Winnipeg Route 17
Route 17, also known as Chief Peguis Trail, or CPT, is an expressway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The expressway connects Routes 52 (Main Street) and 20 (Lagimodiere Boulevard). It is the shortest and lowest numbered city route, being only about 5 km long. Despite its short length, the speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph). The first section of roadway (between Main and Henderson) was opened on October 19, 1990, and officially named the Chief Peguis Trail on November 1, 1991. The second section was opened on December 2, 2011.
The first extension routes most vehicular traffic away from collector and residential streets throughout the North Kildonan ward travelling west-east.
The extension includes features such as:
- Grade-separated overpass at Rothesay St.
- Pedestrian bridge just west of Gateway Road—allowing the Northeast Pioneers Greenway to pass overtop of the CPT, circumventing the at-grade crosswalk
- Built-in Active Transportation trail along the northern projection
The City of Winnipeg anticipates the route being further extended—west connecting with Routes 180 (McPhillips Street) and 90 (Brookside Blvd.) and east Plessis Road and potentially the East Perimeter.
Chief Peguis Trail crosses the Red River. The bridge over the river is called the Kildonan Settlers Bridge, and features names of local early settlers of the area on each street light.
Upon its ultimate completion, the Chief Peguis Trail would form part of a proposed inner beltway alternative to the Perimeter Highway.
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