Manitoba Highway 83

Provincial Trunk Highway 83 (PTH 83) is a 402 kilometres (250 mi) long, major north–south highway that runs in the far western region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It travels from the North Dakota border south of Melita, north through Virden, Birtle, Russell, and Roblin to its northern terminus with PTH 10 in the town of Swan River. Along with U.S. 83, PTH 83 is part of a continuously numbered north–south highway in North America with a combined distance of 3,450 kilometres (2,140 mi).

Highway 83 in Manitoba, south of Pipestone

Provincial Trunk Highway 83
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length	402 km (250 mi)
Existed	1953–present
Major junctions
South end	US 83 at the Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing
Major intersections	PTH 3 in Melita PTH 2 at Pipestone PTH 1 (TCH) near Virden PTH 16 (TCH) / YH at Foxwarren and Russell PTH 5 at Roblin
North end	PTH 10 in Swan River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Pipestone Prairie View Riding Mountain West Roblin Russell – Binscarth Swan Valley West Two Borders Wallace – Woodworth
Towns	Melita Swan River Virden
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PTH 77 → PTH 83A

PTH 83 travels no further than 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border, and comes within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the provincial boundary from the junction with PR 487 just north of Benito to the junction with PTH 57.

History

PTH 83 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map.^[1]

Prior to 1953, PTH 83 was originally numbered as Highway 22. In 1953, the government re-designated it to match U.S. Route 83. As well, the current section of the highway between Russell and Swan River was known as Highway 31.^[2]

Originally, the highway's northern terminus was at the Trans-Canada Highway in Virden, making the original length of the highway 104 kilometres (65 mi). The section of PTH 83 between the Trans-Canada Highway and Birtle was opened to traffic in 1954. At the same time, the highway was extended to Swan River, replacing Highway 31.

Prior to 2004, PTH 83 travelled into downtown Swan River, ending at an intersection with PTH 10A. That year, a new bypass was opened around the eastern side of town, with PTH 83 being re-routed onto the bypass while the old route became PTH 83A.^[3][4]

A small portion of PTH 83 between Roblin and Russell was reconstructed due to a large slide that occurred in early July 2012. The area affected was located one kilometre north of PR 366 at the bottom of the Shell Valley with traffic detoured around that portion of highway. The slide became serious enough to close the road on July 2. The area which was closed had encountered numerous slides in previous years. It was once home to a lookout point over the Assessippi Valley. That lookout point was declared unsafe and was closed during a previous partial collapse of the road.^[5]

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Two Borders	​	0	0.0	US 83 south – Minot, Bismarck	Continuation into North Dakota
				Canada–United States border at Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing
	​	8	5.0	PR 251 west – Lyleton	South end of PR 251 concurrency
	​	12	7.5	PR 251 east – Waskada	North end of PR 251 concurrency
	​	22	14	PTH 3 west (Boundary Commission Trail) – Pierson, Estevan	South end of PTH 3 concurrency
Town of Melita		35	22	PR 445 west
		36	22	PTH 3 east (Boundary Commission Trail) – Deloraine, Medora	North end of PTH 3 concurrency
Two Borders	​	43	27	PR 452 east – Napinka	Former PR 447 east
	Bede	51	32	PR 345 – Tilston, Lauder
Pipestone	Pipestone	69	43	PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) – Reston, Souris
	​	87	54	PR 255 – Cromer, Oak Lake Beach
Wallace – Woodworth	No major junctions
Town of Virden		100	62	PR 257 – Kola, Virden
Wallace – Woodworth	​	104	65	PR 259 east – Kenton PTH 1 (TCH) east – Brandon	South end of PTH 1 concurrency
	​	110	68	PTH 1 (TCH) west – Regina	North end PTH 1 west concurrency
	​	116	72	Mile 66N	Former PR 441 west
Prairie View	​	133	83	PR 467 west – Willen
	​	134	83	Crosses the Assiniboine River
	Miniota	137	85	PTH 24 east – Oak River
	​	152	94	PR 355 – Birdtail Sioux, Isabella
	​	163	101	PR 568 west
	Birtle	169	105	PTH 42 east – Shoal Lake	South end of PTH 42 concurrency
	​	172	107	PTH 42 west – St. Lazare	North end of PTH 42 concurrency
	​	182	113	PTH 16 (TCH) east / YH – Shoal Lake	South end of PTH 16 concurrency
	Foxwarren	189	117	PR 475 west
Prairie View–Russell – Binscarth boundary	​	200	120	PR 359 east – Rossburn
Russell – Binscarth	​	201	125	PTH 41 south – St. Lazare
	Binscarth	204	127	PR 478 – Esterhazy
	​	214	133	Mile 116N	Former PR 479 east
	​	217	135	PR 579 west – Millwood
	Russell	220	140	PTH 45 east – Rossburn
		221	137	PTH 16 (TCH) west / YH – Yorkton, Saskatoon	North end of PTH 16 concurrency
	​	231	144	PR 264 east – Rossburn	Former PR 254 east
Riding Mountain West	​	241	150	PR 482 north – Asessippi Provincial Park
	​	243	151	PR 366 east – Inglis, Grandview
	​	245	152	Crosses the Shell River
Roblin	​	257	160	Mile 141N	Former PR 589 east
	​	271	168	PR 583 east
	Roblin	276	171	PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Yorkton, Dauphin	Inspections off-set; PTH 5 concurrency (200m) across the CNR tracks
	​	279	173	Mile 153N	Former PR 594 east
	​	280	170	PR 593 west
	​	289	180	Mile 180N	Former PR 483 east
	​	295	183	PR 594 north – Duck Mountain Provincial Park
	​	299	186	Mile 169W	Former PR 592 south
	​	302	188	PR 363 west – Togo
	​	312	194	PR 367 east – Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Duck Mountain Provincial Forest	​	333	207	PTH 57 west – Madge Lake
Swan Valley West	​	349	217	Mile 192N (Alpine Road)	Former PR 586 north
	​	359	223	PTH 49 west – Arran
	Benito	362	225
	​	366	227	PR 487 north	Former PR 588 north
	​	374	232	PR 486 east – Durban	Former PR 586 south
	Kenville	387	240	PR 487 west
	​	394	245	PR 486 south
	​	397	247	PTH 83A north – Swan River
Town of Swan River		402	250	PTH 10 (NWWR) – The Pas, Dauphin PTH 10A north / PTH 83A south (Main Street E.) – Swan River (Town Center)	PTH 83 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Related routes

