  Provincial Trunk Highway 16 | ||||
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| Trans-Canada Highway Yellowhead Highway | ||||
 PTH 16 highlighted in red. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byManitoba Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 266.5 km[1] (165.6 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1928–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Highway 16 (TCH) atSaskatchewan border near Harrowby | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |   PTH 1 (TCH) /PR 305 nearPortage la Prairie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | ||||
| Towns | ||||
| Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Trunk Highway 16 (PTH 16) is a provincial highway in theCanadian province ofManitoba. It is the Manitoba section of theYellowhead Highway, and also theTrans-Canada Highway Yellowhead section. The main purpose of thishighway is to connectWinnipeg with otherCanadian cities such asSaskatoon andEdmonton. The highway runs fromBloom at an intersection with theTrans-Canada Highway andProvincial Road 305 ten kilometres (6.2 mi) west ofPortage la Prairie to theSaskatchewan boundary sixteen kilometres (9.9 mi) west ofRussell, where it continues asSaskatchewan Highway 16.[2]
Thehighway is two lanes throughManitoba, with two small divided sections at the north and south junctions withPTH 10 aroundMinnedosa, which it runs in concurrence with just west of the town. PTH 16 is also twinned as it passes through Russell in concurrence withPTH 83, with northbound PTH 83 leaving/entering the concurrence at the western end of this section.
Twinning and upgrading to expressway status is being planned in the future.
The route was known asPTH 4 until 1977, when it was renumbered to allow the entire length of the Yellowhead Highway to retain the number16 designation across all four provinces of western Canada.
Between 1966 and 1979, PTH 16 was the designation of the route connectingFisher Branch toPTH 7 nearFraserwood.[3] This route became part of PR 231 and PR 228 in 1977. (This section of PR 228 would be transferred toPTH 17 in 1983).
The highway has had some reconfigurations in its time. When the highway first appeared on the 1928 Manitoba Highway Map,[4] the highway's eastern terminus with PTH 1 was located in Portage la Prairie. From Portage la Prairie, the road traveled north following the currentPR 240 to Mile 71N (formerly PR 249). The highway would then turn west and rejoin its current configuration just south of Macdonald.[5] The junction was moved to its current location in 1950,[6] and the old section was designated asPTH 4A between 1953 and 1965.[7]
In the Minnedosa area, the section of highway fromPTH 16A andPR 262 to Franklin Road (formerly PR 466 north) was constructed and opened to traffic in 1948. Prior to this, the highway turned north for two kilometres and then west past the hamlet of Franklin to Minnedosa, meeting PTH 10 south at the town limits. It then shared the highway to a point three kilometres north of its current junction with PTH 10 north at what is now the turnoff to the Ski Valley Recreation Area. PTH 4 would then turn west and rejoin the current configuration just east of Basswood.[8]The current section of PTH 16 between its current northbound/westbound junction with PTH 10 and Basswood was constructed and opened to traffic in 1953.[9]
After these reconfigurations, PTH 4 met southbound PTH 10 two kilometres south of Minnedosa and then shared the highway through the town along what is now PTH 16A to its current northbound/westbound junction. The highway was extended two kilometres farther west in 1971 to its current junction with southbound PTH 10 with the construction of the Minnedosa bypass.[10]
