Manitoba Provincial Road 221 Explained

Province:MB
Type:PR
Route:221
Alternate Name:Rosser Road
Maint:Manitoba Infrastructure
Length Km:37.2
Direction A:East
Direction B:West
Terminus A: near Winnipeg
Junction: near Winnipeg
Terminus B: at Marquette
Established:1966
Rural Municipalities:Woodlands, Rosser
Previous Type:PR
Previous Route:220
Next Type:PR
Next Route:222

Provincial Road 221 (PR 221) is a provincial road lying mostly in the Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba, Canada. It runs northwest, from the junction of CentrePort Canada Way (PTH 190) and Sturgeon Road (near RM's boundary with the city of Winnipeg) to the community of Marquette, alongside the main Canadian Pacific Railway line. PR 221 and the rail line share a grade-separated crossing at the Perimeter Highway (PTH 101).

Between PTH 190 and the Perimeter Highway, PR 221 has been incorporated into the CentrePort Canada road network. As such, it has recently received upgrades and now has RTAC status, allowing for full tractor-trailer access between PTH 190 and PTH 101.[1] Prior to the construction of CentrePort Canada Way, PR 221 linked with Inkster Boulevard (Winnipeg Route 25).[2] [3] Until the 1980s, PR 221 previously extended west of Marquette to PTH 26 along what is now Jubilee Road.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manitoba Highway Classification System. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation. October 23, 2014.
  2. Web site: Almost $300 Million Highways Investment to Strengthen Manitoba's Major Trade Routes, CentrePort Canada. Government of Manitoba. June 18, 2010. October 23, 2014.
  3. News: Inkster Street road widening work continues. Canstar Community News/Winnipeg Free Press. August 5, 2011. October 23, 2014.