Manitoba Highway 34

Highway 34
Route information
Length:	142 km (88 mi)
Existed:	1955 – present
Major junctions
South end:	ND 20 (Canada – United States border)
	PTH 3 PTH 23 PTH 2 PTH 1 (TCH)
North end:	PTH 16 (TCH) at Gladstone
Location
Towns:	Crystal City, Pilot Mound, Holland, Austin
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways ← PTH 32 PTH 39 →

Provincial Trunk Highway 34 (PTH 34) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the U.S. border (where it meets with ND 20) to PTH 16 at the town of Gladstone.

PTH 34 is two lanes and runs north-south in the south-central region of the province. It is the main highway for the towns of Crystal City, Pilot Mound, and Holland. While the village of Austin is actually located 1 km east of the highway along PTH 1, the highway itself provides access to Austin's Agricultural Museum, which hosts the annual Thresherman's Reunion and Stampede each July.

The speed limit is 90 km/h (55 mph).

History

PTH 34 first appeared on the 1955 Manitoba Highway Map.^[1] When it was first added, the highway was a much shorter route between Gladstone and Holland, with the southern terminus located at PTH 2. The highway's southern terminus was extended to PTH 23 in 1957,^[2] and then to PTH 3 the following year.^[3]

The section between PTH 3 and the US border was originally designated as Highway 17. This southernmost portion was redesignated to PTH 34 in 1964.^[4]

When the highway was initially added, it was originally slated to end at Highway 3 in the south and Highway 4 (now PTH 16) in the north. As a result, the highway was designated as 34 to reflect this configuration.

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Louise		0	0	ND 20 south – Calvin, Devils Lake, Jamestown	PTH 34 begins
		5	3	Mile 3N	formerly PR 201 east
		10	6	PTH 3 west – Cartwright, Killarney, Boissevain, Deloraine	begin PTH 3 east concurrence
		15	9	PTH 3A west – Clearwater PR 423 east
	Crystal City	17	11	Hay Street	PTH 3/34 turns northeast
	Pilot Mound	24	15	PR 253 west – Neelin, Killarney
		29	18	PTH 3 east – Manitou, Morden, Carman, Winnipeg	end PTH 3 east concurrence PTH 34 turns north
Swan Lake First Nation		48	30	PTH 23 – Ninette, Baldur, Miami, Roland
Lorne		58	36	PR 245 west – Bruxelles	begin PR 245 east concurrence
		63	39	PR 245 east – Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Roseisle, Carman	end PR 245 east concurrence PTH 34 turns west for 1.5 km, then continues north
Victoria		70	43	PR 449 east – Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
	Holland	72	45	PTH 2 – Souris, Glenboro, St. Claude, Treherne
		85	53	Assiniboine River bridge	PTH 34 turns west for 1.5 km, then continues north
		89	55	Ladysmith Road	formerly PR 350 north
North Norfolk		96	60	Mile 55N	formerly PR 461 east
		100	62	PR 352 north – Sidney	PTH turns northwest for 2 km, then continues north
	Austin	113	70	PTH 1 (TCH) (Trans-Canada Highway) – Virden, Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg
		123	76	Mile 70N	formerly PR 353 west
Westbourne	Gladstone	142	88	PTH 16 (TCH) (Yellowhead Highway) – Minnedosa, Neepawa, Portage la Prairie	PTH 34 ends, road continues north as Pembroke Street (formerly PR 460 north)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
2. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
3. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1958. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
4. Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1964. Retrieved March 6, 2015.