Manitoba Provincial Road 274

Provincial Road 274 marker
Provincial Road 274
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length91.6 km (56.9 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
South end PTH 5 / PTH 10 near Dauphin
Major intersections PTH 5 in Gilbert Plains
PR 267 near Venlaw
North end PTH 10 / PTH 10A in Ethelbert
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesDauphin, Gilbert Plains, Ethelbert
Highway system
PR 273 PR 275

Provincial Road 274 (PR 274) is a 91.6-kilometre-long (56.9 mi) north–south highway in the Parkland Region of Manitoba. It connects the towns of Gilbert Plains and Ethelbert, as well as providing a loop off of Provincial Trunk Highway 5 (PTH 5, Parks Route) through the community of Keld. The portion of the highway through Keld is signed east–west, and the rest is signed north–south.

Route description

PR 274 begins in the Rural Municipality of Dauphin at an intersection with PTH 5/PTH 10 (Parks Route) just west of the city of Dauphin, heading south as a paved two-lane highway through the locality of Spruce Creek and crossing a couple of small creeks before coming to an intersection between Road 117W and Road 138N, where the pavement ends and the highway makes a sharp right. Now heading due west as a gravel road, PR 274 travels due west through rural farmland for several kilometres to pass through the community of Keld before entering the Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains. It continues west through rural areas for several more kilometres, travelling only 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the Riding Mountain National Park boundary, before making a sharp right turn onto Road 129W, where the pavement resumes. The highway crosses the Wilson River before entering the town of Gilbert Plains as it passes by the Gilbert Plains Airport. Travelling through town along Cutforth Street, PR 274 travels through neighbourhoods as it crosses both PTH 5 and a railroad along the eastern side of downtown. Leaving town and crossing the Valley River, the highway heads due north through farmland for the next several kilometres, going through a switchback just prior to passing through Venlaw, where it crosses the Drifting River. Entering the Municipality of Ethelbert at its junction with PR 267, PR 274 travels through the hamlet of Mink Creek, crossing the creek of the same name, prior to crossing the Fishing River, going through a switchback, and then making a sharp right. It now curves back left before crossing a creek and making another sharp right, entering the town of Ethelbert and coming to an end shortly thereafter at an intersection with PTH 10; the road continues into downtown as Main Street (PTH 10A).[1][2]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Dauphin0.00.0 PTH 5 / PTH 10 (Parks Route) – Dauphin, Gilbert PlainsSouthern terminus; road continues north as Road 117W
13.18.1Road 117W / Road 138NCardinal direction switch from north-south to east-west; eastern end of unpaved section
Gilbert Plains32.820.4Road 138N / Road 129WCardinal direction switch from east-west to north-south; western end of unpaved section
41.425.7Bridge over the Wilson River
Gilbert Plains44.327.5  – Gilbert Plains AirportAccess road into airport
45.128.0 PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Grandview, Dauphin
47.029.2Bridge over the Valley River
Venlaw65.740.8Venlaw RoadFormer PR 267 west
66.441.3Bridge over the Drifting River
Gilbert PlainsEthelbert boundary69.042.9 PR 267 east – SiftonWestern terminus of PR 267
Ethelbert77.848.3Bridge over the Fishing River
Ethelbert91.656.9 PTH 10 – Pine River, Dauphin
PTH 10A south (Main Street) – Ethelbert
Northern terminus; road continues east as PTH 10A (Main Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 4" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 274" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 10, 2024.