Manitoba Highway 1A

Highway 1A
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways ← PTH 1 PTH 2 →

Provincial Trunk Highway 1A (PTH 1A) is a number used for two provincial highways in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The two sections are the Portage la Prairie section and the Brandon section.

Portage la Prairie section

The section at Portage la Prairie is also known as Saskatchewan Avenue and like most alternate spurs, it was the old route of PTH 1 until its current alignment was built. The highway is an alternate route that goes through Portage la Prairie. The highway in Portage la Prairie is about 5 km. The speed limit is 60 km/h (35 mph) in the suburban area, becoming 80 km/h (50 mph) on both sides approaching PTH 1.

Brandon section

This section serves Manitoba's second largest city, Brandon. It is known as 1st St. north-south and Victoria Ave. west-east. The route is often used by trucks and buses to Brandon, as well as commuters and tourists and campers. The speed limit is mostly 60 km/h (35 mph) in the suburban area, and 90 km/h (55 mph) in the rural areas. The length of the highway is about 21 km.

Trucks are not permitted to travel on the section between the west city limits and the Trans-Canada Highway near Kemnay due to a substandard railway underpass east of the small hamlet. Not only is the height of the underpass substandard (12 feet, 2 inches), there is no shoulder on either side of the highway. As well, motorists would also need to negotiate a very sharp curve on both sides of the underpass before entering it. These factors make for a very tight entry into this area for both eastbound and westbound motorists.