Winnipeg Route 165
Route 165 (locally known as Bishop Grandin Boulevard) is a highway in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Currently the route is an at-grade expressway running from an interchange with Kenaston Boulevard (Route 90) to Lagimodiere Boulevard (PTH 59 / Route 20). The route runs through the districts of Fort Garry, St. Vital, and St. Boniface.
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| Bishop Grandin Boulevard | ||||
 Route 165 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by City of Winnipeg | ||||
| Length | 10.9 km[1] (6.8 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1978[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Route 90 (Kenaston Blvd) | |||
| East end | PTH 59 / Route 20 (Lagimodiere Blvd) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The speed limit along the route is 80 km/h (50 mph).[2]
History
Bishop Grandin Boulevard first opened to traffic from Lagimodiere Boulevard (PTH 59 / Route 20) to Pembina Highway (Route 42) in 1978, with a westerly extension to Route 80 (Waverley Street) opening in 1990.[2]
In the wake of the 2021 discovery of unmarked burial sites at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in BC, there have been calls to change the name of the roadway, which bears the name of Vital-Justin Grandin—who is thought to be one of the architects of the residential school system.[3] On June 11, Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman announced that he would introduce a motion calling for the name of Bishop Grandin Boulevard to be changed.[4]
Major intersections
From west to east:[5]
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fort Garry | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Kenaston Boulevard (Route 90) | Grade separated seagull intersection | |
| 2.5 | 1.6 |  Waverley Street (Route 80) | |||
| 2.9 | 1.8 |  Pembina Highway (Route 42) – University of Manitoba, PTH 75 | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
| Red River | 3.7 | 2.3 | Fort Garry Bridge | ||
| St. Vital | 4.0 | 2.5 | River Road | Split intersection | |
| 5.9 | 3.7 |  St. Mary's Road (Route 52) | |||
| 6.4 | 4.0 |  Dakota Street (Route 62) | |||
| 7.7 | 4.8 |  St. Anne's Road (Route 150) | |||
| St. Boniface | 8.5 | 5.3 | Shorehill Drive | ||
| 9.2 | 5.7 | Lakewood Boulevard | |||
| 9.7 | 6.0 | Island Shore Boulevard | |||
| 10.3 | 6.4 | Boulevard de la Seigneurie | |||
| 10.9 | 6.8 |   Lagimodiere Boulevard (Route 20) / PTH 59 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- Google (August 3, 2017). "Route 165 in Winnipeg" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- Goldsborough, Gordon (March 17, 2012). "Bishop Grandin Boulevard Plaque (Bishop Grandin Boulevard, Winnipeg)". Historic Sites of Manitoba. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- "Calls to change name of Bishop Grandin Boulevard increase in wake of B.C. discovery". CJOB. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- "Winnipeg mayor to introduce motion calling for Bishop Grandin Boulevard name change". Global News. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- Sherlock Publishing (2016). Sherlock's Map of Winnipeg (Map) (20th ed.). Winnipeg: Sherlock Publishing. pp. 25–27, 30–31. ISBN 1-895229-84-7.