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Provincial Trunk Highway 1 (PTH 1) is

PTH 1 is a very important part of the national highway system. It is the only road 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 boundary with Saskatchewan, connecting with Saskatchewan's Highway 1 to become Manitoba Trans-Canada 1. The highway is designated as T-C 1 throughout Manitoba until it reaches the eastern provincial boundary 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

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 (T-C 100) and continues east on TC 1. An alternate routing exits the main T-C 1 route on the western edge of Winnipeg onto the Perimeter Highway (T-C 100), which by-passes the city completely. The Perimeter Highway is a ring road 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.^[2] 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 and provincial secondary roads. (From west to east), these are:^[3][4][5]

• Highway 1A into and out of Brandon
• Provincial Road 351 into and out of Carberry
• Highway 1A through Portage la Prairie
• Headingley
• Highway 9 from downtown Winnipeg to Lockport
• Highway 44 from Lockport to Whiteshell Provincial Park

In 1949, Highway 1 had been rerouted on new construction northeast of Griswold, with the part of old route from Highway 21 to Highway 28 (as well as Highway 28 itself) becoming part of Highway 21, and the section from Highway 21 eastward being removed from the system, but later becoming PR 455. 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 4 between 1958 and 1968, 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

On October 25, 2007, a major federal/provincial construction project twinning the highway in western Manitoba between the Saskatchewan-Manitoba provincial boundary and the town of Hargrave was completed, with 34 kilometres (21 mi) of newly divided highway lanes opened to traffic.

On April 9, 2008, the Government of

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 110 km/h along the section between the Saskatchewan-Manitoba provincial boundary and Winnipeg.^[8] The speed limit was officially raised on July 1, 2009, though it was only raised on one portion of the highway between the Saskatchewan provincial boundary to Virden.^[9] On June 2, 2015, the speed limit between Virden and Headingley increased to 110 km/h, except at Brandon, Portage la Prairie, and Elie, where speed is reduced due to major intersections at those locations.^[10] The portion of the highway from Winnipeg to the Ontario provincial boundary remains at 100 km/h.

Saskatchewan provincial boundary to Headingley- 110 km/h (68 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)

Headingley-70 km/h (40 mph)

Winnipeg bypass (Perimeter Hwy. PTH #100) - 100 km/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. Anne's Rd. - 60 km/h (35 mph)

Fermor Ave. (To Autumnwood Dr./Lakewood Blvd.) - 70 km/h (40 mph)

Fermor Ave. (To Lagimodiere Blvd.) 80 km/h (50 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)

