Manitoba Highway 3

Provincial Trunk Highway 3 (PTH 3) is a major provincial highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the Saskatchewan boundary (where it meets Highway 18) to the southwest city limits of Winnipeg, where it continues as Winnipeg Route 155 (McGillivray Boulevard). Prior before to the implementation of Winnipeg's City Route System, it extended to Pembina Highway.

Provincial Trunk Highway 3
Boundary Commission Trail
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length	395 km (245 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 18 at Saskatchewan border near Pierson
Major intersections	PTH 83 at Melita PTH 21 near Deloraine PTH 10 near Boissevain PTH 18 at Killarney PTH 5 at Cartwright PTH 34 near Pilot Mound and Crystal City PTH 31 near Darlingford PTH 14 between Morden and Winkler PTH 23 near Roland PTH 13 at Carman PTH 2 at Oak Bluff PTH 100 (TCH) at Oak Bluff
East end	Route 155 at Winnipeg city limits
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Boissevain – Morton Brenda – Waskada Cartwright – Roblin Deloraine – Winchester Dufferin Killarney – Turtle Mountain Louise Macdonald Pembina Roland Stanley Two Borders
Major cities	Morden Winnipeg
Towns	Carman Melita
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PTH 2 → PTH 3A

West of its junction of PTH 14, PTH 3 is designated as the Boundary Commission Trail,^[1] commemorating the historic red river cart trail which connected western communities to the North-Western Territory and to British Columbia.^[2]

Route description

 

Junction between PTH 3 and PTH 10, between Bossevain and the International Peace Garden

PTH 3, and the Boundary Commission Trail, begins at the Saskatchewan border, with the road continuing east Saskatchewan Highway 18 (Hwy 18) towards Gainsborough and Estevan. The highway heads east to bypass Pierson to the north, where it has a short concurrency (overlap) with PR 256 and crosses a railroad line. It now leaves Pierson behind and heads for several kilometers, having an intersection with PR 252 near Elva before joining PTH 83 in a concurrency and heading north up the Souris River valley. They enter the town of Melita, where they have a junction with PR 445 before PTH 3 splits off and heads east along the southern edge of town. The highway crosses the Souris River to leave Melita, and the river valley, to head for a few kilometers to cross into the Municipality of Brenda - Waskada at its first intersection PR 452.

PR 452 joins PTH 3 in a concurrency for roughly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) before splitting and heading south towards Waskada. PTH 3 curves to the southeast, after crossing another railroad track, to pass through Medora, where it has a short concurrency with PR 254, before curving back eastward to cross into the Municipality of Deloraine - Winchester. The highway now shares a roughly 8-kilometre-long (5.0 mi) concurrency with PTH 21 before splitting off at Deloraine, though it mainly bypasses the town along its western and southern sides. PTH 3 travels near the southern coastline of Whitewater Lake (as well as just 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Turtle Mountain), where it junctions with PR 450 (which leads to Lake Metigoshe) before crossing into the Municipality of Bossevain - Morton.

PTH 3 crosses several streams and creeks as it makes its way to an intersection with PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway), roughly halfway between the town of Bossevain and the recreation areas of Turtle Mountain Provincial Park and the International Peace Garden. The highway crosses into the Municipality of Killarney - Turtle Mountain shortly thereafter, having a junction with PR 346 near Ninga before entering the town of Killarney. It passes through some neighborhoods along the southern edge of town as it travels along the southern coastline of Killarney Lake to come to an intersection with PTH 18. PTH 3 joins PTH 18 and the two head south to leave Killarney and head south for a few kilometers before PTH 3 splits off near Lena, heading east to have a junction with PR 458 near Holmfield before entering the Municipality of Cartwright - Roblin.

