Manitoba | Highways

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Originally Posted by trebor204

The Gov't of Manitoba has posted their Historical Highways Maps since the 1920s.

http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/maparchive/1920/1920covers.html

Interesting to see when highways were built and improved (from gravel to paved)

The 20's maps had all the small towns and hamlets that have now disappeared. As a kid in the late 60's early 70's some of those places still warranted a road sign and there were grain elevators (abandoned though) at the sites.
I have vivid memories of the train tracks being torn up, elevators abandoned then moved, burned down or torn down and road signs disappearing. Amazing how much was built up and then torn down in 80 years.