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Wallace – Woodworth	​	0	0.0	Saskatchewan boundary Hwy 1 (TCH) continues west towards Regina
	Kirkella
	Elkhorn	18	11		PR 256 (Cavendish St.) – Willen, Cromer, Elkhorn
		20	12		Richhill Avenue East	Former PR 441
	​	32	20		Hargrave	Former PR 252 south
	​	35	22		PTH 83 north – Birtle	West end of PTH 83 concurrency
	​	41	25		PTH 83 south – Melita PR 259 east – Kenton	East end of PTH 83 concurrency
	Virden	45	28		King Street East
		48	30		PR 257 west – Kola
Oak Lake Beach	West end of PR 254 concurrency
	Oak Lake	67	42		PR 254 north	East end of PR 254 concurrency
	Hartney
Whitehead	Alexander	92	57		PR 250 north – Rivers, Alexander	West end of PR 250 concurrency
	​	96	60		PR 250 south – Souris	East end of PR 250 concurrency
	PTH 1A (TCH) east (City Route) – Brandon
	​	109	68	—	PR 459 – Grand Valley	Interchange
Elton / Cornwallis	​	112	70		PR 270 north – Rapid City, Rivers
City of Brandon		120	75		PTH 10 south (18th Street) – Brandon, Boissevain	West end of PTH 10 concurrency
		122	76		PTH 1A (TCH) south (City Route / 1st Street) – Brandon PTH 10 north – Dauphin	East end of PTH 10 concurrency
Elton / Cornwallis	​	126	78		PTH 110 south – Boissevain
	​	130	81		PR 468 – Justice, Chater
Elton	​	138	86		PR 340 south – Douglas
Brookdale
	​	147	91		PR 351 east
	​	163	101		Neepawa, Carberry	Former PR 258
	​	181	112		PR 351 west – Melbourne
North Norfolk	Sidney	183	114		PR 352 – Firdale, Sidney
	Austin	195	121		PTH 34 – Gladstone, Holland
	MacGregor	208	129		PR 350 – Katrime, Lavenham, MacGregor
	Bagot	218	135		PR 242 – Westbourne, Treherne, Bagot
Neepawa, Saskatoon PR 305 south – St. Claude	Interchange proposed[11]
	West end of Yellowhead Route designation
	Portage la Prairie	Interchange
		247	153	—	Portage la Prairie	Interchange
		252	157	—	Portage la Prairie	Interchange; no eastbound exit
		253	157		PTH 26 east – Poplar Point
	​	268	167		PTH 13 south / PR 430 north – St. Ambroise, Oakville, Carman
	​	276	171		Road 19 West	Former PR 331 west
Cartier	​	279	173		Benard Road	Former PR 426 north
	Elie	287	178		PR 248 – St. Eustache, Elie
	​	296	184		PR 332 south – Dacotah, Starbuck
	​	304	189		PR 424	Former PR 241
	​	306	190		St. Francois Xavier
Headingley	313	194		PR 334 north	West end of PR 334 concurrency
	314	195		PR 334 south	East end of PR 334 concurrency
Perimeter Highway (PTH 100 south / PTH 101 north) – Kenora		Interchange; signed as exits 318A (east) and 318B (north); exit 42 on PTH 100 / PTH 101; west end of Route 85 (Portage Avenue) concurrency
		325	202		Moray Street (Route 96 south)
		327	203		Airport	Interchange
		327.5	203.5		Empress Street – Polo Park	Interchange; eastbound access to Route 90 north
		329	204		Broadway Portage Avenue (Route 85 east)	PTH 1 branches east onto Broadway; east end of Route 85 concurrency
				East end of Yellowhead Route designation
		329.5	204.7		Maryland Street (Route 70 south)
		329.5	204.7		Sherbrook Street (Route 70 north)
		330.5	205.4		Osborne Street (Route 62)
		331	206		Donald Street (Route 42 south)
		331	206		Smith Street (Route 42 north)
		331.5	206.0		Main Street (Route 52 north)	PTH 1 branches south onto Main Street; north end of Route 52 concurrency
		331.9	206.2	Main Street Bridge crosses the Assiniboine River
		332.1	206.4		River Avenue (via Stradbrook Avenue)
		332.3	206.5	Norwood Bridge crosses the Red River
		332.5	206.6		Marion Street (Route 115 east)	No eastbound entrance
		335	208		St. Anne's Road (Route 150 south) St. Mary's Road (Route 52 south)	PTH 1 branches southeast on St. Annes's Road; south end of Route 52 concurrency; north end of Route 150 concurrency
		337	209		Fermor Avenue (Route 135 west) St. Anne's Road (Route 150 south)	PTH 1 branches east onto Fermor Avenue; south end of Route 150 concurrency; west end of Route 135 concurrency
		339	211		Archibald Street (Route 30 north)
		342	213		PTH 59 / Lagimodiere Boulevard (Route 20)
Springfield	​	345	214	—	Plessis Road north	Interchange
	​	349	217	348	Perimeter Highway (PTH 100 south / PTH 101 north) – Brandon	Interchange; signed as exits 348A (west) and 348B (north); east end of Route 135 (Fermor Avenue) concurrency
	Deacon's Corner	351	218		PR 207 – Lorette
Taché	​	359	223		PR 206 north – Dugald, Oakbank	West end of PR 206 concurrency
	​	362	225		PR 206 south – Landmark	East end of PR 206 concurrency
	​	366	227		PR 501 east (Rosewood Road)
	​				To Dufresne
Ste. Anne	​	373	232	375	PTH 12 – Beausejour, Steinbach	Interchange; signed as exits 375A (south) and 375B (north)
	​	385	239		PR 207 west (Dawson Road)
	Ross, Richer
Reynolds	​	418	260		Spruce Siding	Former PR 506 east
	​	432	268		PTH 11 north – Lac du Bonnet, Hadashville
	​	434	270		PR 503 east (Old Dawson Trail)
	Prawda	440	270		PR 506 north
	​	454	282		PR 308 south – East Braintree
Whiteshell Provincial Park	Falcon Lake	476	296	—	PR 301 – Falcon Lake	Interchange
	​	486	302	—	West Hawk Lake	Interchange
	​	490	300	Ontario boundary Highway 17 / TCH continues east towards Kenora and Thunder Bay
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba.

• List of Manitoba expressways

References

External links

• Official Name and Location - Declaration of Provincial Trunk Highways Regulation - The Highways and Transportation Act - Provincial Government of Manitoba
• Official Highway Map - Published and maintained by the Department of Infrastructure - Provincial Government of Manitoba (see Legend and Maps#1,2 & 3)
• Google Maps Search - Provincial Trunk Highway 1