# Winnipeg Route 52

Route 52 is a major north-south arterial route in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It comprises all of Main Street, Queen Elizabeth Way, and St. Mary's Road.

## Route description

Route 52 begins at the south Perimeter Highway (Manitoba Highway 100) and along St. Mary's Road as the northern continuation of Manitoba Provincial Road 200. It follows the east side of the Red River to the Norwood Bridge, it crosses the river and becomes Queen Elizabeth Way. It continues to the Main Street Bridge over the Assiniboine River, where it enters downtown and becomes Main Street. After passing through downtown, it runs along the west bank of the Red River to its northern terminus at the Winnipeg city limits, just south of the north Perimeter Highway (Manitoba Highway 101), and becomes Manitoba Highway 9.
Route 52 passes through the suburbs of West Kildonan, the North End, Downtown, Fort Rouge, St. Boniface, and St. Vital. The section between Broadway and St. Anne's Road is part of Manitoba Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway.
Many of Winnipeg's most prominent buildings and institutions are located along Main Street, including City Hall, the Centennial Concert Hall, the Manitoba Museum, Union Station, the Richardson Building, and 360 Main (formerly the Commodities Exchange tower).

## History

Main Street is one of the oldest routes in the Winnipeg region. It originated as the trail between Lower Fort Garry and the various settlements huddled around the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. Its intersection with the Portage Trail near Upper Fort Garry (now downtown Winnipeg) spawned the Portage and Main corner, which is today the heart of the city. Upper Fort Garry was eventually demolished by the city in order to straighten the southern portion of Main Street and realign it to its current configuration. The north gate, the sole surviving piece of Upper Fort Garry, stands near the corner of Broadway and Main.
St. Mary's Road is named after St. Mary's Parish (Ste. Marie Paroisse in French), a Roman Catholic parish located in the northernmost section of St. Vital. It was originally a trail that led from the parish south to the United States border at Emerson along the east side of the Red River. In rural Manitoba, St. Mary's Road is now incorporated into Provincial Roads 200 and 246.
A short section of Main Street was renamed Queen Elizabeth Way to commemorate the 2002 Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the city.

## Photo gallery

* Main Street in 1887 (at Pioneer Avenue, looking north)
* Looking north on Main Street at St. Mary Avenue
* Main Street at Jarvis Avenue, looking south towards downtown
* St. Mary's Road at Carriere Avenue, looking north toward downtown

## Major intersections

From south to north. The entire route is in Winnipeg.
| Street Name | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| St. Mary's Road | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR 200 south (St. Mary's Road) – St. Adolphe Perimeter Highway (PTH 100 (TCH)) | Route 52 southern terminus; interchange proposed; continues as PR 200 |
| St. Mary's Road | 3.6 | 2.2 | Meadowood Drive – St. Vital Centre | |
| St. Mary's Road | 4.3 | 2.7 | Abinojii Mikanah (Route 165) | |
| St. Mary's Road | 4.9 | 3.0 | Dunkirk Drive / Dakota Street (Route 62) | |
| St. Mary's Road | 6.8 | 4.2 | Fermor Avenue (Route 135) | To PTH 1 east |
| St. Mary's Road | 8.1 | 5.0 | PTH 1 east / St. Anne's Road (Route 150 south) | South end of PTH 1 concurrency |
| St. Mary's Road | 9.9 | 6.2 | Tache Avenue / Enfield Cresecent | Northbound access to Route 115 east |
| St. Mary's Road | 10.5 | 6.5 | Marion Street (Route 115 east) | No northbound access |
| Red River | 10.6– 10.8 | 6.6– 6.7 | Norwood BridgeSt. Mary's Road north end • Queen Elizabeth Way south end | Norwood BridgeSt. Mary's Road north end • Queen Elizabeth Way south end |
| Queen Elizabeth Way | 10.9 | 6.8 | River Avenue (via Stradbrook Avenue) | No northbound entrance; Stradbrook Avenue alignment, signed as River Avenue |
| Queen Elizabeth Way | 11.0 | 6.8 | Mayfair Avenue | One-way eastbound (no access, T-intersection); northbound entrance from Stradbrook Avenue |
| Assiniboine River | 11.0– 11.1 | 6.8– 6.9 | Main Street BridgeQueen Elizabeth Way north end • Main Street south end | Main Street BridgeQueen Elizabeth Way north end • Main Street south end |
| Main Street | 11.5 | 7.1 | Broadway (PTH 1 west) – Manitoba Legislative Building | North end of PTH 1 concurrency; passes Union Station |
| Main Street | 11.7 | 7.3 | York Avenue – The Forks | One-way eastbound west of Main Street |
| Main Street | 11.9 | 7.4 | St. Mary Avenue | One-way, westbound |
| Main Street | 12.0 | 7.5 | Graham Avenue | |
| Main Street | 12.1 | 7.5 | To Route 57 east / William Stephenson Way – The Forks | One-way, eastbound |
| Main Street | 12.2 | 7.6 | Pioneer Avenue | One-way, westbound (no access, T-intersection) |
| Main Street | 12.3 | 7.6 | Portage Avenue (Route 57) / Route 85 west / YH west | See Portage and Main Yellowhead Highway eastern terminus; to PTH 1 west |
| Main Street | 12.5 | 7.8 | McDermot Avenue | One-way, eastbound |
| Main Street | 12.6 | 7.8 | Bannatyne Avenue | One-way, westbound |
| Main Street | 12.8 | 8.0 | James Avenue (Route 42 east) | One-way eastbound (no access, T-intersection); south end of Route 42 east concurrency |
| Main Street | 13.0 | 8.1 | Disraeli Freeway / Alexander Avenue (Route 42) | No southbound to eastbound exit; Alexander Avenue is one-way, westbound; north end of Route 42 east concurrency |
| Main Street | 13.1 | 8.1 | Logan Avenue (Route 47) | Southbound access to Route 42 east |
| Main Street | 13.4 | 8.3 | Higgens Avenue | |
| Main Street | 14.8 | 9.2 | Redwood Avenue (Route 37) | |
| Main Street | 16.1 | 10.0 | Inkster Boulevard | To Route 25 west |
| Main Street | 17.8 | 11.1 | Partridge Avenue (Route 23 east) | One-way eastbound (no access, T-intersection); Route 23 eastern terminus |
| Main Street | 17.9 | 11.1 | Leila Avenue (Route 23 west) | One-way westbound east of Main Street |
| Main Street | 19.2 | 11.9 | Chief Peguis Trail (Route 17) | |
| Main Street | 21.2 | 13.2 | PTH 9 begins | Winnipeg city limits; Route 52 northern terminus; PTH 9 southern terminus |
| R.M. West St. Paul | 22.3 | 13.9 | PTH 101 (Perimeter Highway) PTH 9 north (Main Street) – Selkirk | Interchange; PTH 101 exit 71; PTH 9 continues north |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Route transition |||||