 Provincial Trunk Highway 26 | ||||
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| Chemin Assiniboine Trail | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byDepartment of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 62.6 km[1] (38.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1968–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   PTH 1 (TCH) /YH nearPortage la Prairie | |||
| East end | PTH 1 (TCH) /YH nearSt. François Xavier | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | ||||
| Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Trunk Highway 26 (PTH 26), also known asChemin Assiniboine Trail, is a provincial highway in theCanadian province ofManitoba. It is an east-west route that begins and ends at theTrans-Canada Highway (PTH 1). The western terminus is located near the interchange of PTH 1 andPTH 1A approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) east ofPortage la Prairie, while the eastern terminus is 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) southeast ofSt. François Xavier and 13 kilometres (8 miles) west ofWinnipeg'sPerimeter Highway. PTH 26 provides access to the small communities of St. François Xavier and Poplar Point. It serves as an alternative scenic route between Portage la Prairie andWinnipeg as it closely follows theAssiniboine River which flows south of the highway. The speed limit on this highway is 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph).[2]
PTH 26 begins just outside of thePortage la Prairie city limits at a junction withPTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway /Yellowhead Highway) in theRural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. The highway heads north for 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) to turn right onto the original alignment of the Trans-Canada. It heads northeast for a few kilometers, passing along the southern edge ofHigh Bluff as it begins paralleling theAssiniboine River. PTH 26 crosses a small creek and has an intersection withPR 430, prior to passing through the town ofPoplar Point.
PTH 26 enters theRural Municipality of St. Francois Xavier, turning southeast along the banks of the Assiniboine River for the next several kilometers, having a shortconcurrency (overlap) withPR 248 and traveling through the communities ofPigeon Lake andSt. Francois Xavier, where the highway forms the main thoroughfare. PTH 26 comes to an end shortly thereafter at another junction with PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway / Yellowhead Highway).[3][4]
The entire length of Manitoba Highway 26 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.
Between 1928 and 1938, the number PTH 26 was used for the portion of highway betweenBrandon andMinnedosa. This became part ofPTH 10 in 1938.
Prior to 1958, the current PTH 26 was part of the originalPTH 1.[5] Most of PTH 1's current route between Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, which provides a more direct course, was constructed in 1958. The section that was replaced by the new route, the current-day PTH 26, was then designated as part of the transprovincialPTH 4, along with current PTH9,16, and44.[6]
In 1968, it was again renumbered to its current designation.[7]
| Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Portage la Prairie | | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 1 (TCH) /YH –Portage la Prairie,Winnipeg | Western terminus |
| | 0.5 | 0.31 | Assiniboine Trail | Former alignment; toPTH 1A | |
| | 5.3 | 3.3 | Road 30W | FormerPR 526 north | |
| | 13.4 | 8.3 | Road 71N –Macdonald | FormerPR 249 west | |
| | 17.7 | 11.0 |  PR 430 –St. Ambroise,Oakville | ||
| Poplar Point | 21.0 | 13.0 | Bridge Road south | FormerPR 430 | |
| St. François Xavier | | 31.2 | 19.4 | Jubilee Road | FormerPR 221 east |
| | 38.3 | 23.8 |  PR 248 south –St. Eustache | West end ofPR 248 concurrency | |
| | 39.9 | 24.8 | PR 248 north –Marquette | East end ofPR 248 concurrency | |
| | 51.2 | 31.8 | Meadows Road 6W | FormerPR 412 north | |
| | 62.6 | 38.9 | PTH 1 (TCH) /YH –Brandon,Winnipeg | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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