The current section between Shoal Lake and the southbound junction ofPTH 83 was constructed and opened to traffic in 1958. Prior to this, PTH 4 would meetPTH 21 in Shoal Lake (northbound PTH 21 ended at this point). The highway would continue west along what is nowPTH 42 to meet PTH 83 south atBirtle. The two highways would then run in concurrence from Birtle to the current junction seven kilometres east of Foxwarren, where it would then rejoin its current configuration.[11]
Prior to 1990, PTH 16 used to be cosigned with PTH 1 between its junction west of Portage La Prairie and Winnipeg;[12]however, when the Yellowhead Highway was incorporated as part of the Trans-Canada Highway, the PTH 16 designation was dropped in favour of the current unnumbered designation.[13]
| Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Russell – Binscarth | | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Highway 16 (TCH/YH) west –Yorkton,Saskatoon | Continuation intoSaskatchewan | ||
| | 5.2 | 3.2 | Crosses theAssiniboine River | ||||
| Russell | 15.6 | 9.7 |  PTH 83 north –Roblin | West end of PTH 83 concurrency | |||
| 16.6 | 10.3 |  PTH 45 east (Russell Subdivision Trail) –Rossburn | |||||
| | 19.9 | 12.4 |  PR 579 west – Millwood | ||||
| | 23.1 | 14.4 | Road 116 N | FormerPR 479 east | |||
| Binscarth | 33.0 | 20.5 |  PR 478 –Esterhazy | ||||
| | 35.0 | 21.7 |  PTH 41 south –St. Lazare | ||||
| Ellice – Archie / Russell – Binscarth | | 36.5 | 22.7 |  PR 359 east | |||
| Prairie View | Foxwarren | 48.0 | 29.8 |  PR 475 west | |||
| | 54.5 | 33.9 | PTH 83 south –Birtle | East end of PTH 83 concurrency | |||
| | 57.8 | 35.9 |  PR 476 north –Angusville | ||||
| | 65.7 | 40.8 |  PR 472 south –Solsgirth | FormerPR 474 south | |||
| | 74.4 | 46.2 |  PR 264 north –Rossburn | West end of PR 264 concurrency; formerPR 254 north | |||
| Yellowhead | | 77.7 | 48.3 | PR 264 south –Decker | East end of PR 264 concurrency; formerPR 254 south | ||
| | 81.1 | 50.4 | Road 141 W –Vista | FormerPR 472 north | |||
| Shoal Lake | 89.8 | 55.8 |  PTH 42 west –Shoal Lake,Birtle | ||||
| 91.3 | 56.7 |  PTH 21 –Shoal Lake,Oakburn,Hamiota | |||||
| | 98.7 | 61.3 | Menzie Road / Green Bluff Road (Road 131 W) | FormerPR 470 | |||
| Strathclair | 106.7 | 66.3 |  PR 354 south –Strathclair,Oak River | West end of PR 354 concurrency | |||
| | 109.7 | 68.2 | PR 354 north –Elphinstone | East end of PR 354 concurrency | |||
| Harrison Park | Newdale | 120.4 | 74.8 |  PR 250 south –Newdale,Rivers | West end of PR 250 concurrency | ||
| | 122.0 | 75.8 | PR 250 north –Sandy Lake | East end of PR 250 concurrency | |||
| | 123.3 | 76.6 | Road 91 N | FormerPR 473 east | |||
| Oakview | | 135.4 | 84.1 |  PR 270 toPTH 45 –Rapid City | FormerPTH 27 south | ||
| Minto – Odanah | Minnedosa | 147.9 | 91.9 |  PTH 10 north (John Bracken Highway) –Riding Mountain Park,Dauphin PTH 16A east –Minnedosa | West end of PTH 10 concurrency | ||
| 150.5 | 93.5 |  PR 355 –Minnedosa,Cardale | |||||
| 154.0 | 95.7 | PTH 10 south (John Bracken Highway) –Brandon | East end of PTH 10 concurrency | ||||
| | 156.0 | 96.9 |  PTH 16A north /PR 262 –Minnedosa | ||||
| | 164.4 | 102.2 |  PR 466 south | ||||
| North Cypress – Langford | | 166.0 | 103.1 | Franklin Road (Road 96 W) –Franklin | FormerPR 466 north | ||
| | 172.5 | 107.2 |  PR 464 south –Brookdale | ||||
| Neepawa | 179.0 | 111.2 |  PTH 5 north (Parks Route) –Dauphin | West end of PTH 5 concurrency | |||
| 180.4 | 112.1 | PTH 5 south (Parks Route) –Carberry | East end of PTH 5 concurrency; formerPR 258 south | ||||
| Glenella – Lansdowne | | 195.6– 195.8 | 121.5– 121.7 |  PR 352 –Sidney,Arden | Intersections offset; 200 m (660 ft) PR 352 concurrency | ||
| WestLake – Gladstone | | 207.5 | 128.9 |  PR 260 north –Plumas | |||
| Gladstone | 217.0 | 134.8 |  PTH 34 south –Gladstone,Austin | FormerPR 460 north | |||
| | 229.5 | 142.6 |  PR 350 south –Katrime | ||||
| | 238.3 | 148.1 |  PTH 50 north –Langruth,Amaranth | ||||
| Westbourne | 245.7 | 152.7 |  PR 242 south –Westbourne,Lynchs Point,Bagot | Western end of PR 242 concurrency | |||
