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• {{Jct|state=MB|PTH|3{edih} in Melita
• {{Jct|state=MB|PTH|2}} at Pipestone
• {{Jct|state=MB|TCH|1}} near Virden
• {{Jct|state=MB|TCH|16}} at Foxwarren and Russell
• {{Jct|state=MB|PTH|5}} at Roblin

}}|direction_b=Northstate=MB10}} in Swan RiverMelita, Manitoba>Swan River, Manitoba>Virden}}Rural Municipality of Pipestone>Prairie View Municipality>Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West> Municipality of Roblin>Municipality of Russell – Binscarth>Municipality of Swan Valley West>Municipality of Two Borders>Wallace – Woodworth}}|established=1953|previous_type=Hwy|previous_route=77|next_type=Hwy|next_route=83A}}Provincial Trunk Highway 83 (PTH 83) is a major north-south highway that runs in the far western region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It travels from the North Dakota border south of Melita, north through Virden, Birtle, Russell, and Roblin to its northern terminus with PTH 10 in the town of Swan River. Along with US 83, PTH 83 is part of a continuously numbered north-south highway in North America with a combined distance of {{convert|3450|km}}.(File:Manitoba HWY 83.jpg|thumb|left|Highway 83 in Manitoba, south of Pipestone)PTH 83 travels no further than {{convert|32|km}} east of the Saskatchewan border, and comes within {{convert|2|km}} of the provincial boundary from the junction with PR 487 just north of Benito to the junction with PTH 57.

History

PTH 83 first appeared on the 1953 Manitoba Highway Map.WEB,weblink The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1953, Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba, Prior to 1953, PTH 83 was originally numbered as Highway 22. In 1953, the government re-designated it to match U.S. Route 83. As well, the current section of the highway between Russell and Swan River was known as Highway 31.WEB,weblink The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1952, Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba, Originally, the highway's northern terminus was at the Trans-Canada Highway in Virden, making the original length of the highway {{convert|104|km}}. The section of PTH 83 between the Trans-Canada Highway and Birtle was opened to traffic in 1954. At the same time, the highway was extended to Swan River, replacing Highway 31.A small portion of PTH 83 between Roblin and Russell was reconstructed due to a large slide that occurred in early July 2012. The area affected was located one kilometre north of PR 366 at the bottom of the Shell Valley with traffic detoured around that portion of highway. The slide became serious enough to close the road on July 2. The area which was closed had encountered numerous slides in previous years. It was once home to a lookout point over the Assessippi Valley. That lookout point was declared unsafe and was closed during a previous partial collapse of the road.WEB,weblink 'Highway to heck' now just Highway 83, December 19, 2012, Winnipeg Sun, {{-}}

