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Manitoba Provincial Road 231

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Provincial Road 231 marker
Provincial Road 231
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length41.9 km (26.0 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
West end PTH 17 at Narcisse
Major intersections PTH 7 at Fraserwood
PTH 8 near Gimli
East end PTH 9 / PR 222 in Gimli
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesArmstrong, Gimli
Highway system
PR 230 PR 232

Provincial Road 231 (PR 231) is a 41.9-kilometre-long (26.0 mi) east–west highway in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, connecting the hamlets of Narcisse and Fraserwood with Gimli.

Route description

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PR 231 begins in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong at an intersection with PTH 17 at the northern edge of Narcisse. After a short distance, the highway curves to head due eastward as a gravel road, passing by the site of the former hamlet of Bender as well as passing just north of Dennis Lake. The highway becomes concurrent (overlapped) with PTH 7 for a short distance, becoming paved, to Fraserwood, where PR 231 splits and becomes the main thoroughfare for the community.[1] PR 231 now heads east through rural woodlands for several kilometres to enter the Rural Municipality of Gimli, immediately entering farmland as it travels past Gimli Motorsports Park and the former RCAF Gimli to have an intersection with PTH 8. The highway now enters the town of Gimli, travelling through some neighbourhoods before coming to an end at an intersection between PTH 9 and PR 222 (both of which are Seventh Avenue), just a few blocks away from both downtown and the beaches of Lake Winnipeg.[2][3]

Major intersections

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DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
ArmstrongNarcisse0.00.0 PTH 17 – Fisher Branch, InwoodWestern terminus; western end of unpaved section
1.30.81Road 114N – Narcisse, Bender Historical Site
5.93.7Road 114N – Bender Historical Site
22.514.0 PTH 7 north – ArborgWestern end of PTH 7 concurrency; eastern end of unpaved section
Fraserwood24.515.2 PTH 7 – TeulonEastern end of PTH 7 concurrency
Gimli40.225.0 PTH 8 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Riverton, Winnipeg
Gimli41.926.0 PTH 9 south / PR 222 north (Seventh Avenue)Eastern terminus; road continues as N Fifth Avenue towards Lake Winnipeg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 2" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 3" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 231" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 9, 2024.