Manitoba Provincial Road 264
 Provincial Road 264 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 119.2 km (74.1 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1992–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PTH 24 in Crandall | |||
 PR 577 north of Rossburn | ||||
| North end |  PTH 83 north of Russell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | Prairie View, Hamiota, Yellowhead, Rossburn, Riding Mountain West, Russell-Binscarth | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Road 264 (PR 264) is a 119.2-kilometre-long (74.1 mi) north–south highway in the Westman and Parkland Regions of Manitoba, connecting Crandall, Decker, Kelloe, Rossburn, and Silver Beach.
Route description
[edit]PR 264 begins in the Prairie View Municipality at an intersection with PTH 24 in the community of Crandall. It heads north as a paved two-lane highway to travel along the eastern side of town before transitioning to gravel and heading north to have a junction with PR 469. The highway crosses the Arrow River as it begins straddling the Hamiota Municipality border, travelling through Decker, where it has an intersection with PR 355.
PR 264 goes through a switchback as it enters the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, continuing north through rural farmland for several kilometres to cross the Arrow River a final time before having a junction with PTH 42. The highway enters the community of Kelloe, crossing a railway before joining a concurrency (overlap) with PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway) westbound. The pair re-enter the Prairie View Municipality before PR 264 splits off and heads north as a paved two-lane highway.
After travelling through several kilometres of rural farmland, the highway enters the Rossburn Municipality to have an intersection with PR 359 before entering the town of Rossburn, passing straight through the centre of town along Main Street. PR 264 has an intersection with PTH 45 before leaving town and continuing north to an intersection with PR 577, where the pavement ends.[1] Continuing along gravel, it goes through a switchback at Glen Elmo before making a sharp turn to the west and begin following the southern boundary of Riding Mountain National Park.
Entering the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, PR 264 travels west past Silver Beach (via Sawaryn Road) before meeting PR 476 and going through a switchback. Leaving the National Park behind, the highway has a junction with PR 478 prior to travelling west through Cracknell and coming to an end at an intersection with PTH 83 along the border with the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth.[2][3]
History
[edit] Provincial Road 254 | |
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| Location | Goodlands–Virden |
| Length | 118.7 km (73.8 mi) |
| Existed | 1966–present |
Prior to 1992, when PR 264 was designated, the entire length of the highway was a part of a much longer PR 254, which had existed as far back as 1966. Also included in this former section of PR 254 was a short concurrency with PR 259 past Lenore, along with what is now Road 67N and Road 145W.[4][5]
Major intersections
[edit]| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Prairie View | Crandall | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 24 – Oak River, Miniota Road 145W – Lenore | Southern terminus; road continues south as Road 145W (former PR 254) |
| | 4.9 | 3.0 |  PR 469 east – Hamiota | Western terminus of PR 469 | |
| Prairie View–Hamiota boundary | Decker | 14.8 | 9.2 |  PR 355 – Beulah, Minnedosa | |
| Yellowhead | | 27.9 | 17.3 | Road 93N | Former PR 477 east |
| | 34.5 | 21.4 |  PTH 42 – Birtle, Shoal Lake | ||
| Kelloe | 39.5 | 24.5 |   PTH 16 (TCH) east / YH – Minnedosa | Southern end of PTH 16 concurrency; southern end of paved section | |
| Prairie View | | 42.8 | 26.6 | PTH 16 (TCH) west / YH – Russell | Northern end of PTH 16 concurrency |
| Rossburn | | 58.6 | 36.4 |  PR 359 west | Eastern terminus of PR 359 |
| Rossburn | 65.2 | 40.5 |  PTH 45 – Waywayseecappo, Oakburn | ||
| | 68.5 | 42.6 | PR 577 east – Rossman Lake | Western terminus of PR 577; northern end of paved section | |
| Riding Mountain West | | 96.4 | 59.9 | Sawaryn Road – Silver Beach | |
| | 98.0 | 60.9 |  PR 476 south – Angusville | Northern terminus of PR 476 | |
| | 109.5 | 68.0 |  PR 478 south – Silverton | Northern terminus PR 478 | |
| Cracknell | 102.8 | 63.9 | Boulton School Road – Inglis | Former PR 478 north | |
| Riding Mountain West–Russell-Binscarth boundary | | 119.2 | 74.1 | PTH 83 – Russell, Roblin | Northern terminus; road continues west as Road 126N |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 1" (PDF). Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 4" (PDF). Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 264" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Government of Manitoba (1990). Official Highway Map of Manitoba (PDF) (Map) (1990–1991 ed.). Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Government of Manitoba (1992). Official Highway Map of Manitoba (PDF) (Map) (1992–1993 ed.). Retrieved August 15, 2024.