Manitoba Highway 20

Manitoba Highway 20 shield

Highway 20
Route information
Length: 168 km (104 mi)
Existed: 1948 – present
Major junctions
South end: PTH 5 / PR 582 near Ochre River
 
West end: PTH 10 at Cowan
Location
Towns: Ochre River, Winnipegosis
Highway system

Manitoba provincial highways

← PTH 19PTH 20A →

Provincial Trunk Highway 20 (PTH 20) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 5 and PR 582 just south of Ochre River to PTH 10 in the village of Cowan.

PTH 20 begins by traveling for eight kilometers north through Ochre River to the southwestern edge of Dauphin Lake before turning west toward Dauphin. It then turns north at the Dauphin city limits (PTH 20A actually enters Dauphin) to provide access to the western shores of Dauphin Lake and Lake Winnipegosis. Along this stretch, PTH 20 passes through the town of Winnipegosis. The highway continues north until it meets PR 272 just north of the village of Camperville.

From this point, PTH 20 becomes an east-west highway. It skirts the southern boundary of the Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest before meeting PTH 10 at Cowan, where it ends.

The speed limit is 90 km/h (55 mph).

History

When it first appeared on the 1948/49 Manitoba Highway Map, PTH 20 was originally a short north-south highway spanning 54 kilometres (34 mi) that connected PTH 5 just east of Dauphin to Winnipegosis.[1]

The highway was extended to Camperville in 1957,[2] and completed to its current northbound terminus at Cowan in 1959.[3]

The segment of the highway between Dauphin and its current southern terminus was originally part of PTH 5 before its current section between Ochre River and PTH 10 south was constructed and opened to traffic in 1959.[4] PTH 20 was then extended along the old section of PTH 5 at that point, with a small spur between the old southern terminus and Dauphin's city center being redesignated as PTH 20A.

Major intersections

This is the travel route for Provincial Trunk Highway 20 (PTH 20) from south to north:

km Municipality Location Interescting highway Notes
0 R.M. of Ochre River PTH 5 – Roblin, Dauphin, Ste. Rose du Lac, Neepawa
PR 582 south – Makinak		 PTH 20 begins
road continues south as PR 582
1 Ochre River
8 Rainbow Beach Provincial Park PTH 20 turns west toward Dauphin
highway skirts the southwestern shore of Dauphin Lake for 4km
23 R.M. of Dauphin Dauphin PTH 20A north – Dauphin City Centre (1st Ave. N.E.) PTH 20 turns north
highway runs along Dauphin's eastern city limits
25 PTH 20A south – Dauphin City Centre (River Ave. E.)
46 PR 267 west – Sifton, Venlaw
56 R.M. of Mossey River Ukraina Road formerly PR 273 west
63 PR 269 east – Meadow Portage begin PR 269 west concurrence
67 PR 269 west – Ethelbert end PR 269 west concurrence
PTH 20 turns northeast
77 Winnipegosis PR 364 south – Oak Brae, Rorketon PTH 20 turns north for 5km past Winnipegosis
highway turns west for 10km before turning north to follow the western shore of Lake Winnipegosis
107 R.M. of Mountain PR 271 west – Pulp River, Pine River
126 PR 489 south – Pulp River
131 Camperville PR 272 north – Pine Creek First Nation, Duck Bay PTH 20 turns west for the duration of the route
highway skirts the south boundary of Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest
168 Cowan PTH 10 – Dauphin, Ethelbert, Minitonas, Swan River PTH 20 ends

References

Route map: Bing

  1. ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1948. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1959. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1958. Retrieved March 6, 2015.