# Manitoba Provincial Road 256

Provincial Road 256 (PR 256) is a provincial road in the southwest corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba. At a length of 164.5 kilometres (102.2 mi), it is among the longer provincial roads in Manitoba.
PR 256 begins as a gravel road at PTH 41 near McAuley and winds its way south, staying within 16 kilometres (10 mi) of the Saskatchewan border. After it crosses the Trans-Canada Highway at Elkhorn, PR 256 becomes a paved, two-lane highway and continues south to the Lyleton Port of Entry at the Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing on the Canada–United States border, located south of Pierson, in the extreme southwest corner of Manitoba.
After crossing the international border, PR 256 becomes North Dakota Highway 256 (ND 256).
In 2014, the Canada Border Services Agency moved into a new state-of-the-art facility at Lyleton, which is the most westerly Port of Entry into Manitoba, located only three miles from the Saskatchewan boundary.

## Major intersections

| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Two Borders | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | ND 256 south – Antler | Antler-Lyleton Border Crossing; southern terminus; continuation south into North Dakota |
| Two Borders | ​ | 5.0 | 3.1 | Road 3N | Former PR 251 west |
| Two Borders | ​ | 9.8 | 6.1 | PR 251 east – Lyleton | Western terminus of PR 251 |
| Two Borders | ​ | 12.3 | 7.6 | Bridge over Gainsborough Creek | Bridge over Gainsborough Creek |
| Two Borders | Pierson | 23.0 | 14.3 | Government Road Allowance – Pierson | |
| Two Borders | Pierson | 23.2 | 14.4 | PTH 3 east (Boundary Commission Trail) – Melita | Southern end of PTH 3 concurrency |
| Two Borders | Pierson | 23.8 | 14.8 | PTH 3 west (Boundary Commission Trail) – Estevan Railway Avenue – Pierson | Northern end of PTH 3 concurrency |
| Two Borders | ​ | 33.2 | 20.6 | PR 445 east – Melita | Western terminus of PR 445 |
| Two Borders | ​ | 44.3 | 27.5 | Bridge over Jackson Creek | Bridge over Jackson Creek |
| Two Borders | ​ | 48.0 | 29.8 | PR 345 east – Lauder | Southern end of PR 345 concurrency |
| Two Borders | ​ | 49.7 | 30.9 | Bridge over Jackson Creek | Bridge over Jackson Creek |
| Two Borders | ​ | 51.3 | 31.9 | PR 345 west – Tilston | Northern end of PR 345 concurrency |
| Two Borders | ​ | 56.6 | 35.2 | Bridge over Jackson Creek | Bridge over Jackson Creek |
| Pipestone | Sinclair | 70.6 | 43.9 | Railway Avenue – Sinclair | |
| Pipestone | Sinclair | 71.5 | 44.4 | PTH 2 west (Red Coat Trail) – Weyburn | Southern end of PTH 2 concurrency |
| Pipestone | Sinclair | 72.3 | 44.9 | Road 168W – Sinclair | |
| Pipestone | ​ | 75.6 | 47.0 | PTH 2 east (Red Coat Trail) – Reston | Northern end of PTH 2 concurrency |
| Pipestone | Cromer | 93.5 | 58.1 | PR 255 west – Ebor | Southern end of PR 255 concurrency |
| Pipestone | Cromer | 93.6 | 58.2 | Bridge over Pipestone Creek | Bridge over Pipestone Creek |
| Pipestone | Cromer | 93.8 | 58.3 | PR 255 east – Woodnorth | Northern end of PR 255 concurrency |
| Wallace-Woodworth | ​ | 105.1 | 65.3 | PR 257 – Kola, Virden | |
| Wallace-Woodworth | Elkhorn | 121.0 | 75.2 | PTH 1 (TCH) – Regina, Virden | Southern end of unpaved section |
| Wallace-Woodworth | ​ | 141.4 | 87.9 | PR 467 west – Manson | Southern end of PR 467 concurrency |
| Wallace-Woodworth | Willen | 143.1 | 88.9 | PR 467 east – Miniota | Northern end of PR 467 concurrency |
| Wallace-Woodworth | McAuley | 164.5 | 102.2 | PTH 41 – Kirkella, St. Lazare | Northern terminus; northern end of unpaved section; road continues as Railway Avenue |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition ||||||

## Related route

Provincial Road 445 (PR 445) is a 19.2-kilometre-long (11.9 mi) east-west spur of PR 256 in the Municipality of Two Borders, providing access to the town of Melita. It is entirely a paved two-lane highway, with no other settlements along the highway as it travels through rural farmland.
Prior to 1992, PR 445 continued west a further 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) past PR 256 along a gravel section of Road 18N to the Saskatchewan border, where it continued for a short distance as Township Road 40 to come to an end at an intersection with Saskatchewan Highway 600 (Hwy 600) between Fertile and Gainsborough.
| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Two Borders | ​ | −9.9 | −6.2 | Township Road 40 to Highway 600 – Fertile, Gainsborough | Former western terminus prior to 1992 |
| Two Borders | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR 256 – Pierson, Tilston | Western terminus; road continues west as Road 18N |
| Two Borders | ​ | 9.9 | 6.2 | PR 252 – Broomhill, Elva | |
| Town of Melita | Town of Melita | 19.0 | 11.8 | Front Street – Downtown | |
| Town of Melita | Town of Melita | 19.2 | 11.9 | PTH 3 (Boundary Commission Trail) / PTH 83 – Minot, Pierson, Virden | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former ||||||