Manitoba Highway 18

Provincial Trunk Highway 18 (PTH 18) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Located in the Westman Region, it is a north-south route, with the southern terminus at the St. John–Lena Border Crossing at the Canada–United States border and the northern terminus at PTH 2, 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi) southeast of Wawanesa. The highway passes through the communities of Killarney and Ninette. It is designated as an RTAC route, meaning it is capable of handling RTAC vehicles such as a truck, a truck and pony trailer, a truck and full trailer, a truck tractor and semi-trailer, an A-train, a B-train, or a C-train.^{[1][further explanation needed]}

Provincial Trunk Highway 18
Highway 18 at its northern terminus
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length	64.6 km[citation needed] (40.1 mi)
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
South end	ND 30 (St. John–Lena Border Crossing)
Major intersections	PTH 3 in Killarney PTH 23 in Ninette
North end	PTH 2 near Wawanesa
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Glenboro – South Cypress Killarney-Turtle Mountain Prairie Lakes
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PTH 17 → PTH 19

Route description

PTH 18 begins in the Rural Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain at the North Dakota Border, with the road continuing into Rolette County towards St. John and Rolla as North Dakota Highway 30 (ND 30). The border crossing lies only 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west from Turtle Mountain. The highway heads due north through farmland for a few kilometres to pass through Lena, where it has an intersection with PR 341. It becomes concurrent (overlapped) with PTH 3 (part of the Boundary Commission Trail), and the two head north to cross the Long River into the town of Killarney, with PTH 3 (as well as the Boundary Commission Trail) splitting off and heading west along the banks of Killarney Lake while PTH 18 continues north through neighbourhoods and a business district as it bypasses downtown along its eastern side. PTH 18 leaves Killarney to cross the Pembina River and have a junction with PR 253 before entering the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes.

The highway has a short concurrency with PTH 23 as it travels through Ninette, travelling along the coast lines of Pelican Lake and Grassy Lake, crossing a creek and travelling through wooded areas and past several smaller lakes as it enters the Rural Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress. After a few kilometres, PTH 18 comes to an end at intersection with PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail), approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Wawanesa.

The entire length of Manitoba Highway 18 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.^[2][3]

History

PTH 18 was designated by 1928 from the United States border to south of Killarney. In 1929, it extended north to Wawanesa, replacing PTH 19.

Major intersections

Division	Location	km[4]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Killarney-Turtle Mountain	​	0.0	0.0	ND 30 south – Rolla	Continuation into North Dakota
				St. John–Lena Border Crossing at the Canada–United States border
	Lena	8.3	5.2	PR 341 west
	​	9.9	6.2	PTH 3 east (Boundary Commission Trail) – Pilot Mound	South end of PTH 3 concurrency
	Killarney	19.2	11.9	PTH 3 west (Boundary Commission Trail) – Deloraine	North end of PTH 3 concurrency
	​	28.6	17.8	PR 253 east – Pleasant Valley
Prairie Lakes	​	44.2	27.5	PTH 23 west – Minto, Hartney	South end of PTH 23 concurrency
	Ninette	46.3	28.8	PTH 23 east – Belmont, Swan Lake	North end of PTH 23 concurrency
Glenboro – South Cypress	​	64.6	40.1	PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) – Souris, Treherne
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Weights and Dimensions Compliance Guide". Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation. Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
2. "Map of Manitoba Highway 18" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
3. Government of Manitoba. "Official highway map of Manitoba section #1" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
4. Microsoft Streets and Tips (Map) (2004 ed.). Microsoft Corporation Redmond Washington.

External links

Template:Attached KML/Manitoba Highway 18

KML is from Wikidata

• Manitoba government Official Highway Map
• AMM - Association of Manitoba Municipalities
• Manitoba Highways