Manitoba Provincial Road 304

Provincial Road 304 (PR 304) is a provincial road in the Eastman and NorMan regions of Manitoba, Canada. It begins at PTH 59/PTH 12 south of Grand Beach and runs to Powerview-Pine Falls at the PTH 11 junction. Near the town, PR 304 crosses the Winnipeg River at the Pine Falls Generating Station, operated by Manitoba Hydro.^[1] From there, PR 304 heads north and then east to the community of Bissett, before terminating at Provincial Road 314 near the northern boundary of Nopiming Provincial Park.^[2][3]

Provincial Road 304
Route information
Maintained by Department of Infrastructure
Length	192 km (119 mi)
Existed	1966–present
Major junctions
North end	PR 314 near Bissett
Major intersections	PTH 11 at Powerview-Pine Falls East Side Road near Wanipigow
South end	PTH 59 / PTH 12 / PR 500 near Beaconia
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Alexander
Towns	Powerview-Pine Falls
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba Winnipeg City Routes
← PR 303 → PR 305

Provincial Roads 304, 313, 314, and 315, along with PTH 11, form a loop that provides access to several remote communities, First Nations reserves, and provincial parks on the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg. PR 304 is also used as a south terminus for winter roads to northern Manitoba.^[4]

History

Provincial Road 219
Stead Road, Bouvier Trail
Location	Gull Lake - St. Georges - Powerview-Pine Falls
Length	40.1 km (24.9 mi)
Existed	1966–1977

Provincial Road 219 (PR 219) was a 40.1-kilometre-long (24.9 mi) east-west highway in the Rural Municipalities of St. Clements and Alexander, connecting the towns of Gull Lake, Stead, and St. Georges.

Established in 1966, it ran from PTH 59 at Gull Lake, crossing PTH 12 before making a couple of sharp turns as it passed through Stead. It then wound its way through remote woodlands for several kilometres before coming to an end at PTH 11 in St. Georges.^[5] By 1976, the highway's eastern terminus was moved from St. Georges to Powerview-Pine Falls, meeting the southern end of PR 304, with the old route becoming Bouvier Trail.^[6] By 1978, the entire highway was renumbered to a southern extension of PR 304.^[7]

Major intersections

Division	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
St. Clements /Alexander boundary	​	0.0	0.0	PTH 12 / PTH 59 – Winnipeg, Grand Beach PR 500 north – Beaconia	Southern terminus; southern terminus of PR 500; road continues as PR 500
Alexander	Belair Provincial Forest	6.8	4.2	Road 44E – Stead
	​	19.0	11.8	Stead Road	Former PR 304 south
	Brightstone Sand Hills Provincial Forest	31.3	19.4	Bouvier Trail – St. Georges	Former PR 219 east
Town of Powerview-Pine Falls		34.6	21.5	PTH 11 – Victoria Beach, Lac du Bonnet
		35.3– 35.7	21.9– 22.2	Pine Falls Generating Station across the Winnipeg River
No. 19	​	65.2	40.5	Bridge over the O'Hanly River
	​	69.3	43.1	Little Black River	Access road into First Nation
	​	74.9	46.5	Bridge over the Black River
	​	88.7	55.1	Bridge over the Sandy River
	Manigotagan / Manigotagan River Provincial Park boundary	104.6	65.0	Bridge over the Manigotagan River
	Manigotagan	104.8	65.1	Manigotagan	Access road; Pavement ends
	​	106.5	66.2	Seymourville, Wanipigow	Access road
	​	113.2	70.3	East Side Road – Bloodvein, Berens River	Southern terminus of East Side Road; formerly known as Rice River Road; also provides access to winter roads leading to Little Grand Rapids, St. Theresa Point, and Poplar River
	​	127.5	79.2	Wanipigow Lake	Access road
	​	174.4	108.4	Wallace Lake Provincial Park	Access road
	Nopiming Provincial Park	192.0	119.3	PR 314 south – Lac du Bonnet Access road to Long Lake	Northern terminus of both PR 304 and PR 314; access road to lake
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi