Provincial Trunk Highway 39 (PTH 39) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 6 (to Thompson) to PTH 10 (to Flin Flon).
 Provincial Trunk Highway 39 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 164 km (102 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1987–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PTH 10 in Grass River Provincial Park | |||
 PR 392 in Snow Lake | ||||
| East end |  PTH 6 at Ponton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The highway serves as the main east-west crossing of Grass River Provincial Park and Division No. 21, as well as providing road access to Snow Lake. The speed limit is 100 km/h (62 mph).
Route description
editPTH 39 begins within Grass River Provincial Park at an intersection with PTH 10 a few kilometers south of Cranberry Portage, with the road heading east, winding its way across the entire length of the park, traveling past several large lakes and campgrounds, such as the Cranberry Lakes and Reed Lake. The highway exits the park, passing by Tramping Lake and crossing Hayward Creek to have an intersection with PR 392 within the city limits Snow Lake. It travels along the southern coastline of Wekusko Lake for a few kilometers to have an intersection with access road to Herb Lake Landing. PTH 39 now goes through some sharp curves for the next several kilometers, where it has an intersection with PR 596 and begin paralleling the Metishto River. The highway now straightens out, crossing the river and coming to an end at an intersection with PTH 6 near Ponton.[1][2]
The entire length of Manitoba Highway 39 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway traveling through the woodlands of Division No. 21.
History
editTogether with the section of PTH 6 between Ponton and Thompson, PTH 39 was originally designated as PR 391. A further, more northerly and only partly paved section of Provincial Road 391, doubling back westward from Thompson to Lynn Lake, continues to bear that designation.
Major intersections
edit| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| No. 21 | Grass River Provincial Park | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 10 – The Pas, Flin Flon | Western terminus |
| Snow Lake | 100.5 | 62.4 | PR 392 north – Snow Lake, Wekusko Falls Provincial Park | Southern terminus of PR 392 | |
| 113.5 | 70.5 | Herb Lake Landing | Access road to Herb Lake Landing | ||
| | 118.4 | 73.6 |  PR 596 south – Wekusko | Northern terminus of PR 596 | |
| Ponton | 164 | 102 | PTH 6 – Thompson, Winnipeg | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Related routes
editProvincial Road 392
edit Provincial Road 392 | |
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| Location | Snow Lake |
| Length | 33.1 km (20.6 mi) |
| Existed | 1966–present |
Provincial Road 392 (PR 392) is a 33.1-kilometre-long (20.6 mi) north-south paved spur of PTH 39, serving as the only road access into the town of Snow Lake, as well as Wekusko Falls Provincial Park.
Provincial Road 596
edit Provincial Road 596 | |
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| Location | Wekusko |
| Length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Existed | 1994–present |
Provincial Road 596 (PR 596) is a short 5-kilometre-long (3.1 mi) north-south spur of PTH 39 a few kilometres southeast of Snow Lake, connecting the highway to the Canadian National Railway station at Wekusko. It is entirely an unpaved gravel road and includes a bridge over the Metishto River.[2]
PR 596 is designated along a former section of PR 392.[3] It gained its current designation in 1994.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Map of Manitoba Highway 39" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section #6" (PDF). Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1987. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1994. Retrieved June 7, 2024.