Major intersections

{{MBinttop}}{{MBintMunicipality of Two Borders>Two Borders|dspan=5|km=0|kspan=2|location=none|lspan=2state=ND83city1=Minot|city2=Bismarck}}|notes=Continuation into North Dakota}}{{Jctplace|km=none|place=Canada–United States border at Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing}}{{MBint|km=8|location=nonestate=MB251city1=Lyleton}}|type=concur|notes=South end of PR 251 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=12|location=nonestate=MB251city1=Waskada}}|type=concur|notes=North end of PR 251 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=22|location=nonestate=MB3Boundary Commission Trail>dir1=westlocation2=Estevan}}|type=concur|notes=South end of PTH 3 concurrency}}{{MBintList of towns in Manitoba>Town of Melita, Manitoba>lspan=2|km=35state=MB445|dir1=west}}}}{{MBint|km=36state=MB3Boundary Commission Trail>dir1=eastcity2=Medora}}|type=concur|notes=North end of PTH 3 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=43Municipality of Two Borders>Two Borders|dspan=2|location=nonestate=MB452city1=Napinka}}}}{{MBint|km=51|location=nonestate=MB345city2=Lauder}}}}{{MBint|km=69dspan=2|location=Pipestonestate=MB2Red Coat Trail>city1=Reston|city2=Souris}}}}{{MBint|km=87|location=nonestate=MB255city2=Oak Lake Beach}}}}{{jctcoRural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth>Wallace – Woodworth}}{{MBintList of towns in Manitoba>Town of Virden|km=100|location=nonestate=MB257city2=Virden}}}}{{MBintdspan=3|km=104|location=nonestate=MB259city1=Kenton}}{{jctTCHdir1=east|city1=Brandon}}|type=concur|notes=South end of PTH 1 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=110|location=nonestate=MB1location1=Regina}}|type=concur|notes=North end PTH 1 west concurrency}}{{MBint|km=116|location=none|road=Mile 66Nstate=MB441noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=133Prairie View Municipality>Prairie View|dspan=9|location=nonestate=MB467city1=Willen}}}}{{Jctbridge|km=134|location=none|bridge=Crosses the Assiniboine River}}{{MBint|km=137|location=Miniotastate=MB24city1=Oak River}}}}{{MBint|km=152|location=nonestate=MB355Birdtail Sioux First Nation>Birdtail Sioux|city2=Isabella}}}}{{MBint|km=163|location=nonestate=MB568|dir1=west}}}}{{MBint|km=169|location=Birtlestate=MB42city1=Shoal Lake}}|type=concur|notes=South end of PTH 42 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=172|location=nonestate=MB42city1=St. Lazare}}|type=concur|notes=North end of PTH 42 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=182|location=nonestate=MB16dir1=east|city1=Shoal Lake}}|type=concur|notes=South end of PTH 16 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=189|location=Foxwarrenstate=MB475|dir1=west}}|notes=}}{{MBintPrairie View Municipality>Prairie View–Russell – Binscarth boundary|km=200|location=nonestate=MB359city1=Rossburn}}}}{{MBintMunicipality of Russell – Binscarth>Russell – Binscarth|dspan=7|km=201|location=nonestate=MB41city1=St. Lazare}}|notes=}}{{MBint|km=204|location=Binscarthstate=MB478location1=Esterhazy}}}}{{MBint|km=214|location=none|road=Mile 116Nstate=MB479noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=217|location=nonestate=MB579|dir1=west}} – Millwood}}{{MBint|km=220lspan=2state=MB45city1=Rossburn}}|notes=}}{{MBint|km=221|type=concurstate=MB16dir1=westYorkton>location2=Saskatoon}}|notes=North end of PTH 16 concurrency}}{{MBint|km=231|location=nonestate=MB264city1=Rossburn}}state=MB254noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=241dspan=3|location=nonestate=MB482location1=Asessippi Provincial Park}}}}{{MBint|km=243|location=nonestate=MB366city1=Inglis|city2=Grandview}}|notes=}}{{Jctbridge|km=245|location=noneShell River (Assiniboine River tributary)>Shell River}}{{MBint|km=257Municipality of Roblin>Roblin|dspan=10|location=none|road=Mile 141Nstate=MB589noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=271|location=nonestate=MB583|dir1=east}}}}{{MBint|location=Roblin|type=concur|km=276state=MB5location1=Yorkton|city2=Dauphin}}Canadian National Railway>CNR tracks}}{{MBint|km=279|location=none|road=Mile 153Nstate=MB594noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=280|location=nonestate=MB593|dir1=west}}}}{{MBint|km=289|location=none|road=Mile 180Nstate=MB483noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=295|location=nonestate=MB594location1=Duck Mountain Provincial Park}}|notes=}}{{MBint|km=299|location=none|road=Mile 169Wstate=MB592noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=302|location=nonestate=MB363location1=Togo}}|notes=}}{{MBint|km=312|location=nonestate=MB367location1=Duck Mountain Provincial Park}}}}{{MBint|km=333|division_special=Duck Mountain Provincial Forest|location=nonestate=MB57location1=Madge Lake}}}}{{MBint|km=349Municipality of Swan Valley West>Swan Valley West|dspan=8|location=none|road=Mile 192N (Alpine Road)state=MB586noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=359|location=nonestate=MB49location1=Arran}}}}{{MBint|km=362|location=Benito|road=}}{{MBint|km=366|location=nonestate=MB487|dir1=north}}state=MB588noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=374|location=nonestate=MB486city1=Durban}}state=MB586noshield=yes}}}}{{MBint|km=387|location=Kenvillestate=MB487|dir1=west}}}}{{MBint|km=394|location=nonestate=MB486|dir1=south}}}}{{MBint|km=397|location=nonestate=MB83Acity1=Swan River}}|notes=}}{{MBint|km=402List of towns in Manitoba>Town of Swan Riverstate=MB10Northern Woods and Water Route>NWWRcity2=Dauphin}}{{jctPTHPTHdir1=northname2=Main Street E.|location1=Swan River (Town Center)}}|notes=PTH 83 northern terminus}}{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

References

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External links

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