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Manitoba Provincial Road 234

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Provincial Road 234 marker
Provincial Road 234
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length92.6 km (57.5 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
South end PTH 8 near Riverton
Major intersections PR 325 near Washow Bay
North end Matheson Island cable ferry dock
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesBifrost-Riverton
Highway system
PR 233 PR 236

Provincial Road 234 (PR 234) is a 92.6-kilometre-long (57.5 mi) north-south gravel highway in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton and Unorganized Division No. 19, Interlake Region, Manitoba. It provides all weather road access to the western side of the Lake Winnipeg narrows, the hamlets of Matheson Island and Pine Dock, along with Beaver Creek Provincial Park, connecting them with PTH 8 and the town of Riverton.

Route description

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PR 234 begins in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton at an intersection with PTH 8 several kilometres north of Riverton, winding its way northward through farmland to travel through the hamlet of Washow Bay and cross Washow Bay Creek. It has an intersection with PR 325 as it enters woodlands and begins winding its way along the coastline of Washow Bay for the next several kilometres. The highway now begins following the coastline of the Lake Winnipeg narrows as it enters Division No. 19, travelling through Beaver Creek Provincial Park and crossing Beaver Creek on its way to Calders Dock. PR 234 winds it way along the coast for several more kilometres to travel past the Pine Dock Airport and the hamlet of Pine Dock itself before passing Little Bullhead and Leaside Beach. The highway curves westward to travel past Island View harbour and a former ferry dock (Ferries to Bloodvein and Princess Harbour shut down in 2015)[1] before coming to an end a few kilometres later at the Matheson Island cable ferry dock. The entire length of Provincial Road 234 is a gravel, two-lane highway.[2][3]

Major intersections

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DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Bifrost-Riverton0.00.0 PTH 8 (Veterans Memorial Highway / Helgi Jones Parkway) – Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park, RivertonSouthern terminus
Washow Bay3.72.3Road 144N – Washow Bay, ShorncliffeFormer PR 233 west
9.76.0Bridge over Washow Bay Creek
15.49.6 PR 325 west – HodgsonEastern terminus of PR 325
No. 19Beaver Creek Provincial Park37.723.4Bridge over Beaver Creek
61.037.9Calders DockAccess road to Calders Dock
Pine Dock72.344.9 Pine Dock AirportAccess road to airport
75.446.9Pine Avenue – Pine Dock
79.049.1Little BullheadAccess road to Little Bullhead
81.150.4Leaside BeachAccess road to Leaside Beach
Island View90.055.9 Ferry – Princess Harbour, BloodveinClosed since 2015[1]
92.657.5 Cable Ferry – Matheson IslandDead end; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

References

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  1. ^ a b Winnipeg Free Press (21 October 2015). "End of a ferry tale: Edgar Wood falls prey to roads, light aircraft after 35-year run". Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 5" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 234" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 June 2024.