# Manitoba Provincial Road 242

Provincial Road 242 (PR 242) is a north-south provincial road in the Pembina Valley and Central Plains Regions of Manitoba, Canada.
PR 242 begins at the Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing on the Canada–United States border near Snowflake and terminates at Lynchs Point on the south shore of Lake Manitoba, in the Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone. It is a paved, two-lane road from the U.S. border to La Rivière (PTH 3) and from PTH 2 to the Trans-Canada Highway; the remainder is mostly gravel.
At the U.S. border, PR 242 connects with Cavalier County Road 13.

## Route description

PR 242 begins at the Hannah-Snowflake Border Crossing in the Municipality of Lorne, with the road continuing south to the town of Hannah, North Dakota as Cavalier County Road 13 (CR 13). The highway immediately goes through a switchback before heading north as a paved two-lane highway along the border between the Municipalities of Lorne and Pembina, passing through Snowflake to have a junction with PR 201. It has an intersection with PR 423 before fully entering the Municipality of Pembina as it winds it's way down into the Pembina River Valley, crossing the river to enter the town of La Rivière. The highway travels straight through the center of town along Broadway Street, where it becomes concurrent (overlapped) with PTH 3 (Boundary Commission Trail) and the two head west for a short distance to leave La Rivière. PR 242 now splits off as a gravel road and climbs its way out of the river valley before zigzagging between some sharp left and right turns for the next several kilometers.
After entering flat rural farmland, PR 242 crosses into the Municipality of Lorne, having a junction with PTH 23 before entering the hamlet of Somerset. The highway temporarily becomes paved and known as Third Street, traversing neighborhoods before passing through downtown, formerly crossing a railroad here. It passes through some neighborhoods before leaving town and becoming unpaved once again. PR 242 enters the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne during a short concurrency with PR 245. The highway travels along the eastern edge of the town of Treherne, where it becomes paved and has a short concurrency with PTH 2 (Red Coat Trail) before continuing due north through rural areas to cross the Assiniboine River.
Entering the Municipality of North Norfolk at an intersection with PR 350 (Former PR 461) just east of Lavenham, the highway makes a couple of sharp turns before passing straight through the center of Rosendale. The highway continues north through farmland for several more kilometers, passing through the hamlet of Bagot, where it crosses a railroad, PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), and becomes unpaved once more.
PR 242 enters the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone and makes a sharp right turn to begin following the Whitemud River. After having a short concurrency with PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway), it bypasses the hamlet of Westbourne along its eastern side before becoming more narrow and winding for the next several kilometers, temporarily entering the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie and crossing a small creek. The highway begins following the coastline of southern Lake Manitoba shortly before coming to a dead end at the Lynchs Point Campground. The entire length of Provincial Road 242 is a two-lane highway.

## Major intersections

| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Louise | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | CR 13 – Hannah | Continuation into North Dakota |
| Canada–United States border at the Hannah-Snowflake Border Crossing ||
| Louise / Pembina boundary | Snowflake | 6.1 | 3.8 | PR 201 east – Snowflake | Western terminus of PR 201 |
| Louise / Pembina boundary | ​ | 15.9 | 9.9 | PR 423 west – Crystal City | Eastern terminus of PR 423 |
| Pembina | La Rivière | 27.4– 27.5 | 17.0– 17.1 | Bridge over the Pembina River | Bridge over the Pembina River |
| Pembina | La Rivière | 28.4 | 17.6 | PTH 3 east (Boundary Commission Trail) – Manitou | Southern end of PTH 3 concurrency |
| Pembina | ​ | 29.0 | 18.0 | PTH 3 west (Boundary Commission Trail) – Pilot Mound | Northern end of PTH 3 concurrency; southern end of unpaved section |
| Lorne | Somerset | 49.3 | 30.6 | PTH 23 – Ninette, Morris | |
| Lorne / Norfolk Treherne boundary | ​ | 64.1 | 39.8 | PR 245 east – Notre Dame de Lourdes | Southern end of PR 245 concurrency |
| Lorne / Norfolk Treherne boundary | ​ | 66.2 | 41.1 | PR 245 west – Holland | Northern end of PR 245 concurrency |
| Norfolk Treherne | Treherne | 77.8 | 48.3 | PTH 2 west (Red Coat Trail) – Treherne | Southern end of PTH 2 concurrency; northern end of unpaved section |
| Norfolk Treherne | ​ | 81.2 | 50.5 | PTH 2 east (Red Coat Trail) – Rathwell | Northern end of PTH 2 concurrency |
| Norfolk Treherne | ​ | 94.3– 94.4 | 58.6– 58.7 | Bridge over the Assiniboine River | Bridge over the Assiniboine River |
| Norfolk Treherne / North Norfolk boundary | ​ | 98.7 | 61.3 | PR 350 north – Lavenham | Southern terminus of PR 350; former PR 461 |
| North Norfolk | Bagot | 120.2 | 74.7 | PTH 1 (TCH) – Brandon, Portage la Prairie | Southern end of unpaved section |
| WestLake - Gladstone | Westbourne | 139.8 | 86.9 | PTH 16 (TCH) west / YH – Gladstone | Southern end of PTH 16 concurrency |
| WestLake - Gladstone | ​ | 141.9 | 88.2 | PTH 16 (TCH) east / YH – Portage la Prairie | Northern end of PTH 16 concurrency |
| WestLake - Gladstone | ​ | 144.2 | 89.6 | Main Street – Westbourne | Former PR 242 |
| Portage la Prairie | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| WestLake - Gladstone | Lynchs Point | 157 | 98 | Dead end at Lynchs Point Campground on Lake Manitoba | Northern terminus; northern end of unpaved section |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition ||||||