Highway 1 | ||||
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Trans-Canada Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length: | 490 km (304 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1942 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: |
Saskatchewan border near Kirkella continues west as Hwy 1 (TCH) towards Whitewood and Regina |
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PTH 41 at Kirkella PTH 83 near Virden PTH 21 near Griswold PTH 10 in Brandon PTH 5 near Carberry PTH 34 near Austin PTH 16 (TCH) near Portage la Prairie PTH 26 near Portage la Prairie PTH 13 near Oakville PTH 26 near St. François Xavier PTH 100 (TCH) / PTH 101 in Winnipeg PTH 59 in Winnipeg PTH 12 near Ste. Anne PTH 11 near Hadashville PTH 44 near West Hawk Lake |
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East end: |
Ontario border near West Hawk Lake continues east as Highway 17 / TCH towards Kenora and Thunder Bay |
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Location | ||||
Major cities: | Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg | |||
Towns: | Elkhorn, Virden, MacGregor, Elie, Ste. Anne, Falcon Lake | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Trunk Highway 1 (PTH 1) is the Manitoba section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainline route. It is a heavily used, 4-lane divided highway, with the exception of a short 18 km section in the southeastern corner of the province. It is the main link between southern Manitoba's largest cities, and also serves as the province's main transportation link to the neighbouring provinces of Saskatchewan (to the west) and Ontario (to the east). The highway is the only major east-west divided highway in Manitoba, and carries a large majority of east-west traffic within and through the province. It has full freeway status sections at Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba is 490 km (300 mi).
Manitoba Highway 1 is a very important part of the national highway system in Canada, as it is the sole highway linking the eastern and western regions of the country. It is the only road that links the province of Manitoba with the province of Ontario, making it a major section of Canada's primary commercial and leisure route for all traffic travelling between Canada's largest cities, from Toronto and Montreal in the east to Calgary and Vancouver in the west.