Provincial Trunk Highway 16 | ||||
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Trans-Canada Highway Yellowhead Highway |
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Route information | ||||
Length | 266.5 km (165.6 mi) | |||
Existed | 1928 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end |
Saskatchewan border near Harrowby continues west as Hwy 16 (TCH) toward Yorkton and Saskatoon |
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East end | PTH 1 (TCH) near Portage la Prairie | |||
Location | ||||
Towns | Russell, Binscarth, Shoal Lake, Minnedosa, Neepawa, Gladstone | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Trunk Highway 16 (PTH 16) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is the Manitoba section of the Yellowhead Highway, and also the Trans-Canada Highway Yellowhead section. The main purpose of this highway is to connect Winnipeg with other Canadian cities such as Saskatoon and Edmonton. The highway runs from Bloom at an intersection with the Trans-Canada Highway and Provincial Road 305 10 km west of Portage la Prairie to the Saskatchewan boundary 16 km west of Russell, where it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 16.