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Manitoba Provincial Road 256

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Provincial Road 256 marker
Provincial Road 256
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length164.5 km (102.2 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
North end PTH 41 near McAuley
Major intersections
South end ND 256 at the Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
PR 255 PR 257

Provincial Road 256 (PR 256) is a provincial road in the southwest corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba. At a length of 164.5 kilometres (102.2 mi), it is among the longer provincial roads in Manitoba.

Road 256 marker, 17 km south of Cromer at the intersection of 256 and Highway 2

PR 256 begins as a gravel road at PTH 41 near McAuley and winds its way south, staying within 16 kilometres (10 mi) of the Saskatchewan border. After it crosses the Trans-Canada Highway at Elkhorn, PR 256 becomes a paved, two-lane highway and continues south to the Lyleton Port of Entry at the Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing on the Canada–United States border, located south of Pierson, in the extreme southwest corner of Manitoba.[1]

After crossing the international border, PR 256 becomes North Dakota Highway 256 (ND 256).[2]

In 2014, the Canada Border Services Agency moved into a new state-of-the-art facility at Lyleton, which is the most westerly Port of Entry into Manitoba, located only three miles from the Saskatchewan boundary.[3]

Major intersections

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DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Two Borders0.00.0
ND 256 south – Antler
Antler-Lyleton Border Crossing; southern terminus; continuation south into North Dakota
5.03.1Road 3NFormer PR 251 west
9.86.1 PR 251 east – LyletonWestern terminus of PR 251
12.37.6Bridge over Gainsborough Creek
Pierson23.014.3Government Road Allowance – Pierson
23.214.4 PTH 3 east (Boundary Commission Trail) – MelitaSouthern end of PTH 3 concurrency
23.814.8 PTH 3 west (Boundary Commission Trail) – Estevan
Railway Avenue – Pierson
Northern end of PTH 3 concurrency
33.220.6 PR 445 east – MelitaWestern terminus of PR 445
44.327.5Bridge over Jackson Creek
48.029.8 PR 345 east – LauderSouthern end of PR 345 concurrency
49.730.9Bridge over Jackson Creek
51.331.9 PR 345 west – TilstonNorthern end of PR 345 concurrency
56.635.2Bridge over Jackson Creek
PipestoneSinclair70.643.9Railway Avenue – Sinclair
71.544.4 PTH 2 west (Red Coat Trail) – WeyburnSouthern end of PTH 2 concurrency
72.344.9Road 168W – Sinclair
75.647.0 PTH 2 east (Red Coat Trail) – RestonNorthern end of PTH 2 concurrency
Cromer93.558.1 PR 255 west – EborSouthern end of PR 255 concurrency
93.658.2Bridge over Pipestone Creek
93.858.3 PR 255 east – WoodnorthNorthern end of PR 255 concurrency
Wallace-Woodworth105.165.3 PR 257 – Kola, Virden
Elkhorn121.075.2 PTH 1 (TCH) – Regina, VirdenSouthern end of unpaved section
141.487.9 PR 467 west – MansonSouthern end of PR 467 concurrency
Willen143.188.9 PR 467 east – MiniotaNorthern end of PR 467 concurrency
McAuley164.5102.2 PTH 41 – Kirkella, St. LazareNorthern terminus; northern end of unpaved section; road continues as Railway Avenue
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 1" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 256" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Winnipeg News | Local Breaking | CTV News Winnipeg".
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