Manitoba Highway 5

Highway 5
Northern Woods and Water Route (section) Northern Cypress Trail (section)
Route information
Length:	401 km (249 mi)
Existed:	1928 – present
Major junctions
South end:	ND 4 (Canada – United States border) south of Cartwright
	PTH 3 PTH 23 PTH 2 PTH 1 (TCH) PTH 16 (TCH) PTH 19 PTH 50 PTH 68 PTH 20 PTH 10 PTH 83
West end:	Saskatchewan border west of Roblin continues as Hwy 10
Location
Major cities:	Dauphin
Towns:	Cartwright, Glenboro, Carberry, Neepawa, McCreary, Ste. Rose du Lac, Gilbert Plains, Grandview, Roblin
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways ← PTH 4 PTH 6 →

Provincial Trunk Highway 5 (PTH 5) is a provincial highway in Manitoba, Canada.

The highway starts at the U.S. border and ends at the Saskatchewan boundary 13.6 kilometres west of Roblin. Along the way it passes through the communities of Cartwright, Glenboro, Carberry, Neepawa, McCreary, Ste. Rose Du Lac, Grandview, Gilbert Plains.

The highway, running concurrently with PTH 10, bypasses the City of Dauphin (PTH 5A / 10A run through Dauphin).

Between the western junction with PTH 10 and Ste. Rose Du Lac, this segment is called the Northern Woods and Water Route. The highway is also the main route through Spruce Woods Provincial Park between Glenboro and Carberry.

PTH 5, along with PTH 20 and PTH 50, has the distinction of being both a north-south and east-west highway, although PTH 20 maintains its north-south designation for the entire route. From the Canada – United States border to PTH 68 east of Ste. Rose du Lac, PTH 5 is designated as a north-south highway. From PTH 68 to the Saskatchewan border, the highway's designation changes to east-west.

History

Prior to 1980, the southern terminus for PTH 5 was at PTH 16 (PTH 4 prior to 1977) in Neepawa, making the original length of the highway 246 kilometres (153 mi).^[1]

In 1980, the highway was extended to its current southbound terminus, replacing PR 258 between Neepawa and PTH 3 at Cartwright, via Glenboro and Carberry, and PTH 28 between the U.S. border and Cartwright.^[2]

The section between PTH 20 and PTH 10 south of Dauphin was completed and opened to traffic in 1959. Prior to this, PTH 5 turned north at Ochre River and entered Dauphin from the east along what is now PTH 20 and PTH 20A. PTH 5 met PTH 10 south in Dauphin's city centre, from which the two highways continued out of the city in concurrence following the current PTH 5A/10A route (2nd Avenue N.W. / Buchanon Ave.).^[3]

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Cartwright – Roblin		0	0	ND 4 south – Hansboro, Jamestown	North Dakota state line
		10	6	PTH 3 – Killarney, Pilot Mound
Grassland				Rock Lake	former PR 541 east
		32	20	PR 253 east – Glenora	south end of PR 253 overlap
		34	21	PR 253 west – Pleasant Valley	north end of PR 253 overlap
		47	29	PTH 23 – Ninette, Baldur, Swan Lake
		60	37	Road 34 North - Bruxelles	former PR 245 east
Glenboro – South Cypress		70	43	PTH 2 – Souris, Holland
North Cypress – Langford		108	67	PR 351 – Carberry
		111	69	PTH 1 (TCH) – Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg
		125	78	Road 70 North - Wellwood	former PR 353 east
		134	83	PR 353 west – Brookdale
		142	88	Road 75 North	former PR 465 west
	Neepawa	154	96	PTH 16 (TCH) east – Portage la Prairie	south end of PTH 16 overlap
		155	96	PTH 16 (TCH) west – Minnedosa, Shoal Lake, Russell	north end of PTH 16 overlap
Rosedale		167	104	PR 471 west – Clanwilliam
		172	107	PR 265 west – Polonia, Eden	south end of PR 265 overlap
		174	108	PR 265 east – Plumas	north end of PR 265 overlap
		179	111	PR 357 west – Mountain Road
		181	112	PR 352 south – Birnie
		194	121	PR 261 east – Glenella
McCreary		207	129	PTH 19 west – Riding Mountain Park
		212	132	PR 462 south
		217	135	PTH 50 east / PR 361 west – Mount Agassiz, McCreary, Alonsa
Ste. Rose		230	143	PR 360 north / PR 480 west – Laurier
		241	150	PR 360 south – Ste. Amélie	former PR 581 east
		247	153	PTH 68 east – Eriksdale	former PR 235 east PTH 5 signage changes between north-south and east-west
		248	154	PR 276 north – Ste. Rose du Lac
Lakeshore		258	160	PR 480 south – Makinak
		264	164	PTH 20 north / PR 582 south – Ochre River, Winnipegosis
Dauphin		284	176	PTH 10 south – Riding Mountain Park, Brandon	east end of PTH 10 overlap
		288	179	PTH 5A west / PTH 10A north – Dauphin
		294	183	PTH 5A east / PTH 10A south – Dauphin
		302	188	PR 274 south – Keld
Gilbert Plains		310	193	PTH 10 north – Swan River	west end of PTH 10 overlap
	Gilbert Plains	324	201	PR 274 – Keld, Venlaw
Grandview	Grandview	339	211	PR 366 – Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River		363	226	PR 584 – Petlura, Shortdale
		376	234	PR 583 west
		379	235	PR 591 north
	Roblin	386	240	PTH 83 north – Swan River	east end of PTH 83 overlap
		386	240	PTH 83 south – Russell	west end of PTH 83 overlap
		393	244	PR 484 north
		400	249	PR 482 south – Dropmore, Shellmouth
		401	249	Hwy 10 west – Yorkton	Saskatchewan province line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map 1964". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
2. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map 1979/80". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
3. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map 1958". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.