Manitoba Provincial Highway 59

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Manitoba Provincial Highway 59 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the U.S. border (where it meets with U.S. Highway 59) north to 8th St. in Victoria Beach on Lake Winnipeg.

The portion of Manitoba Provincial Highway 59 within Winnipeg is also known as Winnipeg City Route 20. Highway 59 is a 4-lane at-grade expressway through Winnipeg and north to the Brokenhead Indian Reserve. North of the reserve, it becomes a two-lane highway. Then, a multiplex to Highway 12 begins, and ends near Grand Beach. From there, Highway 59 continues north, finally ending at Victoria Beach.

Highway 59 runs right through the east end of the City of Winnipeg, and is the main route to get from Winnipeg to Grand Beach. It is one of only two provincial highways (the other being Highway 1 - the Trans-Canada Highway) to cross Winnipeg on both ends, and is also the only crosstown highway on one road.

[edit] Route twinning

Proposals exist to twin the route southward to Highway 52 to maintain the needs of those travelling to and from Steinbach.

The project includes:

• Twinning of Highway 59 to Highway 52.
• Possibly a new interchange at Highway 52.

[edit] See also

• Winnipeg City Route 20
• List of Manitoba Expressways

	Provincial Highways of Manitoba v • d • e
1 1A 2 3 3A 4 5 5A 6 7 8 9 9A 10 10A 11 12 13 14 15 16 16A 17 18 19 20 20A 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 30 31 32 34 39 41 42 44 45 49 50 52 55 57 59 60 67 68 75 77 83 89 100 101 110
Winnipeg City Routes: Route 17 • Route 20 • Route 96 • Route 135 • Route 165
See also: List of Manitoba expressways