Manitoba Highway 1 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
PTH 1 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length	488.8 km (303.7 mi)
Existed	1942–present
Major junctions
West end	Saskatchewan border near Kirkella continues west as Hwy 1 (TCH) towards Whitewood and Regina
	PTH 41 at Kirkella PTH 83 near Virden PTH 21 near Griswold PTH 10 in Brandon PTH 5 near Carberry PTH 34 near Austin PTH 16 (TCH) near Portage la Prairie PTH 26 near Portage la Prairie PTH 13 near Oakville PTH 26 near St. François Xavier PTH 100 (TCH) / PTH 101 in Winnipeg PTH 59 in Winnipeg PTH 12 near Ste. Anne PTH 11 near Hadashville PTH 44 near West Hawk Lake
East end	Ontario border near West Hawk Lake continues east as Highway 17 / TCH towards Kenora and Thunder Bay
Location
Districts:	Unorganized Division No. 1
Rural municipalities:	Cartier Cornwallis Elton Headingley North Cypress – Langford North Norfolk Portage la Prairie Reynolds Sifton Springfield St. François Xavier Ste. Anne Taché Wallace – Woodworth Whitehead
Major cities:	Brandon Portage la Prairie Winnipeg
Towns:	Virden
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways ← PTH 110 PTH 1A →

Manitoba Highway 1 is the section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba, Canada. It runs from west to east and is 490 kilometers (304 miles) long. It starts on the Saskatchewan border near Kirkella, Manitoba and connects with Saskatchewan Highway 1. The only major city it passes through is Winnipeg. The highway ends at the Ontario border near West Hawk Lake, where it is renamed Ontario Highway 17.

Images for kids

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  Eastbound on the Trans Canada Highway in south-western Manitoba near Carberry.

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  The "Manitoba Welcome/Bienvenue" sign, entering Manitoba from Saskatchewan at the provincial boundary on TCH 1.

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  Westbound driving from Kenora, Ontario to Winnipeg, near Lorette (East of Winnipeg)