Provincial Trunk Highway 25 (PTH 25) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is a short east-west route starting at PR 259 at Wheatland, east through

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, and terminating at PTH 10 north of

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. PTH 25 serves as the major route, via PTH 10, between Rivers and Brandon. The speed limit on this highway is .

Route description

PTH 25 begins in the Rural Municipality of Riverdale at a junction with PR 259 in Wheatland, directly north of the former

CFB Rivers CFB Rivers was a Royal Canadian Air Force base located southwest of Rivers, Manitoba ( northwest of Brandon), Canada, at the junction of Manitoba Highway 25 (PTH 25) and Manitoba Provincial Road 259 (PR 259). History 1940–1945 - World War ...

. It heads north for roughly before curving eastward, becoming concurrent (overlapped) with PR 250 and crossing a rail line into the town of

. The highway curves southeast, following First Avenue as it travels through neighborhoods and along the southern edge of downtown, where PR 250 splits off and heads north along Brunswick Street. PTH 25 leaves Rivers and passes by

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as it crosses the

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just east of the dam impounding

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. The highway travels along the southern edge of Chimo Resort before continuing due east through farmland for several kilometers. It crosses into the

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and has an intersection with PR 270, continuing east through rural farmland for a few more kilometers before coming to an end at a junction with PTH 10 (John Bracken Highway) just north of

. The road continues east on gravel as Road 69N. The entire length of Manitoba Highway 25, is a rural, paved, two-lane highway.

History

PTH 25 was designated originally in 1928 from PTH 2 east of Carroll to Brandon. In 1929, it extended south to Boissevain, replacing PTH 20. In 1937, it extended south to the

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border. In 1938, this route became part of PTH 10. PTH 25 was designated in 1953 along its current route.

Major intersections

References

External links

Manitoba Official Map - Southwest
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