Manitoba Provincial Road 391

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Provincial Road 391
Maintained by MBDOT
Length: 193.3 mi (311.09 km)
South end: PR 280 and PTH 6 in Thompson
North end: PR 394 and PR 396 in Lynn Lake
Manitoba provincial highways
< Image:Manitoba Provincial Route 390.svg PTH 390 PTH 392 Image:Manitoba Provincial Route 392.svg >

Provincial Road 391 (PR391) is a highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The southern terminus is at Thompson, Manitoba to Lynn Lake, Manitoba. PR 391 is located in the Wapisu Range; although the area is remote, PR 391 is not.[1]

Provincial Road 391 is an all-weather gravel road connecting Thompson and Lynn Lake House. PR 391 passes through Leaf Rapids a community situaded northwest of Thompson.[2] Lynn Lake is the last town PR 391 traverses, where it terminates at an intersection with PR 394 and PR 396. The Northern Study Area has five main sites and three auxiliary sites on PR 391.[3] The five main sites are flux towers in Beaver Pond, Fen, Old Black Spruce, Old Jack Pine and Young Jack Pine. The three auxiliary sites are in Thompson Airport, Upland Black Spruce and Old Aspen.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Current and future events

A 48 km gravel road is currently being built between PR 391 and the Wuskwatim site near Thompson.[4]

[edit] History

Over the 1970s, PR 391 has gotten criticized because of its location and bad weather conditions. During the winter months, the location of the highways had temperatures below zero.[5] In the section of PR 391, east of Nelson House Access, $1.6 million were funded to build a base and for surfase treatment. Between Nelson House and Suwanne River, $900,000 were spent on spot grade and drainage improvements on a 3 km section of PR 391.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Woodland-Caribou-Conservation in 2000 (PDF). http://www.cpawsmb.org. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
  2. ^ Manitoba Community Profiles. Manitoba Community. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  3. ^ Northern Study Area. Boreas. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  4. ^ Manitoba Hydro Insights February 2007. Manitoba Hydro. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  5. ^ LYNN LAKE - A PLACE TO REMEMBER 92. Lynn Lake website. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
  6. ^ News Release. Manitoba Government. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.

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