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Manitoba Highway 29

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Provincial Trunk Highway 29 marker
Provincial Trunk Highway 29
Route information
Auxiliary route of PTH 75
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length0.5 km (0.31 mi; 1,600 ft)
Major junctions
South end I-29 / US 81 (Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing)
North end PTH 75 at Emerson
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
TownsEmerson
Highway system
PTH 27 PTH 30

Provincial Trunk Highway 29 (PTH 29) was a short provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The highway was an at-grade expressway with a length of 0.5 kilometres (0.31 miles) and located within the former Town of Emerson. It served as a connecting route between PTH 75 and Interstate 29 (I-29) at the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing on the United States border.

History

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PTH 29 became a spur route of PTH 75 when its junction with PTH 75 at Emerson was reconstructed in 1985 to direct through traffic from the north to PTH 29 instead of PTH 75 south to the nearby Noyes–Emerson East Border Crossing and US Highway 75 (US 75). Prior to this, those wishing to travel I-29 were required to turn onto the connecting road north of the border. After the Noyes and Emerson East border stations were permanently closed in the mid 2000s, the highway alignment remained unchanged until 2012 when the Manitoba government formally eliminated PTH 29 and moved PTH 75's southern terminus to the Pembina–Emerson border crossing.[1]

While the route itself was not signed, PTH 29 was shown on Manitoba's official road map, though many other cartographers omitted it.[citation needed] The only sign identifying the highway could be seen traveling westbound on the former PTH 75 towards the old PTH 75/PTH 29 intersection, which has since been removed.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Magnusson, Brant; Durant, Derek; Lettner, David. Traffic Operation Improvements at the Pembina-Emerson Port of Entry (PDF) (Report). Transportation Association of Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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