PTH 3 travels through the town of Cartwright, where it has an intersection with PTH 5 and crosses Badger Creek , before continuing east to have a junction with PR 442 just south of Mather before entering the Municipality of Louise. It has an intersection with its alternate route, PTH 3A near Clearwater, before crossing Cypress Creek and becoming concurrent with PTH 34. They head north through Crystal City, having another intersection with PTH 3A and PR 423, and Pilot Mound, where it has an intersection with PR 253, before PTH 3 splits off and heads eastward into the Municipality of Pembina.^[3]

 

Intersection of PTH 2 and PTH 3 during a construction project in Oak Bluff

PTH 3 now goes through some switchbacks as it crosses the Pembina River valley, having a short concurrency with PR 242 in the town of La Rivière. The highway leaves the river valley behind and heads due east to Manitou, where it has an intersection with PR 244 and starts paralleling a railroad. It makes a short jog to the south for a couple kilometers before curving back eastward to have an intersection with PR 528. PTH 3 travels along the southern edge of Darlingford, where it junctions with PTH 31 and PR 240, before traveling into the Rural Municipality of Stanley.

PTH 3 travels through the community of Thornhill before entering the city of Morden, passing directly through the city center and having an intersection with PR 432, though it does avoid downtown just a few blocks to the south. The highway widens to a four-lane divided highway as it leaves the city, heading east for 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to come to an intersection with PTH 14 just outside the city of Winkler, where PTH 3 heads north as a two-lane and Boundary Commission Trail follows PTH 14 eastward to PTH 32. The highway passes by Winkler Bible Camp before entering and traveling through the Rural Municipality of Roland for the next several kilometers, having a junction with PTH 23 near Roland, before crossing Shannon Creek and entering the Rural Municipality of Dufferin.

PTH 3 enters the town of Carman and travels through a neighborhood before coming to an intersection between PTH 13 and PR 245 in a business district just south of downtown, with PTH 3 turning right and heading eastward to travel through another neighborhood before leaving Carman and heading eastward through Homewood to cross into the Rural Municipality of Macdonald.

PTH 3 immediately passes through Sperling, where it has an intersection with both PR 205 and PR 336, before curving northeastward, paralleling a railroad line to travel through Brunklid, where it has intersections with PR 305 and PR 332. The highway now passes through Sanford, where shares concurrencies with PR 334 and PR 247, as well as crossing the La Salle River. PTH 3 enters Oak Bluff at a roundabout intersection with PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail), continuing northeast along the eastern edge of the community to an intersection with PTH 100 (South Perimeter Highway / Trans-Canada Highway). Winnipeg Route 155 (Route 155) starts here, and the two head northeast concurrent with each other along McGillivray Boulevard to the Winnipeg city limits in the Fort Whyte neighborhood, at an intersection with Brady Road. PTH 3 ends and Route 155 / McGillivray Boulevard continue into the city.^[4]

The entire length of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 3, with the exception of the short section between Morden and Winkler, is a rural two-lane highway.^[5]

 

PTH 3's junction with PTH 100 (South Perimeter Highway / Trans-Canada Highway) and Route 155 (McGillivray Boulevard) in Oak Bluff

