Perimeter Highway (Winnipeg)
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Provincial Trunk Highways (PTH) 100 and 101 (locally known as the Perimeter Highway) is a beltway around Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Perimeter is approximately 90 km (57 miles) long. It is an alternate route around Winnipeg for through traffic, as there are no freeways through the city. The highway was originally built in 1969 when a freeway system was cancelled to accommodate traffic around Winnipeg to avoid the city centre rush hour traffic. The northeast section was left unbuilt, as PTH 59 had received significant upgrades, making the need for a northeast section less pressing. PTH 59 continued to serve as the de facto northeast leg of the Perimeter until the mid-1990s, when the remaining segments of the highway were completed. The highway now encircles Winnipeg.
Most of the Perimeter is a four-lane divided expressway, with interchanges and at-grade intersections, with two sections of full freeways. The exception is at the northeastern section between PTH 59 (Lagimodiere Boulevard) and PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway/Fermor Avenue), where the Perimeter is a two-lane highway, although plans do exist to twin the route as it has been historically a dangerous stretch of road. The speed limit is 100 km/h (65 mph). Along the entire length of the Perimeter Highway are also many stop-light intersections. Speed limits near these intersections are reduced to 80 km/h.
North of Trans-Canada Highway, Perimeter Highway is PTH 101, and South of the Trans-Canada Highway, Perimeter Highway is PTH 100 (this section is part of the Trans Canada Highway).
The Perimeter Highway bridge across the Assiniboine River and roadway at Pembina Highway was constructed in 1958. The job was tendered to Peter Leitch Construction Ltd. at a cost of $188,670. In December 1957, Dominion Bridge was awarded the contract ($80,157) to supply the structural steel for the overpass.[1]
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[edit] List of exits
The following is a list of exits along Perimeter Highway. As of the present time, only a few exits feature exit numbers. The list starts near PTH 1, as the two lane configuration is not included. Only named or numbered highway intersections are included (Exit numbers in brackets are unsigned and are approximate kilometre points).
[edit] PTH 100
Intersection- Navin Rd.
Exit (1A)- PTH 1 West, Route 135 West, Fermor Ave.
Exit (1B)- PTH 1 East, Trans Canada Highway.
Intersection- Murdock Rd.
Intersection- (Westbound) Dawson Rd.
Intersection- (Eastbound) Mailhiot Rd.
Intersection- Symington Rd.
Intersection- Four Mile Rd.
Intersection- Plessis Rd.
Exit 8- PTH 59, Lagimodiere Blvd.
Intersection- Melnick Rd.
Intersection- Sumka Rd.
Intersection- PR 300 South, Route 150 North, St. Annes Rd.
Intersection- (Eastbound) Ed Spencer Dr.
Intersection- PR 200 South, Route 52 North, St. Mary's Rd.
Exit (16A)- Route 42 North, Pembina Highway.
Exit (16B)- PTH 75 South, Pembina Highway.
Intersection- Route 80 North, Waverley St.
Intersection- Service Rd.
Intersection- Brady Rd.
Intersection- PR 330
Intersection- PTH 2
Intersection- PTH 3, Route 155 East, McGillivary Blvd.
Intersection- Oakland Rd.
Intersection- La Verendrye Rd.
Intersection- Wyper Rd.
Exit (37)- PR 427 West, Route 145, Wilkes Ave.
Intersection- Caron Rd.
Exit 40- (Northbound) PR 241 West, Route 105 East, Roblin Blvd.
Exit 40A- (Southbound) Route 105 East, Roblin Blvd.
Exit 40B- (Southbound) PR 241 West, Roblin Blvd.
Exit (41)- (Northbound) Augier Ave.
Exit 42A- PTH 1 East, Route 85 East, Portage Ave.
[edit] PTH 101
Exit 42B- PTH 1 West, Portage Ave.
Intersection- Race Track Rd.
Intersection- PR 425 West, Saskatchewan Ave.
Intersection- Paddock Rd.
Intersection- Boychuk Rd.
Intersection- Four Mile Rd.
Exit (50)- PR 221,Rosser Rd.
Intersection- PTH 6, Paterson Rd.
Intersection- Summit Rd.
Exit (60A)- (Eastbound) Route 90 South, Brookside Blvd.
Exit (60B)- (Eastbound) PTH 7 North, Brookside Blvd.
Exit (60)- (Westbound) Route 90 South, PTH 7 North, Brookside Blvd.
Intersection- King Edward St.
Intersection- Ritchie St.
Intersection- PR 409 North, Pipeline Rd.
Exit 69A- (Eastbound) Route 180 South, McPhillips St.
Exit 69B- (Eastbound) PTH 8 North, McPhillips Rd.
Exit (69)- (Westbound) Route 180 South, PTH 8 North, McPhillips St., McPhillips Rd.
Exit (72A)- Route 52 South, Main St.
Exit (72B)- PTH 9 North, Main St.
Exit (73)- Route 42 South, PR 204 North, Henderson Hwy.
Exit (74)- Raleigh St.
Exit (76)- Route 20 South, PTH 59, Lagimodiere Blvd.
At this point the Perimeter Highway becomes a two lane highway.
[edit] References
- ^ "Giant Overpass, Bridge For City Perimeter Route", The Winnipeg Tribune, January 30, 1958.
| Preceded by MB Highway 1 |
Trans-Canada Highway MB Highway 100 |
Succeeded by MB Highway 1 |
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 Ontario: Highway 17 • Highway 69 • Highway 400 • Highway 12 • Highway 7 • Highway 71 • Highway 11 • Highway 66 • Highway 417 Québec: Autoroute 40 • Autoroute 25 • Autoroute 20 • Autoroute 85 • Route 185 • Route 117 • Autoroute 15 New Brunswick: Route 2 • Route 16 | Prince Edward Island: Highway 1 | Nova Scotia: Highway 104 • Highway 105 • Highway 106 | Newfoundland: Highway 1 |
