Manitoba Provincial Road 261

Provincial Road 261 marker
Provincial Road 261
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length61.0 km (37.9 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
West end PTH 5 near Riding Mountain
Major intersections PR 462 in Glenella

PR 260 near Waldersee

PTH 50 in Amaranth
East endDead end at Lake Manitoba
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesRosedale, Glenella-Lansdowne, Alonsa
Highway system
← PR 260→ PR 262

Provincial Road 261 (PR 261) is a 61.0-kilometre-long (37.9 mi) east–west highway in the Parkland and Central Plains Regions of Manitoba. It provides a connection between the communities of Riding Mountain, Kelwood, Glenella, Waldersee, and Amaranth, as well as a link between Riding Mountain National Park and Lake Manitoba.

Route description

PR 261 begins in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale at an intersection with PTH 5 (Parks Route), directly in between the community of Riding Mountain and Kelwood, as well as just east of Riding Mountain National Park.[1] It heads east as a paved two-lane highway, entering the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne to travel through rural farmland for several kilometres to pass through Glenella, where it has an intersection with PR 462. After crossing a small stream, the highway goes through a switchback before coming to junction with PR 260 just north of Waldersee. Turning left here, the pavement ends and PR 261 continues as a two-lane gravel road into the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, travelling through more wooded areas before crossing PTH 50 (Kinosota Road) as it passes through the centre of Amaranth. PR 261 becomes paved again and travels along the northern edge of the Sandy Bay First Nation before coming to a dead end along the beaches of Lake Manitoba.[2][3]

Major intersections

DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Rosedale​0.00.0 PTH 5 (Parks Route) – Neepawa, McCrearyWestern terminus
Glenella-LansdowneGlenella19.512.1 PR 462 (Main Street) – Glenella, Plumas
​30.418.9 PR 260 south – PlumasNorthern terminus of PR 260; western end of unpaved section
AlonsaAmaranth54.233.7 PTH 50 (Kinosota Road) – Langruth, AlonsaEastern end of unpaved section
Sandy Bay First Nation / Alonsa​61.037.9Lake ManitobaDead end at the beach; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 1" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 2" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 261" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2024.