Provincial Trunk Highway 83A

Main article: Manitoba Highway 83A

Provincial Trunk Highway 83A
Centennial Drive, Main Street
Location	Swan River
Length	4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Existed	2004–present

Provincial Trunk Highway 83A (PTH 83A is a 4.1-kilometre-long (2.5 mi) alternate route of PTH 83 through downtown Swan River.

Provincial Road 486

Provincial Road 486
Location	Durban - Swan River
Length	28.5 km (17.7 mi)
Existed	1966–present

Provincial Road 486 (PR 486) is a 28.5-kilometre-long (17.7 mi) north–south loop off of PTH 83 in the Swan River Valley, running between the towns of Durban and Swan River. It lies entirely within the Municipality of Swan Valley West.

PR 486 begins at an intersection with PTH 83 just north of Durban, heading south as a paved, two-lane highway to cross a railway and travel along the eastern side of town. Shortly after leaving Durban, the highway makes a sharp left and transitions to gravel, winding its way northeast through rural farmland to cross Ruby Creek several times before having a junction with PR 488 just west of Pretty Valley. Now regaining asphalt, the highway heads due north to travel just east of Kenville to cross the Roaring River twice and have an intersection with PR 485. Shortly thereafter, PR 486 crosses a railway before coming to an end just south of Swan River at another intersection with PTH 83.^[6][7]

Prior to 1992, the 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) paved section through Durban was part of a much longer PR 586. When that highway was decommissioned, PR 486 was extended over that section to meet PTH 83.^[8][9]

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Swan Valley West	​	0.0	0.0	PTH 83 – Roblin, Swan River	Southern terminus; road continues north as Road 168W
	​	1.6	0.99	Road 168W	Former PR 586 south; southern end of unpaved section
	​	9.7	6.0	Bridge over Ruby Creek
	​	10.0	6.2	Bridge over Ruby Creek
	​	16.9	10.5	Bridge over Ruby Creek
	​	17.5	10.9	PR 488 north	Southern terminus of PR 488; northern end of unpaved section
	​	18.2	11.3	Bridge over Ruby Creek
	​	20.8	12.9	Road 206N – Kenville
	​	23.2	14.4	Bridge over the Roaring River
	​	24.0	14.9	PR 485 east – Wellman Lake	Western terminus of PR 485
	​	26.7	16.6	Bridge over the Roaring River
	​	28.5	17.7	PTH 83 – Roblin, Swan River	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Provincial Road 487

Provincial Road 487
Location	Benito - Kenville
Length	25.3 km (15.7 mi)
Existed	1966–present

Provincial Road 487 (PR 487) is a 25.3-kilometre-long (15.7 mi) north–south loop off of PTH 83 in the Municipality of Swan Valley West, providing access to the localities of Thunder Hill and Harlington, as well as the Thunderhill Ski Area and the Magnet Hill. It is entirely a two-lane highway, with portions being both paved and gravel. The highway travels very close to the Saskatchewan border, and at its closest coming within 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the border. PR 487 includes two crossings of the Swan River.^[10][7]

Prior to 1992, the 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) section of PR 487 between Benito and the intersection between Road 208N and Road 171W was part of a much longer PR 588.^[8][9]