| | 248.0 | 154.1 | PR 242 north –Lynchs Point | Eastern end of PR 242 concurrency | |||
| Portage la Prairie | | 249.8 | 155.2 |  PR 227 east –Warren | |||
| | 258.3 | 160.5 | Road 71 N –Poplar Point | FormerPR 249 east | |||
| | 266.5 | 165.6 | PTH 1 (TCH) /YH –Winnipeg,Portage la Prairie,BrandonPR 305 south –St. Claude | PTH 16 eastern terminus; Yellowhead Route follows PTH 1 east | |||
| SeePTH 1 (TCH) | |||||||
| City ofWinnipeg | 352.2 | 218.8 |    Perimeter Highway (PTH 100 east / PTH 101 north) /Route 85 begins –Kenora | Interchange; signed as exits 318A (east) and 318B (north); PTH 100 / PTH 101 exit 42; west end of Route 85 (Portage Avenue) concurrency | |||
| 356.9 | 221.8 |  Moray Street (Route 96 south) | |||||
| 361.2 | 224.4 |   Route 90 (Kenaston Boulevard / Century Street) –Airport | Interchange; no direct eastbound exit to Route 90 north (signed via Empress Street) | ||||
| 364.2 | 226.3 | Broadway (PTH 1 (TCH) east) | East end of PTH 1 concurrency; no eastbound entrance from Portage Avenue | ||||
| 364.4– 364.5 | 226.4– 226.5 |  Maryland Street (south) / Sherbrook Street (north) (Route 70) | One-way pair | ||||
| 365.2 | 226.9 |  Colony Street / Memorial Boulevard (Route 62) | |||||
| 365.6 | 227.2 |  Carlton Street (Route 57 east) | West end of Route 57 eastbound concurrency; one-way southbound (eastbound) | ||||
| 365.8– 365.9 | 227.3– 227.4 |  Donald Street (south) / Smith Street (north) (Route 42) | One-way pair | ||||
| 366.1 | 227.5 | Notre Dame Avenue (Route 57 west) / Fort Street | West end of Route 57 westbound concurrency; one-way northbound (westbound) | ||||
| 366.2 | 227.5 |  Main Street (Route 52) / Portage Avenue (Route 57 east) /Route 85 ends /YH ends | SeePortage and Main;Mile Zero Yellowhead Highway;[14] east end of Route 57 / Route 85 (Portage Avenue) concurrency | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 Provincial Trunk Highway 16A | |
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| 1st Street SW, 3rd Avenue SW, Main Street | |
| Location | Minnedosa |
| Length | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| Existed | 1971–present |
Provincial Trunk Highway 16A (PTH 16A) is a 9.1-kilometre-long (5.7 mi) north-south alternate route of PTH 16 in the town ofMinnedosa, mostly running along PTH 16's former alignment through downtown prior to the bypass opening in 1971.
 Provincial Road 472 | |
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| Road 150W | |
| Location | Solsgirth |
| Length | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
| Existed | 1992–present |
Provincial Road 472 (PR 472) is a 9.1-kilometre-long (5.7 mi) north–south spur of PTH 16 in thePrairie View Municipality, providing access to the hamlet ofSolsgirth. It is entirely a two-lane highway, with only the portion between the Yellowhead and Front Street S being paved while the rest is gravel. There is a railway crossing in Solsgirth.[15][16]
Prior to 1992, what is now PR 472 was part of a much longerPR 474, while the original PR 472 was slightly further east, running 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi) from the Yellowhead nearKelloe northward along Road 141W toVista, where it ended at an intersection withPTH 45 (Russell Subdivision Trail).[17][18]
| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Prairie View | | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 42 –Shoal Lake,Birtle Road 150W –Isabella | Southern terminus; road continues south as Road 150W (formerPR 474 south; southern end of unpaved section |
| Solsgirth | 8.0 | 5.0 | Front Street S –Solsgirth | Northern end of unpaved section | |
| 8.2 | 5.1 | Government Road Allowance –Solsgirth | |||
| | 9.1 | 5.7 |  PTH 16 (TCH) /YH –Russell,Shoal Lake | Northern terminus; road continues north as Road 150W | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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