Manitoba Provincial Highway 9
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Provincial Trunk Highway 9 (PTH 9) is a provincial highway in the Canadian
province of Manitoba
. It runs from Winnipeg
(where it meets with Route 52
) north to Gimli
.
The highway is known as Main Street
between Winnipeg
and Selkirk
, as this is the name of the road within both of those cities. At Selkirk, the highway turns off to bypass the city. The bypass around Selkirk is known as the "Selkirk By-Pass". The road that runs through Selkirk is known as PTH 9A (Main Street also continues as PTH 9A, and then as PR 320 until PTH 4, where it becomes Breezy Point Road).
Originally, Highway 9 followed what is now Routes 180 and 57
through Winnipeg. Outside the Perimeter, the route followed Highway 8 and Provincial Road 230
to its present Selkirk By-Pass alignment. Today's PTH 9 was the past's Highway 4, and Selkirk By-Pass between PR 230 and PTH 9A was not signed. In the late 1980s, the routes were given their present alignment.
At Gimli, the roadway continues northerly as Provincial Road 222
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Manitoba
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...
. It runs from 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...
(where it meets with Route 52
Winnipeg Route 52
Route 52 is a major north-south arterial route in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It comprises all of Main Street from the northern city limits to the Main Street Bridge over the Assiniboine River; Queen Elizabeth Way from the Main Street Bridge to the Norwood Bridge over the Red River; and St. Mary's Road...
) north to Gimli
Gimli, Manitoba
Gimli is a a rural municipality located in the Interlake region of south-central Manitoba, Canada, on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. It is about north of the provincial capital Winnipeg...
.
The highway is known as Main Street
Main Street
Main Street is the metonym for a generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world...
between 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...
and Selkirk
Selkirk, Manitoba
Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....
, as this is the name of the road within both of those cities. At Selkirk, the highway turns off to bypass the city. The bypass around Selkirk is known as the "Selkirk By-Pass". The road that runs through Selkirk is known as PTH 9A (Main Street also continues as PTH 9A, and then as PR 320 until PTH 4, where it becomes Breezy Point Road).
Originally, Highway 9 followed what is now Routes 180 and 57
Winnipeg Route 57
Route 57 is a major arterial road located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It connects the suburbs of St. James and St. Boniface with the city's West End and the downtown core.The route begins on Dublin Avenue in the St. James Industrial Area of the city's northwest...
through Winnipeg. Outside the Perimeter, the route followed Highway 8 and Provincial Road 230
Manitoba Provincial Road 230
Provincial Road 230 is a provincial road in the Canadian province of Manitoba, in the greater Winnipeg area. It runs from Highway 8 To Highway 9 ....
to its present Selkirk By-Pass alignment. Today's PTH 9 was the past's Highway 4, and Selkirk By-Pass between PR 230 and PTH 9A was not signed. In the late 1980s, the routes were given their present alignment.
At Gimli, the roadway continues northerly as Provincial Road 222
Manitoba Provincial Road 222
Manitoba Provincial Road 222 is a provincial road in Manitoba, Canada. Essentially a northerly continuation of Highway 9, the road extends for 42.6 kilometres between the communities of Gimli and Riverton along the western shore of Lake Winnipeg....
.