Manitoba 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
Major intersections	PTH 3 PTH 2 PTH 1 (TCH) PTH 16 (TCH) PTH 5
North end	PTH 10 at Swan River
Location
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
Manitoba provincial highways Winnipeg City Routes ← PTH 77 → PTH 83A

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 the longest continuously numbered north-south highway in North America with a combined distance is 3,450 kilometres (2,140 mi).

PTH 83 travels no further than 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border, and comes within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of the provincial boundary from the junction with 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 kilometres (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 of 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	west – Lyleton	begin PR 251 east concurrence
	​	12	7.5	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
		36	22	west
Two Borders	​	43	27	east – Napinka
	​	51	32	– Tilston, Lauder
Pipestone	Pipestone	69	43	PTH 2 – Reston, Souris, Wawanesa
	​	87	54	– 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	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	west – Willen
	Miniota	137	85	PTH 24 east – Hamiota, Oak River, Rapid City
	​	152	94	PR 355 – Birdtail Sioux, Isabella
	​	163	101	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	west	PTH 16/83 turns northwest
Russell – Binscarth	​	200	120	east – Rossburn
	​	201	125	PTH 41 south – St. Lazare, McAuley, Kirkella	PTH 16/83 turns north
	Binscarth	204	127	– Esterhazy
	​	214	133	Mile 116N	formerly PR 479 east
	​	217	135	west
	Russell	220	140	PTH 45 east – Rossburn, Oakburn, Erickson	PTH 16/83 turns west
		221	137	PTH 16 (TCH) west (Yellowhead Highway) – Yorkton, Saskatoon	PTH 83 turns north end PTH 16 west concurrence
	​	231	144	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	east
	Roblin	276	171	PTH 5 west – Yorkton, Melville, Regina	PTH 83 turns east begin PTH 5 east concurrence (200m) across the CNR tracks
		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	west
	​	289	180	Mile 180N	formerly PR 483 east
	​	295	183	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	north	formerly PR 588 north PTH 83 turns east
	​	374	232	east – Durban	formerly PR 586 south PTH 83 turns northeast toward Swan River
	Kenville	387	240	west
	​	394	245	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

References[]

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