Provincial Road 478 (PR 478) is a both east–west and north–south highway in the Parkland Region of Manitoba. Stretching for 51.9 kilometres (32.2 mi), it connects the towns of Silverton and Binscarth with both the Yellowhead Highway and Saskatchewan Highway 22 (Hwy 22). PR 478 is one of the few highways in Manitoba that changes its cardinal directions.
Route description
PR 478 begins in the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth at the Saskatchewan border, with the highway continuing east towards Gerald and Esterhazy as Hwy 22. It heads east through rural farmland as a paved two-lane highway to have an intersection with PR 579 south of Millwood before winding its way down into the Assiniboine River valley, where it crosses a bridge over the Assiniboine River. Rising in elevation back out of the valley, the highway passes just to the north of the Gambler First Nation before entering Binscarth, crossing a railway as it makes an immediate right onto 1st Avenue in downtown. After curving onto Government Road, PR 478 travels through neighbourhoods along the south side of to town before coming to an intersection with the Yellowhead Highway (PTH 16/PTH 83).[1] With the transition from asphalt to gravel, the highway heads east to leave Binscarth and travel through farmland, going through some switchbacks to enter the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West and changes cardinal directions from east–west to north–south. Now heading due north, it travels through the hamlet of Silverton, where it becomes briefly paved as it crosses both PTH 45 (Russell Subdivision Trail) and the Trans Canada Trail.[2] The highway then travels through rural farmland for several more kilometres before coming to and end at an intersection with PR 264 near Cracknell.[3][4]
History
Prior to 1992, PR 478 continued 42.2 kilometres (26.2 mi) north via a short concurrency with PR 264 northbound (then PR 254), what is now Boulton School Road, a short concurrency with PR 366 westbound in Inglis, and the entire length of what is now PR 592 through Lennard and Shell Valley before coming to an end at an intersection with PR 583 near Roblin.[5][6]
Major intersections
| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell-Binscarth | | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Highway 22 west – Gerald, Esterhazy | Continuation into Saskatchewan; western terminus; western end of paved section |
| | 1.7 | 1.1 |  PR 579 north – Millwood | Southern terminus of PR 579 | |
| | 6.9– 7.0 | 4.3– 4.3 | Bridge over the Assiniboine River | ||
| | 12.2 | 7.6 | Road 167W – Gambler | ||
| Binscarth | 17.3 | 10.7 |    PTH 16 (TCH) / PTH 83 / YH – Russell, Foxwarren | Eastern end of paved section | |
| Riding Mountain West | | 24.1 | 15.0 | Road 110N / Road 161W | Cardinal direction switch between east–west and north–south |
| | 35.5 | 22.1 | Road 153W | Former PR 479 | |
| Silverton | 41.2 | 25.6 |  PTH 45 (Russell Subdivision Trail) – Russell, Angusville | Southern end of paved section | |
| 41.7 | 25.9 | Northern end of paved section | |||
| | 51.9 | 32.2 |  PR 264 to PTH 83 – Cracknell, Rossburn | Northern terminus; former PR 254; road continues north as Road 159W | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ Manitoba Land Initiative. "Highway Planning Map of Municipality of Russell-Binscarth" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 1" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 4" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 478" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1990-1991" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba 1992-1993" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
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