Manitoba Provincial Road 256

Provincial Road 256 marker
Provincial Road 256
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length164.5 km (102.2 mi)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
North end PTH 41 near McAuley
Major intersections
South end ND 256 at the Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Highway system
PR 255 PR 257

Provincial Road 256 (PR 256) is a provincial road in the southwest corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba. At a length of 164.5 kilometres (102.2 mi), it is among the longer provincial roads in Manitoba.

Road 256 marker, 17 km south of Cromer at the intersection of 256 and Highway 2

PR 256 begins as a gravel road at PTH 41 near McAuley and winds its way south, staying within 16 kilometres (10 mi) of the Saskatchewan border. After it crosses the Trans-Canada Highway at Elkhorn, PR 256 becomes a paved, two-lane highway and continues south to the Lyleton Port of Entry at the Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing on the Canada–United States border, located south of Pierson, in the extreme southwest corner of Manitoba.[1]

After crossing the international border, PR 256 becomes North Dakota Highway 256 (ND 256).[2]

In 2014, the Canada Border Services Agency moved into a new state-of-the-art facility at Lyleton, which is the most westerly Port of Entry into Manitoba, located only three miles from the Saskatchewan boundary.[3]

  1. ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway map of Manitoba section 1" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 256" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Winnipeg News | Local Breaking | CTV News Winnipeg".