Manitoba Provincial Road 280 - Route Description

Route Description

Provincial Road 280 begins at an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 391 (the continuation of Highway 6) in Thompson, just north of the city airport. Road 280 proceeds to the northeast through rural regions of northeastern Manitoba as it leaves the city of Thompson. Route 280 passes through a few forests to the north of Thompson and becomes a short divided highway. The highway continues, intersecting with a few local roads in Mystery Lake. Route 280 also has two single vehicle bridges.

Route 280 continues to the northeast as it passes near the shores of Mystery Lake. The highway leaves Mystery Lake and proceeds through more rural areas. Around 20.1 kilometres (12.5 mi), Route 280 intersects with a local road that continues back towards Mystery Lake. A short while later, the rural route passes a small parking lot in a dense forest. The route continues through the forest and curves to the east slightly. A short while later, Route 280 passes a pond just before intersecting with local roads that reach Moak Lake. Just northeast of that, Route 280 intersecting with an old woods road. Route 280 passes to the northeast of Moak Lake and begins to parallel the old woods road. The woods road merges in after 28 kilometres (17 mi) and Route 280 passes another parking lot in a dense forest to the north. The highway passes to the north of a mountain and continues to parallel Moak Lake, which is to the south. Route 280 leaves Moak Lake in its wake and continues to the east/northeast towards Split Lake. For a while, Route 280 intersects with local roads and passes through forests.

The highway curves to the east and passes to the south of a glacier at around 45 kilometres (28 mi). Route 280 turns to the northeast again and heads towards Split Lake. The highway turns to the east again near a large pond. Route 280 intersects with a dead end woods road again around 49 kilometres (30 mi). Route 280 passes to the south of a large pond and later a large gap in the forest. Route 280 makes several changes in direction before passing Orr Lake to the north and a river to the south. At about 69 kilometres (43 mi), Route 280 begins to parallel a river for the next 24 kilometres (15 mi). The river drains into Split Lake while Route 280 passes to the north near Assean Lake.

Route 280 passes north of Split Lake, intersecting with two local roads, one of which becomes a ferry to York Landing. Route 280 turns to the north, passing to the east of Assean Lake. Assean Lake becomes a river and parallels Route 280 to the north. At 125 kilometres (78 mi)s, Route 280 passes to the northeast of downtown Split Lake, which is accessible by a local road off the highway. The next 70 kilometres (43 mi) is dense forest and unpaved roadway. The highway begins to parallel Stephens Lake at 201 kilometres (125 mi). At 260 kilometres (160 mi), Route 280 turns to the south at a fork with Manitoba Provincial Road 290.

Route 280 heads across a bridge over Stephens Lake and heads southward for 20 miles (32 km), where it enters Gillam. At 291 kilometres (181 mi), Route 280 terminates at a local road in Gillam.