[3] PTH 59 coincides with City Route 20 (Lagimodière Boulevard) as it runs through the eastern part of Winnipeg.

North of the city, PTH 59 is the main route to Grand Beach and the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg and part of the La Vérendrye Trail.

PTH 59 is also a main route on both sides of Winnipeg for rural Manitobans commuting to work in the city.

Between PTH 59 and the intersection with Olafsson Boulevard and Hampton Road, PR 504 is a paved two-lane highway.

Past this intersection though, it is a narrow single lane gravel road for the 0.1 kilometres (0.062 mi) to the dead end at the beach on Lake Winnipeg.