High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Provincial Road 280 (PR 280) is a road in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from Provincial Road 391 northwest of Thompson to local streets in Gillam. The route is 291 kilometres (181 mi) long, which during its length, passes several large lakes and intersects with one provincial road, Road 290, just north of Gillam. The route is very scenic, passing through dense forests and rural lands. The route supplies three municipalities, Thompson, Split Lake, and Gillam. Before Road 280 was constructed, the only access to the village of Gillam were via a railroad that ran across the Hudson Bay Railway. This railway serves much of the towns accessible from Road 280 and nearby Road 391. The railway also continues along Road 290 towards Sundance.