Manitoba Highway 44

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Provincial Trunk Highway 44

Historic Highway No. 1
Lockport Rd
Manitoba Highway 11
Manitoba Provincial Road 204
Manitoba Highway 12
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length149 km (93 mi)
Existed1968–present
Major junctions
West end PTH 9 at Lockport
Major intersections PTH 59 at Kirkness
PTH 12 at Beausejour
PTH 11 near Whitemouth
East end PTH 1 (TCH) near West Hawk Lake
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
TownsBeausejour
Highway system
PTH 42 PTH 45

Provincial Trunk Highway 44 (PTH 44) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

It begins at Highway 9 near Lockport, north of Winnipeg. The highway travels east through Beausejour before heading southeast in concurrency with Highway 11 for approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) and then continues southeast through Whiteshell Provincial Park. PTH 44 ends at the Trans-Canada Highway near the Ontario boundary. It is a substandard highway through Whiteshell Park, more comparable to a Provincial Road with little to no shoulder and an uneven driving surface.[1] The speed limit along Highway 44 is 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) outside Whiteshell Park and between 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph) and 90 kilometers per hour (56 mph) within the park.

History

PTH 44 was originally part of Highway 1.[2] When the new Highway 1 route was completed as part of the Trans-Canada Highway project in 1958, this section became part of transprovincial Highway 4 (along with current Highways 9, 16, and 26).[3] The highway was renumbered to its current designation in 1968.[4]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
St. AndrewsLockport0.00.0 PTH 9 – Gimli, Selkirk, WinnipegPTH 44 western terminus
0.90.56 PR 238 south (River Road)
↑ / ↓1.1–
1.6
0.68–
0.99
Crosses the Red River (St. Andrews Caméré Curtain Bridge Dam)
St. Clements1.81.1 PR 204 south (Henderson Highway) – WinnipegWest end of PR 204 concurrency
2.1–
2.4
1.3–
1.5
Crosses the Red River Floodway
2.4–
2.8
1.5–
1.7
PR 204 north (Henderson Highway) – SelkirkInterchange; east end of PR 204 concurrency
Kirkness6.0–
6.8
3.7–
4.2
PTH 59 – Grand Beach, Victoria Beach, WinnipegInterchange
8.65.3 PR 206 south – Dugald, Landmark, Oakbank
Highland Glen13.58.4 PR 212 – Cooks Creek, East Selkirk
BrokenheadTyndall–Garson18.511.5Gillis StreetFormer PR 306
23.414.5 PTH 12 south – Steinbach, Ste. AnneWest end of PTH 12 concurrency
Town of Beausejour31.619.6First StreetFormer PTH 4B
33.220.6 PTH 12 north – Grand BeachPTH 44 branches south;
East end of PTH 12 concurrency
34.921.7 PR 215 west (Park Avenue)
PR 302 south – Richer, La Broquerie
PTH 44 branches east; former PTH 4B
↑ / ↓44.627.7Road 48EFormer PR 316 north
Lac du Bonnet / ReynoldsSeddons Corner49.630.8 PR 214 north (Milner Ridge Road)Former PTH 11
Whitemouth65.240.5 PTH 11 north – Lac du Bonnet, Powerview-Pine FallsPTH 44 turns southeast; west end of PTH 11 concurrency
75.046.6 PR 408 north – River Hills
81.750.8 PR 406 south – ElmaPTH 11 / PTH 44 turns east
85.252.9 PTH 11 south – Hadashville, ElmaEast end of PTH 11 concurrency
Reynolds115.071.5Enters Whiteshell Provincial Park
115.972.0 PR 307 west – Brereton Lake, White LakeLa Vérendrye Trail branches west on PR 307
No. 1141.387.8 PR 312 east – IngolfPTH 44 turns south before PR 312 junction
146.491.0 PR 301 west – Falcon Lake
West Hawk Lake147.291.5unnamed roadFormer PTH 1; PTH 44 turns south
148.792.4 PTH 1 (TCH) – Kenora, WinnipegInterchange; PTH 44 and La Vérendrye Trail eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "Westbound PTH 44 at the junction with PR 301, Whiteshell Provincial Park - Street View, 2019". Google Maps.
  2. ^ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1956". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  3. ^ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1959". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  4. ^ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1968". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.