 Provincial Trunk Highway 42 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byDepartment of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 56 km (35 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1968–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PTH 41 nearSt. Lazare | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |   PTH 16 (TCH) /YH atShoal Lake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | ||||
| Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Trunk Highway 42 (PTH 42) is a short provincial highway in the southwest region of theCanadian province ofManitoba. It runs fromPTH 16 in the town ofShoal Lake toPTH 41 just east of the French-speaking village ofSt. Lazare.
PTH 42 provides a direct east-west connection throughBirtle fromPTH 16. As a result, the stretch between Birtle and Shoal Lake is heavily used by trucks as a direct access.[citation needed] Thespeed limit is 100 km/h (60 mph) east of Birtle and 90 km/h (55 mph) between PTH 83 and St. Lazare.
PTH 42 begins in theRural Municipality of Ellice - Archie at a T-intersection withPTH 41 just east of the town ofSt. Lazare. It heads south for roughly 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) before curving due eastward near the edge of theAssiniboine River valley. The highway crossesPR 568 immediately before entering theRural Municipality of Prairie View, traveling eastward through rural farmland for the next several kilometers to becomeconcurrent (overlapped) withPTH 83 and enter the town ofBirtle. The two head south for a short distance before curving onto Main Street, heading east to cross theBirdtail River into downtown. The head's straight through the center of downtown, with PTH 83 splitting off and heading south in some neighborhoods on the eastern side of town. PTH 42 leaves Birtle and heads east through rural areas for the next several kilometers, junctioning withPR 472 and crossing some wetlands before entering theRural Municipality of Yellowhead. The highway goes through switchback, immediately having an intersection withPR 264 south ofKelloe, to enter the town ofShoal Lake. It curves northward as it travels past some golf courses along the coast of Shoal Lake to have an intersection with The Drive, which provides access to downtown andPTH 21. PTH 42 travels through a neighborhood, crosses a railroad, and past a few businesses before coming to an end the intersection withPTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway).[1][2]
The entire length of Manitoba Highway 42 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.
The highway first appeared on the 1956 Manitoba Highway Map asPTH 41A. Originally, the route served as a short connector spur of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) between PTH 41 and PTH 4/83 near Birtle.[3]
The section of the route between Shoal Lake and Birtle was originally part ofPTH 16, which was then known asHighway 4. When the current section of PTH 16 was opened to traffic in 1958, the highway was extended to Shoal Lake.[4]
The highway was redesignated as PTH 42 in 1968.
| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ellice - Archie | | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 41 –St. Lazare,Russell | Western terminus |
| | 4.8 | 3.0 |  PR 568 east | Western terminus of PR 568 | |
| Prairie View | | 16.2 | 10.1 |  PTH 83 north –Russell | Western end of PTH 83 concurrency |
| Birtle | 18.9 | 11.7 | PTH 83 south –Miniota | Eastern end of PTH 83 concurrency | |
| | 27.1 | 16.8 |  PR 472 north –Solsgirth | Southern terminus of PR 472 | |
| Yellowhead | | 39.3 | 24.4 |  PR 264 –Rossburn,Decker | |
| Shoal Lake | 51.0 | 31.7 |   The Drive toPTH 21 – downtown | ||
| 56 | 35 | PTH 16 (TCH) /YH –Russell,Minnedosa Road 137N | Eastern terminus; road continues as Road 137N | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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