Manitoba Highway 50

Provincial Trunk Highway 50 (PTH 50) is a provincial highway in the south-central region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 16 to PTH 5 and PR 361 in the village of McCreary.

Provincial Trunk Highway 50 marker

Provincial Trunk Highway 50

Kinosota Road
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length124 km (77 mi)
Existed1953–present
Major junctions
West end PTH 5 / PR 361 at McCreary
South end PTH 16 (TCH) near Westbourne
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
← PTH 49→ PTH 52

Like PTH 5 and PTH 20, PTH 50 does not run its entire length in one direction. The highway is designated as a north-south highway between PTH 16 and the hamlet of Silver Ridge, where it meets PR 278. From Silver Ridge to McCreary, the highway's designation changes to east-west. Between the Yellowhead Highway and Silver Ridge, PTH 50 is known as Kinosota Road.

PTH 50 provides access to the western shore of Lake Manitoba. The speed limit is 100 km/h (60 mph).

Route description

PTH 50 begins in the Rural Municipality of WestLake - Gladstone at an intersection with PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway) 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Westbourne, just north of the banks of the Whitemud River and the Hutterite Bloomfield Colony. It heads north, immediately crossing a railroad line and traveling through rural farmland for several kilometers, paralleling the western coastline of Lake Manitoba as it passes the Lakeland community to enter the town of Langruth. Traveling straight through town along Main Street, it has an intersection with PR 265 before leaving Langruth and winding its way north into the Rural Municipality of Alonsa.

Still paralleling the coastline of Lake Manitoba, PTH 50 travels through the Sandy Bay First Nation, having an intersection with the main access road to the First Nations' townsite (Main Road), before passing through the town of Amaranth. Heading straight through the center of town, it has an intersection with PR 261 (Broadway Road) before leaving Amaranth and winding its way past Harcus and Leifur for several kilometers to the community of Silver Ridge, where PTH 50 makes a sharp left turn to the east at an intersection with PR 278, where it turns away from Lake Manitoba.

Between this intersection and it southern terminus at the Yellowhead Highway, PTH 50 is known as Kinosota Road.

The highway passes through the town of Alonsa prior to going through a switchback and entering the Municipality of McCreary. Traveling through rural areas for several kilometers, PTH 50 enters the town of McCreary, passing through neighborhoods as it crosses a railroad line to travel through downtown. It passes through more neighborhoods before coming to an end at an intersection with PTH 5 (Parks Route), with the road continuing west as PR 361.[1][2][3]

The entire length of Manitoba Highway 50 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.

History

PTH 50 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map.[4]

When it was first added, PTH 50 was an east-west route connecting PTH 5 at McCreary to Silver Ridge. The highway's north-south segment was added in 1956.[5]

Major intersections
DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
WestLake - Gladstone​0.00.0 PTH 16 (TCH) / YH – Portage la Prairie, NeepawaSouthern terminus
​9.55.9 PR 567 east (Steebridge Road / Road 84N)Western terminus of PR 567
Lakeland12.88.0Road 86N – Lakeland
17.711.0PR 569 east (Road 89N)Western terminus of PR 569
Langruth26.016.2 PR 265 west – Plumas
Road 94N – Big Point		Eastern terminus of PR 265
AlonsaSandy Bay First Nation44.727.8Main Road – Sandy Bay First NationAccess road into First Nation
Amaranth50.031.1 PR 261 (Broadway Road) – Glenella
Silver Ridge76.147.3 PR 278 north – Ebb and FlowSouthern terminus of PR 278; PTH 50 switches cardinal directions from north-south to east-west
McCrearyMcCreary12477 PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Neepawa, Ste. Rose du Lac
PR 361 west – Mount Agassiz Ski Resort		Western terminus; road continues west PR 361
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

References
  1. Google (October 21, 2023). "Map of Manitoba Highway 50" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section #2" (PDF). Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section #4" (PDF). Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  4. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map 1953". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  5. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map 1956". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
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