Manitoba Provincial Road 290 (also known as PR 290 or Highway 290) is a provincial road in the Canadian province of Manitoba

Manitoba

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. Road 290 begins at an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 280

Manitoba Provincial Road 280

Provincial Road 280 is a road in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from Provincial Road 391 northwest of Thompson to local streets in Gillam. The route is long, which during its length, passes several large lakes and intersects with one provincial road, Road 290, just north of Gillam....

 in Stephens Lake and heads to the northeast to the abandoned town of Sundance

Sundance, Manitoba

Sundance was a community near the Nelson River in Northern Manitoba that was constructed in the mid-1980s to house the workers of the Limestone Dam project, who were employees of Manitoba Hydro, GE and other companies...

. Most of Road 290's length is in a dense forest in northern Manitoba.

The northern terminus of Road 290 is not clear. Google Maps

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 shows the designation ending at a couple of streets in Sundance. However, the road 290 follows seems to continue farther towards Amery.

Route description

Road 290 begins at an intersection with Road 280 just east of Stephens Lake. The highway crosses through dense forests for much of its length, passing forests roads on its way north. Road 290 turns to the east and heads along the river that leads into Stephens Lake. This river parallels Road 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.

Road 290 intersects with a local road and begins to climb a mountain, where it enters downtown Sundance. The highway terminates at some local roads in Sundance, an old, abandoned town built in the 1980s.

History

Road 290 leads into the abandoned town of Sundance. Sundance was organized in the 1980s with portable trailers for people building the Limestone Dam in northern Manitoba. The trailers made up the elementary school, a few stores, a community center and several homes. The town has been abandoned as only empty lots and roads remain, including Road 290.

Major intersections