Manitoba Provincial Road 493
 Provincial Road 493 | ||||
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| Mine Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 97.3 km (60.5 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  PR 391 in Leaf Rapids | |||
| North end | South Indian Lake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Towns | Leaf Rapids | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Provincial Road 493 (PR 493), also known as Mine Road, is an unpaved gravel road located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The road, located in northwestern Manitoba, is 97.3 kilometres (60.5 mi) long. PR 493 provides the only road access to Ruttan Mine and the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation reserve community of South Indian Lake.
Route description
[edit]PR 493's southern terminus is a junction with PR 391 in Leaf Rapids. Nearly 23 kilometres (14 mi) into the route, it crosses Brehaut Lake at Ruttan Mine. PR 493 then continues northeast, and crossing causeways over Issett Lake twice, as well as traversing Issett Island. After crossing a Cable Ferry over Southern Indian Lake, the route reaches its northern terminus in downtown South Indian Lake.[1][2][3]
Major intersections
[edit]| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Leaf Rapids | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR 391 – Lynn Lake, Thompson | Western terminus | |
| 20.5 | 12.7 | Causeway over Brehaut Lake | |||
| 22.9 | 14.2 | Ruttan Mine | Access road into mine | ||
| 23 | | 38.1– 38.5 | 23.7– 23.9 | Causeway over Issett Lake | |
| | 56.0– 56.5 | 34.8– 35.1 | Causeway over Issett Lake | ||
| | 60.1– 60.4 | 37.3– 37.5 | Causeway over Issett Lake | ||
| O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation | | 92.7– 92.9 | 57.6– 57.7 |  C.F. Johnny Paul Cable Ferry over Southern Indian Lake | |
| South Indian Lake | 96.3 | 59.8 |  Airport Road – South Indian Lake Airport | Access road into airport | |
| 97.3 | 60.5 | Airport Road / Spence Street / Way Pa Nee Kees Kan Now Road | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (2016). Manitoba Official Highway Map (Map) (2016 ed.). Winnipeg, MB: Province of Manitoba. § B13, C13 and C14.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 6" (PDF). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 493" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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