Manitoba Highway 45

Provincial Trunk Highway 45
Russell Subdivision Trail
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length	106 km (66 mi)
Existed	1959–present
Major junctions
West end	PTH 16 (TCH) / PTH 83 at Russell
Major intersections	PTH 21 south at Oakburn
East end	PTH 10 near Erickson
Location
Rural municipalities	Clanwilliam – Erickson Harrison Park Riding Mountain West Rossburn Russell – Binscarth Yellowhead
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PTH 44 → PTH 49

Provincial Trunk Highway 45 (PTH 45) is a provincial highway in the southwest region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 16 and PTH 83 in the town of Russell to PTH 10 five kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Erickson.

PTH 45 provides an alternate route to Riding Mountain National Park for travelers coming from Saskatchewan and the western part of Manitoba as opposed to taking the Yellowhead Highway to Minnedosa and PTH 10 north.

PTH 45 is officially named the Russell Subdivision Trail. The speed limit is 100 km/h (62.5 mph).

History[]

When the highway was first designated in 1959, PTH 45 was dubbed derisively by some locals as "The Turkey Trail". This was due to its narrow and winding nature at the time, which resembled the winding bush paths commonly found on Prairie farms. This, along with some very sharp curves in the western section between Elphinstone and Russell, increased the amount of travel time along this route.^[1] By 1966, the highway had been realigned to closely follow the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) alternate line, removing the sharp curves and unnecessary turns and allowing the highway to be more streamlined for safer travel.^[2]

Major intersections[]

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Russell – Binscarth	Russell	0	0.0	PTH 16 (TCH) (Yellowhead Highway) / PTH 83 – Minnedosa, Birtle, Roblin, Yorkton
Riding Mountain West		8	5.0	– Binscarth, Esterhazy
	Angusville	19	12
Rossburn	Rossburn	37	23	– Rossburn, Deep Lake	formerly PR 254
	Vista	47	29	Vista Road	formerly PR 472 south
	​	48	30	Mile 110N	formerly PR 359
Yellowhead	Oakburn	58	36	PTH 21 south – Shoal Lake, Hamiota, Hartney north – Olha	formerly PR 566 north
		65	40	north – Seech Lake	formerly PR 470 north
	​	66	41	Mile 131W (Menzie Road)	formerly PR 470 south
	Elphinstone	77	48	PR 354 – Onanole, Strathclair
Harrison Park	Sandy Lake	87	54	PR 250 – Crawford Park, Newdale
	​	98	61	– Onanole, Basswood
Clanwilliam – Erickson	​	106	66	PTH 10 – Dauphin, Erickson, Minnedosa, Brandon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

External links[]

• Manitoba Official Map - Western Manitoba

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