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Swan Valley West	​	0.0	0.0	PTH 83 – Roblin, Swan River	Southern terminus; southern end of paved section
	​	2.8– 2.9	1.7– 1.8	Bridge over the Swan River
	​	4.0	2.5	Northern end of paved section
	​	10.5	6.5	Road 208N – Thunderhill Ski Area, Magnet Hill Road 171W – Big Woody	Road 171W is former PR 588 north
	Harlington	14.5– 14.6	9.0– 9.1	Bridge over the Swan River
	​	25.3	15.7	PTH 83 – Swan River, Roblin	Northern terminus; road continues east as Road 208N
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Provincial Road 568

Provincial Road 568
Road 93N, Road 163W
Location	Prairie View Municipality - Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie
Length	20.3 km (12.6 mi)
Existed	1966–present

Provincial Road 568 (PR 568) is a 20.3-kilometre-long (12.6 mi) east-west spur of PTH 83 in the Westman Region. It serves as a short cut to St. Lazare for travellers wishing to bypass the town of Birtle, as well as providing access to local farms in the area. It is entirely a gravel two-lane road and includes a bridge over the Birdtail River.^[11][7]

Prior to 1992, PR 568 continues north 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) past PTH 42 along Road 163W to an intersection with PR 475 just west of Foxwarren.^[8][9]

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Prairie View	​	0.0	0.0	PTH 83 – Birtle, Miniota	Eastern terminus; road continues east as Road 93N
	​	6.8	4.2	Bridge over the Birdtail River
Ellice-Archie	​	14.6	9.1	Bridge over Snake Creek
	​	20.3	12.6	PTH 42 – St. Lazare, Birtle Road 163W to PR 475	Western terminus; road continues north as Road 163W (former PR 568 north)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Provincial Road 583

Provincial Road 583
Location	Municipality of Roblin
Length	14.8 km (9.2 mi)
Existed	1966–present

Provincial Road 583 (PR 583) is a 14.8-kilometre-long (9.2 mi) east–west spur of PTH 83 in the Municipality of Roblin, providing access to the hamlet of Shevlin and local farms in the area. The highway is entirely a winding, two-lane, gravel road, and includes two crossings of the Shell River.^[7][12]

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Roblin	​	0.0	0.0	PTH 83 – Russell, Roblin	Western terminus; road continues west as Road 148N
	​	1.7	1.1	Bridge over the Shell River
	​	5.7	3.5	PR 592 south – Inglis	Northern terminus of PR 592; former PR 478 south
	Shevlin	12.9	8.0	Bridge over the Shell River
	​	14.8	9.2	PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Roblin, Dauphin	Eastern terminus; road continues north as Road 160W
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Provincial Road 593

Provincial Road 593
Location	Deepdale
Length	12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Existed	1966–present

Provincial Road 593 (PR 593) is a 12.9-kilometre-long (8.0 mi) east–west spur of PTH 83 in the Municipality of Roblin, providing the primary road access to the hamlet of Deepdale.

PR 593 begins at an intersection with PR 484 a few kilometres south of Makaroff, heading east to wind down into the Deepdale Valley, crossing Big Boggy Creek and a railway before curving north to travel through Deepdale. Now rising back out of the valley, the highway makes a sudden right turn onto Road 156.5N for a short distance before making a right onto Road 168W. Passing through rural farmland, it heads south for a couple kilometres before curving onto Road 153N as it parallels a railway for short distance. PR 593 comes to an end at a junction with PTH 83 just north of the town of Roblin. It is entirely a gravel two-lane highway.^[13][7]

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Roblin	​	0.0	0.0	PR 484 to PTH 5 – Makaroff	Western terminus
	​	1.6	0.99	Bridge over Big Boggy Creek
	Deepdale	2.7	1.7	Railway Avenue – Deepdale
		3.3	2.1	Road 156.5N	Former PR 592 north
	​	12.9	8.0	PTH 83 – San Clara, Roblin	Eastern terminus; road continues east as Road 153N
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Provincial Road 594

Provincial Road 594
Location	Zelena - Boggy Creek
Length	19.5 km (12.1 mi)
Existed	1966–present

Provincial Road 594 (PR 594) is a 19.5-kilometre-long (12.1 mi) north–south spur of PTH 83 in the northern section the Municipality of Roblin (formerly Rural Municipality of Park (North)), providing access to the hamlets of Zelena and Boggy Creek, as well as Duck Mountain Provincial Park for traffic heading northbound out of Roblin. The entire length of PR 594 is a rural, two-lane, gravel road. The highway also includes two separate crossings of the Shell River.^[7][14]

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Roblin	​	0.0	0.0	PTH 83 – Roblin, San Clara	Southern terminus
	​	0.5	0.31	Road 166W – Zelena
	​	3.7	2.3	PR 584 south – Merridale	Northern terminus of PR 584
	​	8.8	5.5	Bridge over the Shell River
	​	16.7	10.4	Bridge over the Shell River
	​	19.5	12.1	PR 367 – San Clara, Duck Mountain Provincial Park	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi