Manitoba Provincial Road 234 Explained

Province:MB
Type:PR
Route:234
Established:1966
Length Km:92.6
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Riverton
Junction: near Washow Bay
Direction B:North
Terminus B: Matheson Island cable ferry dock
Rural Municipalities:Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton
Previous Type:PR
Previous Route:233
Next Type:PR
Next Route:236

Provincial Road 234 (PR 234) is a 92.6adj=midNaNadj=mid north-south gravel highway in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton and Unorganized Division No. 19, Interlake Region, Manitoba. It provides all weather road access to the western side of the Lake Winnipeg narrows, the hamlets of Matheson Island and Pine Dock, along with Beaver Creek Provincial Park, connecting them with PTH 8 and the town of Riverton.

Route description

PR 234 begins in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton at an intersection with PTH 8 several kilometres north of Riverton, winding its way northward through farmland to travel through the hamlet of Washow Bay and cross Washow Bay Creek. It has an intersection with PR 325 as it enters woodlands and begins winding its way along the coastline of Washow Bay for the next several kilometres. The highway now begins following the coastline of the Lake Winnipeg narrows as it enters Division No. 19, travelling through Beaver Creek Provincial Park and crossing Beaver Creek on its way to Calders Dock. PR 234 winds it way along the coast for several more kilometres to travel past the Pine Dock Airport and the hamlet of Pine Dock itself before passing Little Bullhead and Leaside Beach. The highway curves westward to travel past Island View harbour and a former ferry dock (Ferries to Bloodvein and Princess Harbour shut down in 2015)[1] before coming to an end a few kilometres later at the Matheson Island cable ferry dock. The entire length of Provincial Road 234 is a gravel, two-lane highway.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: End of a ferry tale: Edgar Wood falls prey to roads, light aircraft after 35-year run. Winnipeg Free Press. 21 October 2015 . June 12, 2024.
  2. Web site: Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 5. Government of Manitoba. June 12, 2024.