named (in cities and towns only) and numbered
highway intersections are included. (In
Winnipeg, only major road
intersections are included). This list is routed from West to East, starting at the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border to the Manitoba-Ontario border.
Saskatchewan-Manitoba Border
Intersection-
PTH 41;
PR 542.
Elkhorn
Intersection-
PR 256, Cavendish St.
Intersection- Maharg Rd.
Intersection- Richhill Ave.
Intersection-
PTH 83 South
Intersection-
PR 259 East
Intersection-
PTH 83 South
Virden
Intersection- Thomas Dr.
Intersection-
PR 259 North, King St.
Intersection-
PR 257 West
Intersection-
PR 254 South
Intersection-
PR 254 North
Intersection-
PTH 21
Intersection-
PR 250 North
Intersection-
PR 250 South
Exit-
PTH 1A East
Exit-
PR 459 East
Intersection-
PR 270 North
Brandon
Intersection-
PTH 10 South, 18 St. N.
Intersection- Black St.
Intersection-
PTH 1A West,
PTH 10 North, 1 St. N.
Intersection-
PR 468
Intersection-
PR 340 South
Intersection-
PR 464 North
Intersection-
PR 351 East
Intersection-
PTH 5
Intersection-
PR 351 West
Intersection-
PR 352
Intersection-
PTH 34
Intersection-
PR 350
Intersection-
PR 242
Intersection-
PTH 16 West,
Yellowhead Highway.;
PR 305 South
Portage La Prairie
Exit-
PTH 1A East
Exit-
PR 240, River Rd.
Exit-
PTH 1A West
Intersection- Old
PTH 26
Intersection-
PTH 13 South,
PR 430 North
Intersection-
PR 331 West
Intersection-
PR 248
Intersection-
PR 332 South
Intersection-
PR 241
Intersection-
PTH 26 West
Headingley
Intersection-
PR 334, King St.
Intersection- Hudson St.
Intersection-
PR 334 South, Monterey Rd.
Intersection- Lyons St.
Intersection- Simmons Dr.
Intersection- Bresaylor Rd.
Intersection- Cameron St.
Intersection- Inglenook Rd.
Intersection- Camp Manitou Rd.
Intersection- Race Track Rd.
Intersection- (Eastbound) McCarthy St.
Exit-
PTH 100 South,
Perimeter Highway.
Winnipeg
(Major roads only, as there are many local roads PTH 1 intersects.)
Exit-
PTH 101 North,
Perimeter Highway.
Intersection- Buchanan Blvd.
Intersection- Cavalier Dr.
Intersection- Westwood Dr.
Intersection- Sturgeon Rd.
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