Winnipeg Route 90 Explained

Province:	MB
Type:	Winnipeg
Route:	90
Alternate Name:	Kenaston Boulevard Century Street King Edward Street Oak Point Highway Brookside Boulevard
Maint:	City of Winnipeg
Map Custom:	yes
Map Notes:	Route 90 highlighted in red
Length Km:	24.8
Established:	1966
Direction A:	South
Junction:
Direction B:	North
Previous Type:	Winnipeg
Previous Route:	85
Next Type:	Winnipeg
Next Route:	95

Route 90 is a major north-south arterial route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It begins at the South Perimeter Highway (PTH 100) and ends at the city's northwest limit, where it continues north as PTH 7. Route 90 is designated as the city's airport route, as it passes by Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.^[1]

Route description

Route 90 follows Kenaston Boulevard between the south Perimeter Highway and the Assiniboine River, through the suburbs of Waverley West, Fort Garry, and Tuxedo. North of the river, Route 90 enters St. James and follows Century Street to St. Matthews Avenue. Between St. Matthews and Dublin Avenues, it splits into separate one-way streets, with Century as the northbound and King Edward Street as the southbound. The route follows King Edward Street to the CP Carberry line underpass, after which Route 90 follows Oak Point Highway and later Brookside Boulevard before leaving the city and becoming PTH 7 approximately one kilometre south of the North Perimeter Highway (PTH 101).^[2]

History

Kenaston BoulevardKenaston Boulevard is named after E. C. Kenaston, who was responsible for the development of Tuxedo, one of the main suburbs that the street passes through. Until the 1980s, it was a minor road that extended south to Scurfield Boulevard and was primarily used to access the inland cement plant and quarries located near present-day Fort Whyte. In order to accommodate increased traffic and development in the area, Kenaston Boulevard was extended to Abinojii Mikanah in the early 2000s and later all the way south to the Perimeter Highway in 2015.^[3] Proposals currently exist to appropriate land former belonging the Canadian Armed Forces' Kapyong Barracks to widen the road between the rail crossing and the St. James Bridge.^[4] A separate proposal would see the route extended south of the Perimeter Highway to Highway 75, providing a western bypass of St. Norbert.^[5]

Oak Point HighwayOak Point Highway in Winnipeg is an unattached remnant of an old road leading to Oak Point, Manitoba, which is now part of PTH 6.^[6]

Major intersections

From south to north; all intersections are at-grade unless otherwise indicated.

Notes and References

1. News: Nov 2013: Cleaning up Route 90 eyesore . Winnipeg Free Press . 16 November 2013 . Santin . Aldo .
2. Sherlock Publishing . Sherlock's Map of Winnipeg . 2016 . Sherlock Publishing . Winnipeg . 1-895229-84-7 . 1, 7, 15, 23, 29, 30, 34B, 35 . 20th .
3. Web site: Inland Cement Plant on Kenaston by IKEA Almost Fully Demolished . 19 July 2018 .
4. Web site: Winnipeg takes another step toward Kenaston widening with St. James Bridge replacement study CBC News.
5. Web site: South Perimeter Highway Projects Infrastructure Province of Manitoba. Transportation. Infrastructure and. www.gov.mb.ca. en. 2019-10-13.
6. Web site: MHS Resources: History in Winnipeg Streets. 2023-10-09.