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Manitoba Provincial Road 242

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Provincial Road 242 marker
Provincial Road 242
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length157 km (98 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
North endLynchs Point on Lake Manitoba
Major intersections PTH 16 (TCH) at Westbourne
PTH 1 (TCH) at Bagot
PTH 2 near Treherne
PTH 23 near Somerset
PTH 3 at La Rivière
South end CR 13 at the Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
PR 241 PR 243

Provincial Road 242 (PR 242) is a north-south provincial road in the Pembina Valley and Central Plains Regions of Manitoba, Canada.

PR 242 begins at the Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing on the Canada–United States border near Snowflake and terminates at Lynchs Point on the south shore of Lake Manitoba, in the Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone. It is a paved, two-lane road from the U.S. border to La Rivière (PTH 3) and from PTH 2 to the Trans-Canada Highway; the remainder is mostly gravel.

At the U.S. border, PR 242 connects with Cavalier County Road 13.[1]

Route description

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PR 242 begins at the Hannah-Snowflake Border Crossing in the Municipality of Lorne, with the road continuing south to the town of Hannah, North Dakota as Cavalier County Road 13 (CR 13). The highway immediately goes through a switchback before heading north as a paved two-lane highway along the border between the Municipalities of Lorne and Pembina, passing through Snowflake to have a junction with PR 201. It has an intersection with PR 423 before fully entering the Municipality of Pembina as it winds it's way down into the Pembina River Valley, crossing the river to enter the town of La Rivière. The highway travels straight through the center of town along Broadway Street, where it becomes concurrent (overlapped) with PTH 3 (Boundary Commission Trail) and the two head west for a short distance to leave La Rivière. PR 242 now splits off as a gravel road and climbs its way out of the river valley before zigzagging between some sharp left and right turns for the next several kilometers.

After entering flat rural farmland, PR 242 crosses into the Municipality of Lorne, having a junction with PTH 23 before entering the hamlet of Somerset. The highway temporarily becomes paved and known as Third Street, traversing neighborhoods before passing through downtown, formerly crossing a railroad here. It passes through some neighborhoods before leaving town and becoming unpaved once again. PR 242 enters the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne during a short concurrency with PR 245. The highway travels along the eastern edge of the town of Treherne, where it becomes paved and has a short concurrency with PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) before continuing due north through rural areas to cross the Assiniboine River.

Entering the Municipality of North Norfolk at an intersection with PR 350 (Former PR 461) just east of Lavenham, the highway makes a couple of sharp turns before passing straight through the center of Rosendale. The highway continues north through farmland for several more kilometers, passing through the hamlet of Bagot, where it crosses a railroad, PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), and becomes unpaved once more.

PR 242 enters the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone and makes a sharp right turn to begin following the Whitemud River. After having a short concurrency with PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway), it bypasses the hamlet of Westbourne along its eastern side before becoming more narrow and winding for the next several kilometers, temporarily entering the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie and crossing a small creek. The highway begins following the coastline of southern Lake Manitoba shortly before coming to a dead end at the Lynchs Point Campground. The entire length of Provincial Road 242 is a two-lane highway.[2][3]

Major intersections

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DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Louise0.00.0 CR 13 – HannahContinuation into North Dakota
Canada–United States border at the Hannah-Snowflake Border Crossing
Louise / Pembina boundarySnowflake6.13.8 PR 201 east – SnowflakeWestern terminus of PR 201
15.99.9 PR 423 west – Crystal CityEastern terminus of PR 423
PembinaLa Rivière27.4–
27.5
17.0–
17.1
Bridge over the Pembina River
28.417.6 PTH 3 east (Boundary Commission Trail) – ManitouSouthern end of PTH 3 concurrency
29.018.0 PTH 3 west (Boundary Commission Trail) – Pilot MoundNorthern end of PTH 3 concurrency; southern end of unpaved section
LorneSomerset49.330.6 PTH 23 – Ninette, Morris
Lorne / Norfolk Treherne boundary64.139.8 PR 245 east – Notre Dame de LourdesSouthern end of PR 245 concurrency
66.241.1 PR 245 west – HollandNorthern end of PR 245 concurrency
Norfolk TreherneTreherne77.848.3 PTH 2 west (Red Coat Trail) – TreherneSouthern end of PTH 2 concurrency; northern end of unpaved section
81.250.5 PTH 2 east (Red Coat Trail) – RathwellNorthern end of PTH 2 concurrency
94.3–
94.4
58.6–
58.7
Bridge over the Assiniboine River
Norfolk Treherne / North Norfolk boundary98.761.3 PR 350 north – LavenhamSouthern terminus of PR 350; former PR 461
North NorfolkBagot120.274.7 PTH 1 (TCH) – Brandon, Portage la PrairieSouthern end of unpaved section
WestLake - GladstoneWestbourne139.886.9 PTH 16 (TCH) west / YH – GladstoneSouthern end of PTH 16 concurrency
141.988.2 PTH 16 (TCH) east / YH – Portage la PrairieNorthern end of PTH 16 concurrency
144.289.6Main Street – WestbourneFormer PR 242
Portage la Prairie
No major junctions
WestLake - GladstoneLynchs Point15798Dead end at Lynchs Point Campground on Lake ManitobaNorthern terminus; northern end of unpaved section
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "11 Manitoba-U.S. border crossings under review | CBC News".
  2. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 2" (PDF). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 242" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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