Manitoba Highway 24

Provincial Trunk Highway 24 (PTH 24) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is an east–west route that runs from PTH 83 near Miniota, east through Oak River and Rapid City to the junction of PTH 10 and PR 262 between Brandon and Minnedosa.

Provincial Trunk Highway 24 marker

Provincial Trunk Highway 24

Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length82 km (51 mi)
Existed1956–present
Major junctions
West end PTH 83 at Miniota
Major intersections PTH 21
East end PTH 10 / PR 262 at Tremaine
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
← PTH 23→ PTH 25

Route description

PTH 24 begins in the Rural Municipality of Prairie View at a junction with PTH 83 on the south side of Miniota. The highway heads east for the next several kilometers, crossing a small stream and a railroad line as it travels through the community of Arrow River, having an intersection with PR 474 shortly thereafter. It travels along the south side of Crandall, where it has a junction with PR 264, before crossing into the Rural Municipality of Hamiota.

PTH 24 travels past several small lakes and ponds on its way to Parks Corner, where it crosses PTH 21 just a few kilometers south of the town of Hamiota. The highway now enters the Rural Municipality of Oakview and almost immediately travels through the town Oak River, where it runs concurrent (overlapped) with PR 354 and crosses the Oak River. It continues due east for several kilometers, traveling through rural farmland, where it has an intersection with PR 250, before suddenly curving southward as it becomes concurrent with PR 270 and enters Rapid City. The highway passes through a neighborhood and crosses a bridge over the Little Saskatchewan River, with PTH 24 splitting off shortly thereafter and following 2nd Avenue eastward along the north side of downtown. PTH 24 passes through several more neighborhoods before leaving Rapid City and heading east for a few kilometers, coming to an end at an intersection with PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway) at Tremaine, with the road continuing east as PR 262.[1][2]

The entire length of Manitoba Highway 24 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.

History

The original PTH 24 went from PTH 22 (redesignated as PTH 83 in 1953) near Melita to the Saskatchewan boundary near Gainsborough. In 1949, this became part of PTH 3.

PTH 24 was designated to its current location in 1956.[3] Prior to 1956, the route, known as PTH 27, started at PTH 10 at Tremaine and travelled west to Rapid City. From Rapid City, the highway turned north and terminated at PTH 16, then known as PTH 4, east of Basswood. The north–south section of the old PTH 27 was decommissioned and redesignated as part of PR 270 in 1966.

When PTH 24 was first added in 1956, the highway's western terminus was PTH 21 south of Hamiota, making the original length of the highway 51 kilometres (32 mi). It was extended to its current length in 1957.[4]

Major intersections
DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Prairie ViewMiniota00.0 PTH 83 – Birtle, Virden
​138.1 PR 474 north – Isabella
​1811 PR 264 north – Crandallformer PR 254
Hamiota​3119 PTH 21 – Hamiota, Griswold
Oakview​4327 PR 354 southwest end of PR 354 overlap
Oak River4528 PR 354 north – Strathclaireast end of PR 354 overlap
​5836 PR 250 – Newdale, Rivers
​7345 PR 270 north – Basswoodwest end of PR 270 overlap; overlap turns south towards Rapid City; former PTH 27 north
Rapid City7547 PR 270 south (5th Street) to PTH 1 (TCH)east end of PR 270 overlap
PTH 24 turns east
Tremaine8251 PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway) / PR 262 north – Minnedosa, Brandon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
Template:Attached KML/Manitoba Highway 24
KML is from Wikidata
  1. Google (October 4, 2023). "Map of Manitoba Highway 24" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section #1" (PDF). Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map 1956". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  4. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map 1957". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
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