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| name = Winnipeg Route 150
| marker_image = [[Image:Winnipeg city route 150.svg|80px|Winnipeg Route 150]]
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| image = [[Image:Stannesjunction.jpg|300px]]
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| caption = Y-shaped road intersection, with cars and a municipal bus stop.|St. Anne's Road looking southward, at its junction with St. Mary's Road in north St. Vital.
| other_name = St. Anne's Rd
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| maint = City of Winnipeg
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| location = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]
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| direction_b = South
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| junction = {{jct|state=MB|PTH|1|Winnipeg|135|dir1=east|name2=Fermor Ave|noshield1=yes|noshield2=yes}}<br>{{jct|state=MB|Winnipeg|165|name1=Bishop Grandin Blvd|noshield1=yes}}
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'''Route 150''', locally known as St. Anne's Road (French: ''Chemin Ste. Anne''), is a major [[arterial route]] in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]].
'''Route 150''', locally known as St. Anne's Road (French: ''Chemin Ste. Anne''), is a major [[arterial route]] in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]].


It branches off from [[Winnipeg Route 52|St. Mary's Road]] in north [[St. Vital, Winnipeg|St. Vital]] and runs southeastward through central and southern St. Vital to the [[Perimeter Highway (Winnipeg)|Perimeter Highway]]. It is a collector road for traffic between south [[Saint Boniface, Manitoba|St. Boniface]], central and south St. Vital, and [[Downtown Winnipeg|downtown]]. St. Anne's Road from St. Mary's Road to [[Winnipeg Route 135|Fermor Avenue]]) is part of the [[Manitoba Highway 1|Trans-Canada Highway]].
[[File:Stannesjunction.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=a Y-shaped road intersection, with cars and a municipal bus stop.|St. Anne's Road looking southward, at its junction with St. Mary's Road in north St. Vital.]]


St. Anne's Road continues south of the Perimeter Highway and ends at the [[Red River Floodway]]. This part of the road was formerly signed as Provincial Road 300.
Route 150 branches off from [[Winnipeg Route 52|Route 52 (St. Mary's Road)]] in north [[St. Vital, Winnipeg|St. Vital]] and runs southeastward through central and southern St. Vital to the [[Perimeter Highway]]. It is a collector road for traffic between south [[Saint Boniface, Manitoba|St. Boniface]], central and south St. Vital, and [[Downtown Winnipeg|downtown]].


A section of Route 150 (from St. Mary's Road to [[Winnipeg Route 135|Fermor Avenue]]) part of the [[Manitoba Highway 1|Trans-Canada Highway]]. Another short section (from the Perimeter Highway to just north of the [[Red River Floodway]]) is multiplexed with [[Manitoba Provincial Road 300]]. The speed limit on Route 150 is 60&nbsp;km/h (40&nbsp;mph) except for the section directly north of the Perimeter Highway, where it increases to 70&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph).
The speed limit on Route 150 is 60&nbsp;km/h (40&nbsp;mph), except for the section directly north of the Perimeter Highway, where it increases to 70&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph).


==History==
St. Anne's Road originally ran from north St. Vital to the community of [[Ste. Anne, Manitoba]]. Sections of the original country road still exist in the [[Rural Municipality|Rural Municipalities]] of [[Taché, Manitoba|Taché]] and [[Ste. Anne, Manitoba (rural municipality)|Ste. Anne]]. It is no longer a continuous road, and outside of the City of Winnipeg is generally called Ste. Anne's Road (French: ''Chemin Sainte-Anne'').
Prior to the construction of the Red River Floodway and [[Manitoba Highway 59|Highway 59]], St. Anne's Road was a heavily used road connecting Winnipeg with the community of [[Ste. Anne, Manitoba]] and much of southeastern Manitoba, including the town of [[Steinbach, Manitoba|Steinbach]]. Sections of the original country road still exist in the [[Rural Municipality|Rural Municipalities]] of [[Taché, Manitoba|Taché]] and [[Ste. Anne, Manitoba (rural municipality)|Ste. Anne]], but is no longer a continuous road.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Heritage Landscape of the Crow Wing Study Region of Southeastern Manitoba|url=http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/internal_reports.html|publisher=Manitoba Government Historical Resources Branch|accessdate=November 6, 2014}}</ref>

Outside of Winnipeg, the road is generally spelled ''Ste. Anne's Road'' (French: ''Chemin Sainte-Anne'').

==Future==
In 2013, the Manitoba government unveiled futures plans to construct an interchange at the junction of the Perimeter and St. Anne's Road, to replace the at-grade intersection and traffic lights that currently exist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/992140/province-plans-new-interchanges-on-south-perimeter/|date=November 26, 2013|publisher=GlobalNews.ca|title=Province plans new interchanges on south Perimeter}}</ref>

==References==
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Revision as of 00:31, 7 November 2014

Winnipeg Route 150
Winnipeg Route 150
St. Anne's Rd
Y-shaped road intersection, with cars and a municipal bus stop.
Part ofPTH 1 (Trans-Canada Hwy)
Maintained byCity of Winnipeg
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba
North endPTH 1 west / Route 52 (St. Mary's Rd)
Major
junctions
PTH 1 east / Route 135 (Fermor Ave)
Route 165 (Bishop Grandin Blvd)
South endPTH 100 (Perimeter Hwy)

Route 150, locally known as St. Anne's Road (French: Chemin Ste. Anne), is a major arterial route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

It branches off from St. Mary's Road in north St. Vital and runs southeastward through central and southern St. Vital to the Perimeter Highway. It is a collector road for traffic between south St. Boniface, central and south St. Vital, and downtown. St. Anne's Road from St. Mary's Road to Fermor Avenue) is part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

St. Anne's Road continues south of the Perimeter Highway and ends at the Red River Floodway. This part of the road was formerly signed as Provincial Road 300.

The speed limit on Route 150 is 60 km/h (40 mph), except for the section directly north of the Perimeter Highway, where it increases to 70 km/h (45 mph).

History

Prior to the construction of the Red River Floodway and Highway 59, St. Anne's Road was a heavily used road connecting Winnipeg with the community of Ste. Anne, Manitoba and much of southeastern Manitoba, including the town of Steinbach. Sections of the original country road still exist in the Rural Municipalities of Taché and Ste. Anne, but is no longer a continuous road.[1]

Outside of Winnipeg, the road is generally spelled Ste. Anne's Road (French: Chemin Sainte-Anne).

Future

In 2013, the Manitoba government unveiled futures plans to construct an interchange at the junction of the Perimeter and St. Anne's Road, to replace the at-grade intersection and traffic lights that currently exist.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Heritage Landscape of the Crow Wing Study Region of Southeastern Manitoba". Manitoba Government Historical Resources Branch. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Province plans new interchanges on south Perimeter". GlobalNews.ca. November 26, 2013.