Winnipeg Route 42

Winnipeg Route 42

Route 42 is a major arterial road located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It connects the suburbs of North Kildonan, East Kildonan, Fort Rouge, Fort Garry, and St. Norbert with the city's downtown core. In the north, it is a continuation of Manitoba Provincial Road 204; in the south, it is a continuation of Manitoba Highway 75.

The route begins at the intersection of Provincial Road 204 and the Perimeter Highway North and, as Henderson Highway, runs south parallel to the east bank of the Red River. It passes Chief Peguis Trail and Hespeler Avenue before crossing the Red River at the Disraeli Bridge and passing through the neighbourhood of Point Douglas as the Disraeli Highway. It veers east and crosses Main Street, then turns south as Princess Street (southbound) and King Street (northbound), becoming Donald Street (southbound) and Smith Street (northbound) at Notre Dame Avenue. After passing through the downtown core, it crosses the Assiniboine River at the Midtown Bridge, taking the name Donald Street in both directions until it reaches Confusion Corner, where it becomes Pembina Highway. It then runs south-southwest through the suburbs of Fort Garry (passing by the University of Manitoba) and St. Norbert before leaving the city at the Perimeter Highway South as Manitoba Highway 75.

The persons whom the various roads making up Route 42 were named after vary from local pioneers to businessmen to members of the British Royal Family. Henderson Highway was named for early Manitoba pioneer Samuel Robert Henderson, Disraeli Freeway was named for Benjamin Disraeli, and Princess Street was named for Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, while King Street was named for John Mark King, a local clergyman, and Donald Street and Smith Street for a Hudson's Bay Company official. Pembina Highway was originally a trail leading to Fort Pembina, North Dakota. [ [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/winnipegstreets/index.shtml History in Winnipeg Street Names] from the Manitoba Historical Society.]

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