Manitoba Highway 39 Explained

Province:MB
Type:Hwy
Route:39
Length Km:164
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Grass River Provincial Park
Junction: in Snow Lake
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Ponton
Districts:Unorganized Division No. 21
Established:1987
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:34
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:41

Provincial Trunk Highway 39 (PTH 39) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 6 (to Thompson) to PTH 10 (to Flin Flon).

The highway serves as the main east-west crossing of Grass River Provincial Park and Division No. 21, as well as providing road access to Snow Lake. The speed limit is 100 km/h (62 mph).

Route description

PTH 39 begins within Grass River Provincial Park at an intersection with PTH 10 a few kilometers south of Cranberry Portage, with the road heading east, winding its way across the entire length of the park, traveling past several large lakes and campgrounds, such as the Cranberry Lakes and Reed Lake. The highway exits the park, passing by Tramping Lake and crossing Hayward Creek to have an intersection with PR 392 within the city limits Snow Lake. It travels along the southern coastline of Wekusko Lake for a few kilometers to have an intersection with access road to Herb Lake Landing. PTH 39 now goes through some sharp curves for the next several kilometers, where it has an intersection with PR 596 and begin paralleling the Metishto River. The highway now straightens out, crossing the river and coming to an end at an intersection with PTH 6 near Ponton.[1]

The entire length of Manitoba Highway 39 is a rural, paved, two-lane highway traveling through the woodlands of Division No. 21.

History

Together with the section of PTH 6 between Ponton and Thompson, PTH 39 was originally designated as PR 391. A further, more northerly and only partly paved section of Provincial Road 391, doubling back westward from Thompson to Lynn Lake, continues to bear that designation.

Related routes

Provincial Road 392

See main article: article and Manitoba Provincial Road 392.

Province:MB
Type:PR
Route:392
Established:1966
Length Km:33.1
Location:Snow Lake

Provincial Road 392 (PR 392) is a 33.1adj=midNaNadj=mid north-south paved spur of PTH 39, serving as the only road access into the town of Snow Lake, as well as Wekusko Falls Provincial Park.

Provincial Road 596

Province:MB
Type:PR
Route:596
Established:1994
Length Km:5
Location:Wekusko

Provincial Road 596 (PR 596) is a short 5adj=midNaNadj=mid north-south spur of PTH 39 a few kilometres southeast of Snow Lake, connecting the highway to the Canadian National Railway station at Wekusko. It is entirely an unpaved gravel road and includes a bridge over the Metishto River.[1]

PR 596 is designated along a former section of PR 392.[2] It gained its current designation in 1994.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Highway Map of Manitoba section #6. Government of Manitoba. October 14, 2023.
  2. Manitoba Highway Map. 1987. Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. June 7, 2024.
  3. Manitoba Highway Map. 1994. Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. June 7, 2024.