Manitoba Provincial Road 283 Explained

Province:MB
Type:PR
Route:283
Alternate Name:Northern Woods and Water Route
Length Km:39.5
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: at Saskatchewan boundary
Terminus B: in The Pas
Towns:The Pas
Districts:Unorganized Division No. 19
Rural Municipalities:Kelsey
Previous Type:PR
Previous Route:282
Next Type:PR
Next Route:285

Provincial Road 283 (PR 283) is a provincial road in Manitoba, Canada which succeeds Saskatchewan Highway 9 (Hwy 9) at the Saskatchewan provincial boundary and terminates at Manitoba Highway PTH 10 in The Pas.

PR 283 is paved for is entire length, and the speed limit is 100 km/h. It parallels the south bank of the Carrot River for its entire length. The highway is a part of the Northern Woods and Water Route.[1]

Related route

Province:MB
Type:PR
Route:282
Length Km:23.8
Established:1966
Location:Rural Municipality of Kelsey

Provincial Road 282 (PR 282) is a 23.8adj=midNaNadj=mid north-south spur of PR 283, connecting it with PTH 10 at the locality of Westray. It serves as a backcountry route for travellers on the Northern Woods and Water Route wishing to bypass the town of The Pas. It is entirely a two-lane gravel road, located almost entirely in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, and includes a culvert crossing of the Pasquia River.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northern Woods and Water Route, Canada . 1995–2009 . PlanetWare Inc . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091026175623/http://www.planetware.com/canada/northern-woods-and-water-route-cdn-bc-nwwr.htm . 2009-10-26 .
  2. Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 4. Government of Manitoba. September 20, 2024.