Manitoba Provincial Road 248

Provincial Road 248 (PR 248) is a north-south provincial road in the Pembina Valley and Central Plains regions of the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Provincial Road 248
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length	76.1 km (47.3 mi)
Existed	1966–present
Major junctions
North end	PTH 6 near Woodlands
Major intersections	PTH 26 near St. Eustache PTH 1 (TCH) / YH at Elie PTH 2 at Fannystelle
South end	PR 305 near Brunkild
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Cartier Dufferin Grey Rosser St. François Xavier Woodlands
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PR 247 → PR 250

It runs from PTH 6 southward, crossing the Assiniboine River near PTH 26, where it ends, to the Trans-Canada Highway (PTH 1) at Elie. The junction of PTH 1 and PR 248 is one of only two signal-controlled intersections on the Trans-Canada Highway between Headingley and Brandon. From Elie, PR 248 continues southward, intersecting PTH 2 at Fannystelle, and ending at PR 305.^[1][2]

PR 248 is mostly a paved, two-lane road, except for the southernmost portion between PTH 2 and PR 305.

History

See also: Manitoba Provincial Road 306

Provincial Road 306
Location	Rosetown - Kane
Length	36.1 km (22.4 mi)
Existed	1992–present

Prior to 1992, PR 248 extended further south for an additional 72.2 kilometres (44.9 mi) through the Rural Municipalities of Dufferin, Roland, and Rhineland, via a short concurrency (overlap) with PR 305, crossing PTH 3 near Homewood, a short concurrency with PTH 23 between Myrtle and Kane, and using the entire length of what is now PR 306 through Plum Coulee to meet its southern terminus at PR 243 (Boundary Commission Trail), just 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the United States border.^[3][4]

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dufferin	​	0.0	0.0	PR 305 – Brunkild, Barnsley	Southern terminus; southern end of unpaved section
Dufferin / Grey boundary	​	3.3	2.1	Bridge over the Morris River
Grey	​	8.2	5.1	PR 247 – Elm Creek, Sanford
	Fannystelle	16.7	10.4	PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) – Winnipeg, Treherne	Northern end of unpaved section
Cartier	​	29.0	18.0	James Valley Road – James Valley Hutterite Colony
	​	32.2	20.0	Bridge over the La Salle River
	Elie	35.8	22.2	PTH 1 (TCH) / YH – Brandon, Winnipeg
	​	41.7	25.9	PR 424 south – Headingley	Northern terminus of PR 424; former PR 241 west
	​	43.4	27.0	Main Street – St. Eustache
Cartier / St. Francois Xavier boundary	​	47.5– 47.6	29.5– 29.6	Baie St. Paul Bridge over the Assiniboine River
St. Francois Xavier	​	47.9	29.8	PTH 26 west (Chemin Assiniboine Trail) – Poplar Point	Southern end of PTH 26 concurrency
	​	49.4	30.7	PTH 26 east (Chemin Assiniboine Trail) – St. Francois Xavier	Northern end of PTH 26 concurrency
Rosser	No major junctions
Woodlands	Marquette	54.9	34.1	PR 221 east – Meadows	Western terminus of PR 221
	Meadow Lea	61.5	38.2	PR 227 – Oakland, Warren
	​	74.6	46.4	PR 411 – St. Ambroise, Woodlands
	​	76.1	47.3	PTH 6 (NWWR) – St. Laurent, Lake Francis, Woodlands	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Province of Manitoba | Archived News Releases". news.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
2. Curtis Walker's Road Photos. "Manitoba Provincial Road 248". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
3. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1990-1991" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
4. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1992-1993" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2024.

External links

• Official Manitoba Highway Map