Provincial Road 261 (PR 261) is a 61.0-kilometre-long (37.9 mi) east–west highway in the Parkland and Central Plains Regions of Manitoba. It provides a connection between the communities of Riding Mountain, Kelwood, Glenella, Waldersee, and Amaranth, as well as a link between Riding Mountain National Park and Lake Manitoba.
 Provincial Road 261 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 61.0 km (37.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1966–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PTH 5 near Riding Mountain | |||
 PR 462 in Glenella PTH 50 in Amaranth | ||||
| East end | Dead end at Lake Manitoba | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | Rosedale, Glenella-Lansdowne, Alonsa | |||
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Route description
editPR 261 begins in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale at an intersection with PTH 5 (Parks Route), directly in between the community of Riding Mountain and Kelwood, as well as just east of Riding Mountain National Park.[1] It heads east as a paved two-lane highway, entering the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne to travel through rural farmland for several kilometres to pass through Glenella, where it has an intersection with PR 462. After crossing a small stream, the highway goes through a switchback before coming to junction with PR 260 just north of Waldersee. Turning left here, the pavement ends and PR 261 continues as a two-lane gravel road into the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, travelling through more wooded areas before crossing PTH 50 (Kinosota Road) as it passes through the centre of Amaranth. PR 261 becomes paved again and travels along the northern edge of the Sandy Bay First Nation before coming to a dead end along the beaches of Lake Manitoba.[2][3]
Major intersections
edit| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Rosedale | | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Neepawa, McCreary | Western terminus |
| Glenella-Lansdowne | Glenella | 19.5 | 12.1 | PR 462 (Main Street) – Glenella, Plumas | |
| | 30.4 | 18.9 |  PR 260 south – Plumas | Northern terminus of PR 260; western end of unpaved section | |
| Alonsa | Amaranth | 54.2 | 33.7 | PTH 50 (Kinosota Road) – Langruth, Alonsa | Eastern end of unpaved section |
| Sandy Bay First Nation / Alonsa | | 61.0 | 37.9 | Lake Manitoba | Dead end at the beach; eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 1" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 2" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 261" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2024.