Manitoba Provincial Highway 17
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Provincial Trunk Highway 17 (PTH 17) is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba
. It runs from an intersection
with PR 325 near Hodgson
to an intersection
with PTH 9 near Gimli
.
The majority of the route is paved, with a gravel section between PTH 8 and PTH 9. The speed limit
is 100 km/h (60 mph).
The route can be very dangerous as thousands of snakes cross PTH 17 to get to/from the Narcisse Snake Pits
. Once the snakes are run over, the road can become very slippery. To help counter this and conserve the snakes lives, a series of 'garter-snake fences' were built.
Michael Chikousky and Andrew Gilson, who live by these snake fences have noticed a difference and are thankful that the fences were built to save snakes' lives.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. It runs from an intersection
Intersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...
with PR 325 near Hodgson
Hodgson, Manitoba
Hodgson is a community in the Rural Municipality of Fisher in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located on Highway 325 in the north Interlake region of the province.-References:...
to an intersection
Intersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...
with PTH 9 near Gimli
Gimli, Manitoba
Gimli is a a rural municipality located in the Interlake region of south-central Manitoba, Canada, on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. It is about north of the provincial capital Winnipeg...
.
The majority of the route is paved, with a gravel section between PTH 8 and PTH 9. The speed limit
Speed limit
Road speed limits are used in most countries to regulate the speed of road vehicles. Speed limits may define maximum , minimum or no speed limit and are normally indicated using a traffic sign...
is 100 km/h (60 mph).
The route can be very dangerous as thousands of snakes cross PTH 17 to get to/from the Narcisse Snake Pits
Narcisse Snake Pits
The Narcisse Snake Pits are located six kilometers north of Narcisse, Manitoba. The dens are the winter home of tens of thousands of Red-sided Garter Snakes . These pits are the largest concentration in the world of this...
. Once the snakes are run over, the road can become very slippery. To help counter this and conserve the snakes lives, a series of 'garter-snake fences' were built.
Michael Chikousky and Andrew Gilson, who live by these snake fences have noticed a difference and are thankful that the fences were built to save snakes' lives.