Manitoba Provincial Road 247

Provincial Road 247 (PR 247) is a 68.2-kilometre-long (42.4 mi) east-west highway in the Central Plains and Eastman regions of Manitoba, Canada. It serves to connect the hamlets of Elm Creek, Sanford, La Salle, and Howden, including two crossings of the La Salle River. The majority of the highway is gravel.

Provincial Road 247
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length	68.2 km (42.4 mi)
Existed	1966–present
Major junctions
West end	PTH 2 in Elm Creek
Major intersections	PTH 3 / PR 334 in Sanford PR 330 in La Salle
East end	PTH 75 in Howden
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Grey, Macdonald, Ritchot
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PR 246 → PR 248

Route description

PR 247 begins along the eastern edge of Elm Creek at an intersection with PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) in the Rural Municipality of Grey. It heads south as a gravel road along the eastern edge of Elm Creek for a couple kilometres before leaving town and making a sharp left turn. The highway travels through rural farmland for several kilometres, having an intersection with PR 248 just south of Fannystelle before entering the Rural Municipality of Macdonald. PR 247 has an intersection with Allison Road 10W, which leads to nearby Starbuck Airport, before crossing the Morris River, making a sharp left turn, and having a short concurrency (overlap) with PR 332 just south of Starbuck. The highway becomes paved and concurrent with PR 334 as it enters Sanford, crossing a railroad track and passing through downtown along Mandan Drive. They make a sharp right turn at an intersection with Main Street before PR 247 joins PTH 3, with PR 334 continuing south towards Domain.

PR 247 formerly continued along Mandan Drive to cross its own bridge over the La Salle River and meet PTH 3 at its own intersection prior to 2016, when that bridge (built in 1921) was suddenly closed and later demolished without prior announcement.^[1][2][3]

PTH 3 / PR 247 cross the La Salle River, leaving Sanford with PR 247 splitting off and heading east as a gravel road shortly thereafter. It travels through rural farmland for several kilometres, crossing a small creek before becoming paved as it goes through a switchback to cross the La Salle River a second time. Entering the town of La Salle, the highway travels through neighbourhoods before having a short concurrency with PR 330 (Rue Principale) in downtown. PR 247 leaves town to travel through a switchback before entering the Rural Municipality of Ritchot. The highway comes to an end shortly thereafter at an intersection with PTH 75 (Lord Selkirk Highway) along the western edge of Howden. The entire length of Provincial Road 247 is a two-lane road.^[4][5]

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Grey	Elm Creek	0.0	0.0	PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) – Elm Creek, Winnipeg	Western terminus
		0.5	0.31	Church Avenue E – Elm Creek
	​	16.4	10.2	PR 248 – Fannystelle
Macdonald	​	23.0	14.3	Allison Road 10W – Starbuck Airport
	​	27.5	17.1	Bridge over the Morris River
	​	29.6	18.4	PR 332 north – Starbuck	Western end of PR 332 concurrency
	​	32.9	20.4	PR 332 south – Brunkild	Eastern end of PR 332 concurrency
	​	41.1	25.5	PR 334 north – Springstein	Western end of PR 334 concurrency
	Sanford	42.3	26.3	Mandan Drive / Main Street	PR 247 formerly continued along Mandan Drive until 2016
		43.1	26.8	PTH 3 west – Brunkild PR 334 south – Domain	Eastern end of PR 334 concurrency; western end of PTH 3 concurrency
		43.3– 43.4	26.9– 27.0	Bridge over the La Salle River
		44.6	27.7	Mandan Drive	Former PR 247
	​	46.4	28.8	PTH 3 east – Winnipeg	Eastern end of PTH 3 concurrency
	La Salle	55.2	34.3	Bridge over the La Salle River
		57.7	35.9	PR 330 south (Rue Principale) – Morris	Western end of PR 330 concurrency
		58.3	36.2	PR 330 north (Rue Principale) – Winnipeg	Eastern end of PR 330 concurrency
Ritchot	Howden	68.2	42.4	PTH 75 (Lord Selkirk Highway) – Winnipeg, Emerson	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Global News. "Sudden and permanent bridge closure leaves Sanford residents frustrated". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
2. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). "'Expanding deterioration' shuts down LaSalle bridge". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
3. Winnipeg Free Press (6 April 2018). "Local residents support bridge replacement". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
4. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 2" (PDF). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
5. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 3" (PDF). Retrieved 26 June 2024.