Manitoba Highway 83

Provincial Trunk Highway 83
Provincial Trunk Highway 83
Route information
	Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length	402 km (250 mi)
Existed	1953–present
Major junctions
South end	US 83 at the Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing
	PTH 3; PTH 2; PTH 1 (TCH); PTH 16 (TCH); PTH 5;
North end	PTH 10 at Swan River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Pipestone; Prairie View; Riding Mountain West; Roblin; Russell – Binscarth; Swan Valley West; Two Borders; Wallace – Woodworth;
Towns	Melita; Swan River; Virden;
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Manitoba; Winnipeg City Routes;

Provincial Trunk Highway 83 (PTH 83) is a major north-south highway that runs in the far western region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It travels from the North Dakota border south of Melita, north through Virden, Birtle, Russell, and Roblin to its northern terminus with PTH 10 in the town of Swan River. Along with US 83, PTH 83 is part of a continuously numbered north-south highway in North America with a combined distance of 3,450 kilometers (2,140 mi).

Highway 83 in Manitoba, south of Pipestone

PTH 83 travels no further than 32 kilometers (20 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border, and comes within 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) of the provincial boundary from the junction with PR 487 just north of Benito to the junction with PTH 57.

History

PTH 83 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map.^[1]

Prior to 1953, PTH 83 was originally numbered as Highway 22. In 1953, the government re-designated it to match U.S. Route 83. As well, the current section of the highway between Russell and Swan River was known as Highway 31.^[2]

Originally, the highway's northern terminus was at the Trans-Canada Highway in Virden, making the original length of the highway 104 kilometers (65 mi). The section of PTH 83 between the Trans-Canada Highway and Birtle was opened to traffic in 1954. At the same time, the highway was extended to Swan River, replacing Highway 31.

A small portion of PTH 83 between Roblin and Russell was reconstructed due to a large slide that occurred in early July 2012. The area affected was located one kilometre north of PR 366 at the bottom of the Shell Valley with traffic detoured around that portion of highway. The slide became serious enough to close the road on July 2. The area which was closed had encountered numerous slides in previous years. It was once home to a lookout point over the Assessippi Valley. That lookout point was declared unsafe and was closed during a previous partial collapse of the road.^[3]

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Continues as US 83 south – Minot, Bismarck
Two Borders		0	0.0	Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing
		8	5.0	PR 251 west – Lyleton	begin PR 251 east concurrence
		12	7.5	PR 251 east – Waskada	end PR 251 east concurrence
		22	14	PTH 3 west – Carnduff, Estevan	begin PTH 3 east concurrence
Town of Melita		35	22	PTH 3 east – Deloraine, Boissevain, Killarney	end PTH 3 east concurrence
Town of Melita		36	22	PR 445 west
Two Borders		43	27	PR 452 east – Napinka
Two Borders		51	32	PR 345 – Tilston, Lauder
Pipestone	Pipestone	69	43	PTH 2 – Reston, Souris, Wawanesa
Pipestone		87	54	PR 255 – Cromer, Oak Lake Beach
Wallace – Woodworth		100	62	PR 257 – Kola, Virden
		104	65	PTH 1 (TCH) east (Trans-Canada Highway) – Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg	PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 1 west concurrence
		105	65	PR 259 east – Kenton, Rivers
		110	68	PTH 1 (TCH) west (Trans-Canada Highway) – Regina	PTH 83 turns north end PTH 1 west concurrence
		116	72	Mile 66N	formerly PR 441 west
Prairie View		133	83	PR 467 west – Willen
	Miniota	137	85	PTH 24 east – Hamiota, Oak River, Rapid City
		152	94	PR 355 – Birdtail Sioux, Isabella
		163	101	PR 568 west
	Birtle	169	105	PTH 42 east – Shoal Lake	PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 42 west concurrence highway turns north as it leaves Birtle
		172	107	PTH 42 west – St. Lazare	end PTH 42 west concurrence
		182	113	PTH 16 (TCH) east (Yellowhead Highway) – Shoal Lake, Minnedosa, Neepawa	PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 16 west concurrence
	Foxwarren	189	117	PR 475 west	PTH 16/83 turns northwest
Russell – Binscarth		200	120	PR 359 east – Rossburn
		201	125	PTH 41 south – St. Lazare, McAuley, Kirkella	PTH 16/83 turns north
	Binscarth	204	127	PR 478 – Esterhazy
		214	133	Mile 116N	formerly PR 479 east
		217	135	PR 579 west – Millwood
	Russell	220	140	PTH 45 east – Rossburn, Oakburn, Erickson	PTH 16/83 turns west
	Russell	221	137	PTH 16 (TCH) west (Yellowhead Highway) – Yorkton, Saskatoon	PTH 83 turns north end PTH 16 west concurrence
		231	144	PR 264 east – Rossburn	formerly PR 254 east
Riding Mountain West		241	150	PR 482 north – Asessippi Provincial Park
		243	151	PR 366 east – Inglis, Grandview	PTH 83 descends into the Shell Valley
		245	152	Highway crosses over the Shell River
Roblin		257	160	Mile 141N	formerly PR 589 east
		271	168	PR 583 east
	Roblin	276	171	PTH 5 west – Yorkton, Melville, Regina	PTH 83 turns east begin PTH 5 east concurrence (200m) across the CNR tracks
	Roblin	276	171	PTH 5 east – Grandview, Gilbert Plains, Dauphin	PTH 83 turns north end PTH 5 east concurrence
		279	173	Mile 153N	formerly PR 591 east
		280	170	PR 593 west
		289	180	Mile 180N	formerly PR 483 east
		295	183	PR 594 north – Duck Mountain Provincial Park	PTH 83 turns west
		299	186	Mile 169W	formerly PR 592 south
		302	188	PR 363 west – Togo	PTH 83 turns north just before junction
		312	194	PR 367 east – Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Duck Mountain Provincial Forest		333	207	PTH 57 west – Madge Lake
Swan Valley West		349	217	Mile 192N (Alpine Rd.)	formerly PR 586 north
		359	223	PTH 49 west – Arran
	Benito	362	225
		366	227	PR 487 north	formerly PR 588 north PTH 83 turns east
		374	232	PR 486 east – Durban	formerly PR 586 south PTH 83 turns northeast toward Swan River
	Kenville	387	240	PR 487 west
		394	245	PR 486 south
		397	247	PTH 83A north (Centennial Drive) – Swan River	PTH 83 turns east on to Swan River bypass
Town of Swan River		402	250	PTH 10 – Flin Flon, The Pas, Minitonas, Dauphin PTH 10A north / PTH 83A south (Main Street E.) – Town Center	PTH 83 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi