Manitoba Provincial Road 243

Provincial Road 243 (PR 243) is an east-west provincial road in the Pembina Valley Region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 75 near Emerson to PTH 32 near Friedensfeld West. Along the route, it passes north of Gretna using a small concurrence with PTH 30.

Provincial Road 243 marker
Provincial Road 243
Boundary Commission Trail
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length53.2 km (33.1 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
East end PTH 75 / PR 200 in Emerson
Major intersections PTH 30 near Gretna
West end PTH 32 near Friedensfeld West
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
PR 242 PR 244

PR 243 is one of the southernmost east-west highways in the province, and travels in very close proximity to the Canada - US border. During the entire route, the highway travels no more than 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the international boundary. Together with portions of PTH 3 and PTH 32, PR 243 forms the Boundary Commission Trail heading west from Emerson to the Saskatchewan border.

PR 243 is paved between Gretna and its western terminus. The road is gravel between Gretna and Emerson.

Route description

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PR 243 begins in the Rural Municipality of Stanley at an intersection with PTH 32 just south of the hamlet of Friedensfeld West, with the road continuing west towards Blumenfeld as Road 3N. It heads due east as a paved two-lane highway to travel through the community of Reinland, where it makes a couple of sharp turns, meets PR 521 on the border with Rosengart, and enters the Municipality of Rhineland.

PR 243 travels past the hamlets of Schoenwiese, Rosetown (where it has a junction with PR 306), Kronsthal, and Neuhorst on its way to meet its spur route, PR 524, which connects the highway to the hamlet of Blumenort South. The highway now has a short concurrency (overlap) with PTH 30 on the northern edge of Gretna, where it turns to gravel, before traveling past the hamlets of Edenburg and Halbstadt just prior to passing through a short section of the Rural Municipality of Montcalm.

PR 243 enters the Municipality of Emerson - Franklin and comes to an end at an intersection between PTH 75 (Lord Selkirk Highway) and PR 200 (King Street), just within the town limits of Emerson. The entire length of Provincial Road 243 is a two-lane highway and corresponds to the easternmost section of the Boundary Commission Trail, with the trail continuing west along PTH 32 north towards Winkler.[1][2]

Major intersections

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DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Stanley0.00.0  PTH 32 (Boundary Commission Trail west) – Winkler, Walhalla, North Dakota
Road 3N – Blumenfeld
Western terminus; Boundary Commission Trail follows PTH 32 north; road continues as Road 3N
Stanley / Rhineland boundaryReinland / Rosengart boundary6.54.0  PR 521 west – RosengartEastern terminus of PR 521
RhinelandSchoenwiese9.55.9Schoenwiese Street – Schoenwiese
14.79.1  PR 306 north – RosetownSouthern terminus of PR 306
16.310.1Road 12W – Kronsthal, Neuhorst
22.914.2  PR 524 south – Blumenort SouthNorthern terminus of PR 524
29.418.3  PTH 30 north – AltonaWestern end of PTH 30 concurrency
31.119.3  PTH 30 south – Gretna, Neche-Gretna Border CrossingEastern end of PTH 30 concurrency; western end of unpaved section
44.227.5Road 4E – HalbstadtFormer PR 522 north
Montcalm
No major junctions
Emerson-FranklinEmerson53.233.1  PTH 75 (Lord Selkirk Highway) – Winnipeg, Fargo, North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Pembina-Emerson Border Crossing
  PR 200 north (King Street) – Emerson
Eastern terminus of PR 243 and Boundary Commission Trail; southern terminus of PR 200; eastern end of unpaved section
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Provincial Road 524
Blumenort Avenue
LocationBlumenort South
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Existed1966–present

Provincial Road 524 (PR 524) is a short 4.5-kilometre-long (2.8 mi) north-south spur of PR 243 in the Municipality of Rhineland, Manitoba, connecting the highway to the hamlet of Blumenort South, located only 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north of the United States border. It is a paved two-lane highway for its entire length. Within Blumenort South, PR 524 is known as Blumenort Avenue.[1][3]


DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
RhinelandBlumenort South0.00.0Road 9WSouthern terminus
4.52.8  PR 243 (Boundary Commission Trail) – Reinland, GretnaNorthern terminus; road continues north as Road 8W
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 2" (PDF). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 243" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 524" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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