Manitoba Highway 18

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Provincial Trunk Highway 18

Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length64.6 km (40.1 mi)
Major junctions
South end ND 30 (St. John–Lena Border Crossing)
North end PTH 2 near Wawanesa
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
PTH 17 PTH 19

Provincial Trunk Highway 18 (PTH 18) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is a north-south route; the southern terminus is the St. John–Lena Border Crossing at the Canada–United States border and the northern terminus is at PTH 2, 7.1 kilometers (4.4 miles) southeast of Wawanesa. The highway passes through the communities of Killarney and Ninette. It is designated as an RTAC route, meaning it is capable of handling RTAC vehicles such as a truck, a truck and pony trailer, a truck and full trailer, a truck tractor and semi-trailer, an A-train, a B-train, or a C-train.[1]

History

PTH 18 was designated by 1928 from the United States border to south of Killarney. In 1929, it extended north to Wawanesa, replacing PTH 19.

Route description

St. John, North Dakota Hwy 30 is the USA port of exit for travelers from the United States to Canada. The rural municipality of Turtle Mountain, Manitoba is located just south of the Turtle Mountains Provincial Park.[2] At the junction with PR 341 is the unincorporated area of Lena just north of the U.S.– Canada border which provides the Canadian port of entry for travellers from the United States. PTH 3 demarks the historic Boundary Commission Trail route which connected western communities to the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. It ran just south of the community. North-West Mounted Police used the trail, as they travelled west to the Rockies in an effort to tame the prairie. The town of Killarney in Manitoba's Westman Region is situated on the banks of the Killarney Lake. Agriculture is the main economic mainstay of this region in south Manitoba drawing 1,500 tourists to the lake and cottage country in the summer.[2] The CPR intersects PTH 18 at Killarney. Ninette is featured north of Pelican Lake and south of the small Bone Lake. Ninette Marina and the Yacht club Marina provides boat launch and harbour on Pelican Lake, the largest water body of southwestern Manitoba. The CNR intersects PTH 18 at Ninette. Pelican Lake Agri Fair and The Pelican Lake Regatta are summer festivals at Ninette.[3]

Traffic volume

PTH 18: AADT: annual average daily traffic
Intersection 1999 1995 1992 1989
AADT % Truck AADT % Truck AADT % Truck AADT % Truck
PR 341 325 11.1 400 11.1 310 11.1 300 11.1
PTH 23 760 7.2 900 7.2 770 7.2 880 7.2
PTH 2 598 8.8 620 8.8 610 8.8 730 8.8

AADT annual average daily traffic which is an estimate of typical daily traffic for all days of the week over a one-year period.

— Manitoba Highways and Government Services, Manitoba Highway Traffic Information System.[4]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkm[5]miDestinationsNotes
Continues as
ND 30 south – Rolla
Killarney-Turtle Mountain00.0St. John–Lena Border Crossing on the Canada–United States border
8.35.2 PR 341 west – Lena
9.96.2 PTH 3 east – Pilot Moundsouth end of PTH 3 overlap
19.211.9 PTH 3 west – Delorainenorth end of PTH 3 overlap
28.617.8 PR 253 east – Pleasant Valley
Prairie Lakes44.227.5 PTH 23 west – Minto, Hartneysouth end of PTH 23 overlap
Ninette46.328.8 PTH 23 east – Belmont, Swan Lakenorth end of PTH 23 overlap
Glenboro – South Cypress64.640.1 PTH 2 – Souris, Treherne
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Weights and Dimensions Compliance Guide". Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation. Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  2. ^ a b "Manitoba Community Profiles - Community Profile:Turtle Mountain, Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  3. ^ "Manitoba Community Profiles - R.M. of Riverside Community Profile". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  4. ^ Prentice, Dr. Barry E.; Bekker, J. Jurgens; Lapkin, Meyer D. (July 2001). "TRANSPORTATION TRENDS IN MANITOBA" (PDF). University of Manitoba. Transport Institute. Retrieved 2008-04-12.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Microsoft Streets and Tips (Map) (2004 ed.). Microsoft Corporation Redmond Washington.

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