Winnipeg City Route 17

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Winnipeg City Route 17, also known as Chief Peguis Trail, is a short at-grade expressway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The highway connects Winnipeg City Routes 52 (Main Street) and 42 (Henderson Highway). It is the shortest and lowest numbered city route, being only about 1.5 km (about 1 mile) long. Despite its short length, the speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph). The roadway was opened on October 19, 1990, and officially named the Chief Peguis Trail on November 1, 1991.^[1]

While Chief Peguis Trail is currently very short, there are plans to expand it, likely as an expressway. It is proposed that the route will be extended west to connect with city routes 180 (McPhillips Street) and 90 (Brookside Blvd.)^[2] To the east it would be extended to Route 20 (Lagimodiere Blvd.), and potentially farther to connect with an extended Plessis Road. In the 2007 Winnipeg Preliminary Capital Budget, $34.8 million is forecast over the next three years to complete the extension from Henderson Highway to Lagimodiere Blvd. A total of $1.3 million is set aside in the 2007 budget itself.^[3]

Chief Peguis Trail crosses the Red River. The bridge over the river is called the Kildonan Settlers Bridge, and features names of the many settlers of the area on each street light.

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List of Manitoba Expressways

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	City Routes of Winnipeg
17 20 23 25 30 37 42 47 52 57 62 70 80 85 90 95 96 105 115 125 135 145 150 155 165 180

	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