Manitoba Highway 3A
# Manitoba Highway 3A

Provincial Trunk Highway 3A (PTH 3A) is a provincial primary highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from PTH 3 to the same route concurrent with PTH 34. The highway continues as PR 423 from its eastern terminus.

The highway serves as a direct connection to the town of Clearwater, and also is a shortcut. The speed limit is 90 km/h (55 mph).

## Route description

PTH 3A begins at an intersection with PTH 3 (Boundary Commission Trail) in a rural part of the Municipality of Louise. It heads north through the flat farmland of the prairies to cross a bridge over Cypress Creek (closed since 2016) and pass along the eastern edge of Clearwater, where it has an intersection with PR 342 and makes a sharp curve to the east. The highway begins paralleling a former railroad line as it travels along the southern edge of Crystal City, where it comes to an end at an intersection with PTH 3 / PTH 34 (Boundary Commission Trail). The road continues east as gravel PR 423.

The entire length of Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 3A is a paved, rural, two-lane highway, located entirely in the Municipality of Louise.

## Bridge closure

Since 2016, PTH 3A has been split into two segments, both meeting a dead end at Cypress Creek. This due to the bridge across the creek being closed by the province due to safety concerns. The bridge was a concrete version of a Bowstring arch truss, originally built between 1919 and 1920 by the Winnipeg construction firm of Alex Gall and Company. Its original cost was $13,700. In deteriorating condition, the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 2016 and was demolished in spring 2018.

## Major intersections

| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Municipality of Louise | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | PTH 3 (Boundary Commission Trail) – Pilot Mound, Killarney | Western terminus |
| Municipality of Louise | ​ | 4.1 | 2.5 | Former Concrete Bowstring Arch bridge over Cypress Creek (closed since 2016) | Former Concrete Bowstring Arch bridge over Cypress Creek (closed since 2016) |
| Municipality of Louise | Clearwater | 4.3 | 2.7 | PR 342 north – Clearwater | Southern terminus of PR 342 |
| Municipality of Louise | Crystal City | 10.7 | 6.6 | Broadway Street – Crystal City | |
| Municipality of Louise | Crystal City | 11.2 | 7.0 | PTH 3 / PTH 34 (Boundary Commission Trail) – Killarney, Pilot Mound PR 423 east | Eastern terminus; western terminus of PR 423 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former ||||||
