Manitoba Provincial Road 278

Provincial Road 278 (PR 278) is a 41.8-kilometre-long (26.0 mi) north–south highway in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, Manitoba. Running along the western coastlines of both Lake Manitoba and Ebb and Flow Lake, it serves as the only road access to the Ebb and Flow First Nation, as well as connecting Kinosota, Bacon Ridge, Eddystone, Reedy Creek, and Silver Ridge. Margaret Bruce Provincial Park can also be accessed from the highway.

Provincial Road 278 marker
Provincial Road 278
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length41.8 km (26.0 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
South end PTH 50 at Silver Ridge
North end PTH 68 near Eddystone
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesAlonsa
Highway system
PR 276 PR 279

Route description

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PR 278 begins at a junction with Provincial Trunk Highway 50 (PTH 50) (Kinosota Road) in Silver Ridge, almost immediately having an intersection with Bluff Creek Road (which provides access to Margaret Bruce Provincial Park) before heading northeast through a mix of farmland and wooded areas for the next several kilometres, paralleling the coastline of Lake Manitoba. It has an intersection with Kinosota Access Road (which provides access to both Kinosota and Manitoba House) before going switchbacks as it travels through Reedy Creek, where the highway begins following the coastline of Ebb and Flow Lake. PR 278 passes through Bacon Ridge before travelling through the Ebb and Flow First Nation, serving as its main thoroughfare. The highway comes to an end shortly thereafter at an intersection with PTH 68 (Northern Woods and Water Route) just south of Eddystone. The entire length of PR 278 is a paved, two-lane highway.[1][2]

Major intersections

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DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
AlonsaSilver Ridge0.00.0  PTH 50 (Kinosota Road) – Amaranth, Alonsa, McCrearySouthern terminus; road continues as PTH 50 south
1.81.1Bluff Creek Road (Road 123N) – Margaret Bruce Provincial Park
8.85.5Bridge over Garrioch Creek
12.67.8Kinosota Access Road (Road 129N) – Kinosota, Manitoba House
Reedy Creek18.011.2Bridge over Reedy Creek
Ebb and Flow First Nation
No major junctions
Alonsa41.826.0  PTH 68 (NWWR) – Ste. Rose du Lac, Lake Manitoba NarrowsNorthern terminus; road continues north as Road 141N
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 4" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 278" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 September 2024.