Manitoba Highway 83

Highway 83
Route information
Length:	402 km (250 mi)
Existed:	1953 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 83 (Canada–United States border)
	PTH 3 PTH 2 PTH 1 (TCH) PTH 16 (TCH) PTH 5
North end:	PTH 10 at Swan River
Location
Major cities:	Melita, Virden, Birtle, Russell, Roblin
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways ← PTH 77 PTH 83A →

Provincial Trunk Highway 83 (PTH 83) is a major north-south highway that runs in the far western region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It travels from the North Dakota border south of Melita, north through Virden, Birtle, Russell, and Roblin to its northern terminus with PTH 10 just east of Swan River. Along with US 83, PTH 83 is part of the longest continuously numbered north-south highway in North America with a combined distance is 3,450 kilometers (2,140 mi).

PTH 83 travels no further than 32 kilometers (20 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border, and comes within 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) of the provincial boundary from the junction with PR 487 just north of Benito to the junction with PTH 57.

History

PTH 83 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map.^[1]

Prior to 1953, PTH 83 was originally numbered as Highway 22. In 1953, the government re-designated it to match U.S. Route 83. As well, the current section of the highway between Russell and Swan River was known as Highway 31.^[2]

Originally, the highway's northern terminus was at the Trans-Canada Highway in Virden, making the original length of the highway 104 kilometres (65 mi). The section of PTH 83 between the Trans-Canada Highway and Birtle was opened to traffic in 1954. At the same time, the highway was extended to Swan River, replacing Highway 31.

A small portion of PTH 83 is being reconstructed between Roblin and Russell due to a large slide. The area affected is located one kilometre north of PR 366 at the bottom of the Shell Valley. Traffic is being detoured around that portion of highway. The slide became serious enough to close the road on July 2, 2012. The area which is closed has slid several times in the past years. It was once home to a lookout point over the Assessippi Valley. That lookout point was declared unsafe and was closed during a previous partial collapse of the road.^[3]

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Arthur	​	0	0.0	US 83 south – Minot, Bismarck	North extension of U.S. Route 83 PTH 83 begins
	​	8	5.0	PR 251 west – Lyleton	begin PR 251 east concurrence
	​	12	7.5	PR 251 east – Coulter, Waskada	end PR 251 east concurrence
	​	22	14	PTH 3 west – Pierson, Carnduff, Estevan	begin PTH 3 east concurrence
	Melita	35	22	PTH 3 east – Deloraine, Boissevain, Killarney	end PTH 3 east concurrence
		36	22	PR 445 west
	​	43	27	PR 452 east – Napinka
Albert	​	51	32	PR 345 – Tilston, Lauder
Pipestone	Pipestone	69	43	PTH 2 – Weyburn, Reston, Souris, Wawanesa
	​	87	54	PR 255 – Cromer, Oak Lake Beach
Wallace	Virden	100	62	PR 257 – Kola, Virden
		104	65	PTH 1 (TCH) east (Trans-Canada Highway) – Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg	PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 1 west concurrence
	​	105	65	PR 259 east – Lenore, Kenton, Rivers
	​	110	68	PTH 1 (TCH) west (Trans-Canada Highway) – Elkhorn, Moosomin, Regina	PTH 83 turns north end PTH 1 west concurrence
	​	116	72	Mile 66N	formerly PR 441 west
Prairie View Municipality	​	133	83	PR 467 west – Willen
	Miniota	137	85	PTH 24 east – Hamiota, Oak River, Rapid City
	​	152	94	PR 355 – Birdtail Sioux First Nation, Isabella, Cardale, Minnedosa
Birtle	​	163	101	PR 568 west – Wattsview
	Birtle	169	105	PTH 42 east – Shoal Lake	PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 42 west concurrence highway turns north as it leaves Birtle
	​	172	107	PTH 42 west – St. Lazare	end PTH 42 west concurrence
	​	182	113	PTH 16 (TCH) east (Yellowhead Highway) – Shoal Lake, Minnedosa, Neepawa	PTH 83 turns west begin PTH 16 west concurrence
	Foxwarren	189	117	PR 475 west	PTH 16/83 turns northwest
Ellice / Russell	​	200	120	PR 359 east – Rossburn
Russell	​	201	125	PTH 41 south – St. Lazare, McAuley, Kirkella	PTH 16/83 turns north
	Binscarth	204	127	PR 478 – Esterhazy, Spy Hill, Silverton, Inglis
	​	214	133	Mile 116N	formerly PR 479 east
	​	217	135	PR 579 west – Millwood
	Russell	220	140	PTH 45 east – Rossburn, Oakburn, Erickson	PTH 16/83 turns west
		221	137	PTH 16 (TCH) west (Yellowhead Highway) – Langenburg, Yorkton, Saskatoon	PTH 83 turns north end PTH 16 west concurrence
Russell / Shellmouth-Boulton	​	231	144	PR 264 east – Cracknell, Rossburn	formerly PR 254 east
Shellmouth-Boulton	​	241	150	PR 482 north – Asessippi Provincial Park
	​	243	151	PR 366 east – Inglis, Grandview	PTH 83 descends into the Shell Valley
	​	245	152	Highway crosses over the Shell River
Shell River	​	257	160	Mile 141N	formerly PR 589 east
	​	271	168	PR 583 east – Shevlin
	Roblin	276	171	PTH 5 west – Wroxton, Yorkton, Melville, Regina	PTH 83 turns east begin PTH 5 east concurrence (200m) across the CNR tracks
		276	171	PTH 5 east – Grandview, Gilbert Plains, Dauphin	PTH 83 turns north end PTH 5 east concurrence
	​	279	173	Mile 153N	formerly PR 591 east
	​	280	170	PR 593 west – Deepdale
	​	289	180	Mile 180N	formerly PR 483 east
	​	295	183	PR 594 north – Duck Mountain Provincial Park	PTH 83 turns west
	​	299	186	Mile 169W	formerly PR 592 south
	​	302	188	PR 363 west – Togo	PTH 83 turns north just before junction
	​	312	194	PR 367 east – San Clara, Boggy Creek, Childs Lake
Duck Mountain Provincial Forest	​	333	207	PTH 57 west – Madge Lake, Kamsack
Swan River	​	349	217	Mile 192N (Alpine Rd.)	formerly PR 586 north
	​	359	223	PTH 49 west – Arran, Pelly, Norquay, Sturgis, Preeceville
	Benito	362	225
	​	366	227	PR 487 north – Thunderhill Ski Area	formerly PR 588 north PTH 83 turns east
	​	374	232	PR 486 east – Durban	formerly PR 586 south PTH 83 turns northeast toward Swan River
	Kenville	387	240	PR 487 west – Thunderhill Ski Area
	​	394	245	PR 486 south – Durban
	Swan River	397	247	PTH 83A north (Centennial Drive) – Town Center	PTH 83 turns east on to bypass
		402	250	PTH 10 – Flin Flon, The Pas, Minitonas, Dauphin PTH 10A north / PTH 83A south (Main Street E.) – Town Center	PTH 83 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1953". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
2. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1952". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
3. "'Highway to heck' now just Highway 83". Winnipeg Sun. December 19, 2012.