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Two Borders	​	0	0.0	Saskatchewan boundary   Hwy 18 continues west towards Gainsborough and Estevan
	​	10	6.2	PR 256 north – Tilston, Pierson	west end of PR 256 overlap
	​	12	7.5	PR 256 south – Lyleton, Minot	east end of PR 256 overlap
	​			Road 166 West	former PR 456 south
	​	22	14	PR 252 north – Elva
	​	27	17	PTH 83 south – Minot	west end of PTH 83 overlap
Town of Melita				PR 445 west
		40	25	PTH 83 north – Virden	east end of PTH 83 overlap
Two Borders	​			Road 154 West	former PR 458 south
↑ / ↓	​	50	31	PR 452 north – Napinka	west end of PR 452 overlap
Brenda – Waskada	​	54	34	PR 452 south – Waskada	east end of PR 452 overlap
	Medora	62	39	PR 254 north – Lauder	west end of PR 254 overlap
	​			PR 254 south	east end of PR 254 overlap
Deloraine – Winchester	​	75	47	PTH 21 north – Hartney	west end of PTH 21 overlap
	​	83	52	PTH 21 south – Bottineau	east end of PTH 21 overlap
	​	97	60	PR 450 south – Lake Metigoshe Recreation Area
Boissevain – Morton	​	112	70	Road 119 West - Max Lake	former PR 446 south
	​	117	73	PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway) – Boissevain, Peace Garden
Killarney – Turtle Mountain	​	130	81	PR 346 north – Ninga
	​			Road 106 West	former PR 346 south
	​	146	91	PTH 18 north – Killarney, Ninette	west end of PTH 18 overlap
	​	156	97	PTH 18 south – Rolla	east end of PTH 18 overlap
	​	169	105	PR 458 north – Holmfield	former PR 340 north
Cartwright – Roblin	Cartwright	179	111	PTH 5 – Glenboro, Jamestown	former PTH 28 south / PR 258 north
	​	191	119	PR 442 north – Mather
Louise	​	203	126	PTH 3A east – Clearwater
	​	210	130	PTH 34 south – Devils Lake	west end of PTH 34 overlap
	​	215	134	PTH 3A west / PR 423 east – Clearwater
	Crystal City	217	135	Hay Street	PTH 3/34 turns northeast
	Pilot Mound	224	139	PR 253 west – Glenora
	​	229	142	PTH 34 north – Holland	east end of PTH 34 overlap
Pembina	​	241	150	PR 242 north – Somerset	west end of PR 242 overlap
	La Rivière	242	150	PR 242 south – Snowflake	east end of PR 242 overlap
	Manitou	252	157	PR 244 north – Notre Dame de Lourdes
	​	260	160	PR 528 south – Kaleida
	​	268	167	PTH 31 south / PR 240 north – St. Claude, Langdon
Stanley	​			Road 34 West - Miami, Thornhill	former PR 338 north
	​			Colert Road - Colert Beach	former PR 434 south
City of Morden		286	178	PR 432 (Mountain Street)
Stanley	​	292	181	PTH 14 east – Winkler	PTH 3 branches north Boundary Commission Trail continues on PTH 14 east
Roland	​	311	193	PTH 23 – Swan Lake, Roland
Town of Carman		326	203	PR 245 west (4th Avenue S) – Roseisle   PTH 13 north (Main Street) – Elm Creek	PTH 3 branches east
Dufferin	​			Old 248 Road	former PR 248
Macdonald	​	347	216	PR 336 south to PR 205 – Sperling, Rosenort
	Brunkild			PR 305 – Ste. Agathe
				PR 332 – Starbuck, Lowe Farm
	​	374	232	PR 334 – Sanford, Headingley, Domain
	​	375	233	PR 247 west – Sanford	west end of PR 247 overlap
	​	377	234	PR 247 east – La Salle	east end of PR 247 overlap
	Oak Bluff	387	240	PTH 2 – Treherne, Kenora
		388	241	Perimeter Highway (PTH 100 (TCH)) – Brandon, Kenora	west end of Route 155 overlap
City of Winnipeg		395	245	Brady Road south / Winnipeg city limits	PTH 3 eastern terminus; east end of Route 155 overlap
				Continues as   McGillivray Boulevard (Route 155 east)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

Auxiliary routes

• Highway 3A, alternate route in Clearwater

References

Route map:

Template:Attached KML/Manitoba Highway 3

KML is from Wikidata

1. Trails, truth and tourism: Manitoba’s Red Coat Trail. Lesley Gaudry. Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays. University of Winnipeg (2004): p. 35. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
2. (Map). GUIDE To The Historic Sites Along The Trail. Boundary Trail Heritage Region. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
3. Government of Manitoba. "Manitoba Highway map #1" (PDF). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
4. Government of Manitoba. "Manitoba Highway map #2" (PDF). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
5. Google (December 4, 2022). "Map of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

External links

• Official Name and Location - Declaration of Provincial Trunk Highways Regulation - The Highways and Transportation Act - Provincial Government of Manitoba
• Official Highway Map - Published and maintained by the Department of Infrastructure - Provincial Government of Manitoba (see Legend and Maps#1 & 2)
• Google Maps Search - Provincial Trunk Highway 3