Manitoba Provincial Road 290

Provincial Road 290
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation
Length:	15.4 mi[1] (24.8 km)
Major junctions
South end:	PR 280 in Stephens Lake
North end:	Local streets in Sundance
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways ← PR 289 PR 291 →

Manitoba Provincial Road 290 (also known as PR 290 or Highway 290) is a provincial road in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Road 290 begins at an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 280 in Stephens Lake and heads to the northeast to the abandoned town of Sundance. Most of Road 290's length is in a dense forest in northern Manitoba.

The northern terminus of Road 290 is not clear. Google Maps shows the designation ending at a couple of streets in Sundance. However, the road 290 follows seems to continue farther towards Amery.

Route description

Road 290 begins at an intersection with Road 280 just east of Stephens Lake.^[1] The highway crosses through dense forests for much of its length, passing forests roads on its way north. Road 290 turns to the east and heads along the river that leads into Stephens Lake. This river parallels Road 290 for the whole distance afterwards. The highway continues, turning to the northeast towards the abandoned town of Sundance. Route 290 curves to the northwest and heads towards downtown Sundance.^[1]

Road 290 intersects with a local road and begins to climb a mountain, where it enters downtown Sundance. The highway terminates at some local roads in Sundance, an old, abandoned town built in the 1980s.^[1]

History

Road 290 leads into the abandoned town of Sundance. Sundance was organized in the 1980s with portable trailers for people building the Limestone Dam in northern Manitoba. The trailers made up the elementary school, a few stores, a community center and several homes. The town has been abandoned as only empty lots and roads remain, including Road 290.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

Division #	Location	Km[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
23	Stephens Lake	0.00	PR 280	Southern terminus
	Sundance	15.4	Local streets	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Google Maps. Overview map of Manitoba PR 290 (Map). http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+HWY-290+%4056.413250,+-94.358660+to:+HWY-290+%4056.534450,+-94.096410&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl. Retrieved 2008-03-19.