Manitoba Provincial Road 290

Provincial Road 290
Provincial Road 290
Route information
	Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length	24.9 km (15.5 mi)
Existed	1989–present
Major junctions
South end	PR 280 in Jacam
North end	Sundance
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Towns	Gillam
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Manitoba; Winnipeg City Routes;

Provincial Road 290 (also known as PR 290 or Highway 290) is a provincial road within the town limits of Gillam in the Canadian province of Manitoba. PR 290 begins at an intersection with PR 280 in Jacam, just north of the Long Spruce Generating Station, and heads to the northeast towards the abandoned town of Sundance. Most of PR 290's length is in a dense forest in northern Manitoba.

Route description

The northern terminus of Manitoba Provincial PR 290

PR 290 begins at an intersection with PR 280 on the north side of the Long Spruce Generating Station, just east of Stephens Lake.^[1] The highway crosses through dense forests for much of its length, passing forests roads on its way north. PR 290 turns to the east and heads along the Nelson River, which parallels PR 290 for the whole distance afterwards. The highway continues, turning to the northeast towards the abandoned town of Sundance. Route 290 curves to the northwest and heads towards downtown Sundance.

PR 290 intersects with a local road that begins to climb a mountain, where it enters downtown Sundance. The highway terminates ends about 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Sundance where there are service trailers by the river shore.

Service trailers at the northern terminus of PR 290

History

PR 290 originally led to the abandoned town of Sundance. Sundance was organized in the 1980s with portable trailers for people building the Limestone Dam in northern Manitoba. PR 290 was assigned to a spur off PR 280 in 1989, running from PR 280 to Sundance.^[2] The trailers made up the elementary school, a few stores, a community centre and several homes. The town has been abandoned, and only empty lots and roads remain.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

Division	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Town of Gillam	Jacam	0.0	0.0	PR 280 – Gillam, Split Lake	Southern terminus
		20.4	12.7	Bird Road – Bird
		21.6	13.4	Bridge over the Limestone River
	Sundance	23.7	14.7	Riverside Drive – Sundance	Road closed
	Sundance	24.9	15.5	Park Boulevard – Sundance Keewatinohk Road – Keewatinohk Coverter Station	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Overview map of Manitoba PR 290 (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
^ ^a ^b Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1989. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

External links

[google-1] Overview map of Manitoba PR 290 (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 March 2008.

[1989-90map-2] Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1989. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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