Manitoba Provincial Road 304
 Provincial Road 304 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 192 km (119 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1966–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  PR 314 near Bissett | |||
 PTH 11 at Powerview-Pine FallsEast Side Road near Wanipigow | ||||
| South end |    PTH 59 / PTH 12 / PR 500 near Beaconia | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | ||||
| Towns | Powerview-Pine Falls | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
Provincial Road 304 (PR 304) is a provincial road in the Eastman and NorMan regions of Manitoba, Canada. It begins at PTH 59/PTH 12 south of Grand Beach and runs to Powerview-Pine Falls at the PTH 11 junction. Near the town, PR 304 crosses the Winnipeg River at the Pine Falls Generating Station, operated by Manitoba Hydro.[1] From there, PR 304 heads north and then east to the community of Bissett, before terminating at Provincial Road 314 near the northern boundary of Nopiming Provincial Park.[2][3]
Provincial Roads 304, 313, 314, and 315, along with PTH 11, form a loop that provides access to several remote communities, First Nations reserves, and provincial parks on the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg. PR 304 is also used as a south terminus for winter roads to northern Manitoba.[4]
History
[edit]Provincial Road 219 | |
|---|---|
| Stead Road, Bouvier Trail | |
| Location | Gull Lake - St. Georges - Powerview-Pine Falls |
| Length | 40.1 km (24.9 mi) |
| Existed | 1966–1977 |
Provincial Road 219 (PR 219) was a 40.1-kilometre-long (24.9 mi) east-west highway in the Rural Municipalities of St. Clements and Alexander, connecting the towns of Gull Lake, Stead, and St. Georges.
Established in 1966, it ran from PTH 59 at Gull Lake, crossing PTH 12 before making a couple of sharp turns as it passed through Stead. It then wound its way through remote woodlands for several kilometres before coming to an end at PTH 11 in St. Georges.[5] By 1976, the highway's eastern terminus was moved from St. Georges to Powerview-Pine Falls, meeting the southern end of PR 304, with the old route becoming Bouvier Trail.[6] By 1978, the entire highway was renumbered to a southern extension of PR 304.[7]
Major intersections
[edit]| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clements /Alexander boundary | | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 12 / PTH 59 – Winnipeg, Grand Beach PR 500 north – Beaconia | Southern terminus; southern terminus of PR 500; road continues as PR 500 |
| Alexander | Belair Provincial Forest | 6.8 | 4.2 | Road 44E – Stead | |
| | 19.0 | 11.8 | Stead Road | Former PR 304 south | |
| Brightstone Sand Hills Provincial Forest | 31.3 | 19.4 | Bouvier Trail – St. Georges | Former PR 219 east | |
| Town of Powerview-Pine Falls | 34.6 | 21.5 | PTH 11 – Victoria Beach, Lac du Bonnet | ||
| 35.3– 35.7 | 21.9– 22.2 | Pine Falls Generating Station across the Winnipeg River | |||
| No. 19 | | 65.2 | 40.5 | Bridge over the O'Hanly River | |
| | 69.3 | 43.1 | Little Black River | Access road into First Nation | |
| | 74.9 | 46.5 | Bridge over the Black River | ||
| | 88.7 | 55.1 | Bridge over the Sandy River | ||
| Manigotagan / Manigotagan River Provincial Park boundary | 104.6 | 65.0 | Bridge over the Manigotagan River | ||
| Manigotagan | 104.8 | 65.1 | Manigotagan | Access road; Pavement ends | |
| | 106.5 | 66.2 | Seymourville, Wanipigow | Access road | |
| | 113.2 | 70.3 | East Side Road – Bloodvein, Berens River | Southern terminus of East Side Road; formerly known as Rice River Road; also provides access to winter roads leading to Little Grand Rapids, St. Theresa Point, and Poplar River | |
| | 127.5 | 79.2 | Wanipigow Lake | Access road | |
| | 174.4 | 108.4 | Wallace Lake Provincial Park | Access road | |
| Nopiming Provincial Park | 192.0 | 119.3 | PR 314 south – Lac du Bonnet Access road to Long Lake | Northern terminus of both PR 304 and PR 314; access road to lake | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Pine Falls Generating Station | Water Power Licensing | Licensing, Regulation & Policy | Water Stewardship Division | Conservation and Water Stewardship | Province of Manitoba". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 3" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 5" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Babaluk, Neil (15 July 2010). "Jul 2010: Entrance to the Wilderness". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1975" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1976-1977" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1978-1979" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
External links
[edit]
 | This Manitoba road, road transport or highway-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |