Confusion Corner

Confusion Corner
Road sign for northbound traffic approaching Confusion Corner
Map
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates49°52′29″N 97°08′33″W / 49.8747°N 97.1425°W / 49.8747; -97.1425
Roads at
junction
Route 42 north (Donald St)
Route 42 south (Pembina Hwy)
Route 62 (Osborne St)
Route 95 west (Corydon Ave)
Construction
Typeat-grade intersection
Maintained byCity of Winnipeg Public Works

Osborne Junction, more commonly known as Confusion Corner, is a street intersection in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Located at the junction of City Route 62 and City Route 42 in the city's Fort Rouge neighbourhood, the intersection is a major traffic hub through which most traffic between downtown and the southwest quadrant of the city must pass,[1] but is infamous for being complex and difficult for unfamiliar or distracted drivers to navigate correctly.[2]

The intersection is defined by two one-way segments of Route 42, which has the street names Pembina Highway west of the intersection, and Donald Street and McMillan Avenue east of the intersection, intersecting Route 62 (Osborne Street) in a rhomboid shape. City Route 95 (Corydon Avenue) does not directly enter the junction of the two routes, instead beginning at the southwestern corner of the rhomboid, although traffic to and from the terminus of Corydon Avenue also funnels through the junction.

An interchange for the Osborne-Pembina-Corydon intersection was proposed by the Metro Winnipeg council during the 1960s, however this was abandoned due to the high cost.[3]

  1. ^ "Confusion Corner even more confusing tonight". Winnipeg Free Press. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. ^ Wyatt, David A. (2008). "Winnipeg Transit and Osborne Junction (Confusion Corner)". University of Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ^ "Winnipeg Metro Council notes (1960-1971)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-13.