Manitoba Highway 3A

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Provincial Trunk Highway 3A

Route information
Auxiliary route of PTH 3
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Major junctions
South end PTH 3 east of Mather
Major intersections PR 342 in Clearwater
East end PTH 3 / PTH 34 / PR 423 in Crystal City
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesLouise
Highway system
PTH 3 PTH 4

Provincial Trunk Highway 3A (PTH 3A) is a provincial primary highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 3 to the same route concurrent with PTH 34. The highway continues as PR 423 from its eastern terminus.

The highway serves as a direct connection to the town of Clearwater, and also is a shortcut. The speed limit is 90 km/h (55 mph).

Route description

PTH 3A begins at an intersection with PTH 3 (Boundary Commission Trail) in a rural part of the Municipality of Louise. It heads north through the flat farmland of the prairies to cross a bridge over Cypress Creek (closed since 2016) and pass along the eastern edge of Clearwater, where it has an intersection with PR 342 and makes a sharp curve to the east. The highway begins paralleling a former railroad line as it travels along the southern edge of Crystal City, where it comes to an end at an intersection with PTH 3 / PTH 34 (Boundary Commission Trail). The road continues east as gravel PR 423.[1]

The entire length of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 3A is a paved, rural, two-lane highway, located entirely in the Municipality of Louise.[2]

Bridge closure

Since 2016, PTH 3A has been split into two segments, both meeting a dead end at Cypress Creek. This due to the bridge across the creek being closed by the province due to safety concerns. The bridge was a concrete version of a Bowstring arch truss, originally built between 1919 and 1920 by the Winnipeg construction firm of Alex Gall and Company. Its original cost was $13,700. In deteriorating condition, the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 2016 and was demolished in spring 2018.[3]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Municipality of Louise0.00.0 PTH 3 (Boundary Commission Trail) – Pilot Mound, KillarneyWestern terminus
4.12.5Former Concrete Bowstring Arch bridge over Cypress Creek (closed since 2016)
Clearwater4.32.7 PR 342 north – ClearwaterSouthern terminus of PR 342
Crystal City10.76.6Broadway Street – Crystal City
11.27.0 PTH 3 / PTH 34 (Boundary Commission Trail) – Killarney, Pilot Mound
PR 423 east
Eastern terminus; western terminus of PR 423
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

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 Map#2)
  • Google Maps Search - Provincial Trunk Highway 3A

References

  1. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Manitoba Highway map #2" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Google (December 19, 2022). "Map of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 3A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Manitoba Historical Society (November 28, 2019). "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Concrete Bowstring Arch Bridge (Cypress Creek, Clearwater, Municipality of Louise)". Retrieved December 19, 2022.