Manitoba Highway 14
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Provincial Highway 14 by the Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation is a Regional Transportation Advisory Committee RTAC Route of Manitoba
. The RTAC route is capable of handling RTAC vehicles such as a truck, a truck and pony trailer, a truck and full trailer, a truck tractor and semi-trailer, an A-train, a B-train, or a C-train. PTH 14 is a 2 lane high-speed rural highway (100 km/h) and carries relatively high traffic volumes of approximately 1800 vehicles per day.
runs through Winkler, Manitoba
continuing south and parallel to PTH 14 until Plum Coulee
where it intersects PTH 14 and runs north and parallel to PTH 14 until Rosenfeld where the CPR diverges north. The highway is twinned
its junction with PTH 3 PTH 32. The twinning continues westerly to the city
of Morden
along PTH 3.
is a thriving city of 8,500 providing south central Manitoba with an urban shopping centre. The town
of Plum Coulee
is located on the western flood plains of the Red River Valley. The Plum Coulee & District Museum features the area's local history. In 1884, the rural municipality
of Rhineland
began as Douglas before changing names in 1891. Horndean is a small area between Plum Coulee and Rosenfeld. Montcalm, Manitoba
rural municipality
is located in the Red River Valley and the Lord Selkirk Highway connects with three other provincial trunk highways in the R.M. The Lord Selkirk connects Pembina, North Dakota
, United States
with the capital city of Manitoba, Winnipeg
.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The RTAC route is capable of handling RTAC vehicles such as a truck, a truck and pony trailer, a truck and full trailer, a truck tractor and semi-trailer, an A-train, a B-train, or a C-train. PTH 14 is a 2 lane high-speed rural highway (100 km/h) and carries relatively high traffic volumes of approximately 1800 vehicles per day.
The 2001 Average Annual Daily TrafficThe route extends west to east from its junction with PTH 3 to its junction with PTH 75, the Lord Selkirk Highway. The western terminus of PTH 14 is located at the PTH 3 turn. The westerly leg of PTH 3 continues the route of PTH 14. The eastern terminus is at the T-intersection with PTH 75, the Lord Selkirk Highway. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
(AADT) in the vicinity of Altona is 2380 taken north of PR 201
and 3050 AADT south of the PTH 14/PR 201 intersection.
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
runs through Winkler, Manitoba
Winkler, Manitoba
Winkler is a small city with a population of about 9,900 located in southern Manitoba, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Stanley...
continuing south and parallel to PTH 14 until Plum Coulee
Plum Coulee, Manitoba
Plum Coulee is a town located in Manitoba, Canada. It is west of Altona, one hour southwest of Winnipeg and half an hour from the United States border. The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. It is also home to the Plum Coulee Xpress hockey club.-Plum Coulee Development:Plum...
where it intersects PTH 14 and runs north and parallel to PTH 14 until Rosenfeld where the CPR diverges north. The highway is twinned
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
its junction with PTH 3 PTH 32. The twinning continues westerly to the city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of Morden
Morden, Manitoba
Morden is a small town with a population of 6571 located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Morden is less than ten minutes west of neighbouring Winkler, and a relatively short distance to Pembina Valley Provincial Park...
along PTH 3.
Route description
The land is shaped by the prehistoric Lake Agassiz and there is rich agricultural land located below the Pembina Escarpment which was the shorelines of this ancient lake. WinklerWinkler, Manitoba
Winkler is a small city with a population of about 9,900 located in southern Manitoba, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Stanley...
is a thriving city of 8,500 providing south central Manitoba with an urban shopping centre. The town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
of Plum Coulee
Plum Coulee, Manitoba
Plum Coulee is a town located in Manitoba, Canada. It is west of Altona, one hour southwest of Winnipeg and half an hour from the United States border. The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. It is also home to the Plum Coulee Xpress hockey club.-Plum Coulee Development:Plum...
is located on the western flood plains of the Red River Valley. The Plum Coulee & District Museum features the area's local history. In 1884, the rural municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
of Rhineland
Rhineland, Manitoba
Rhineland is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. A population of 4,125 persons was reported in the 2006 Census, a slight decrease from the 4,183...
began as Douglas before changing names in 1891. Horndean is a small area between Plum Coulee and Rosenfeld. Montcalm, Manitoba
Montcalm, Manitoba
Montcalm is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. The 2006 Census reported a population of 1,317 persons, a decrease from the 1,400 reported in the...
rural municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
is located in the Red River Valley and the Lord Selkirk Highway connects with three other provincial trunk highways in the R.M. The Lord Selkirk connects Pembina, North Dakota
Pembina, North Dakota
Pembina is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 592 at the 2010 census.The area of Pembina was long inhabited by various indigenous peoples...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with the capital city of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
.