Manitoba Highway 68

Manitoba Provincial Highway 68 (PTH 68) is an east-west provincial highway in the central region of Manitoba, Canada.

Provincial Trunk Highway 68
Northern Woods and Water Route
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length220 km[1] (140 mi)
Existed1952–present
Major junctions
West end PTH 5 at Ste. Rose Du Lac
 
East end PTH 8 south of Riverton
Location
Rural
municipalities
TownsArborg
Highway system
Manitoba provincial highways
Winnipeg City Routes
← PTH 67→ PTH 75

PTH 68 starts at PTH 5 east of Ste. Rose Du Lac and terminates at PTH 8 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) south of Riverton. Between the eastern junction with PTH 6 at Eriksdale and its western terminus, the highway is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route. The most notable portion of PTH 68 is the bridge over Lake Manitoba at The Narrows.[1][2]

History

PTH 68 first appeared on the 1952 Manitoba Highway Map.[3] Originally, the highway served as an east-west connector route within the Interlake region between PTH 8 and PTH 6 at Eriksdale.

In 1987, the highway was extended to its current westbound terminus, replacing PR 235 between Ste. Rose Du Lac and PTH 6.[4]

Major intersections
DivisionLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Ste. RoseSte. Rose du Lac0.00.0 PTH 5 – Dauphin, NeepawaNWWR follows PTH 5 west
​8.45.2Former PR 360 south
Alonsa​23.114.4 PR 278 south – Amaranth
​30.919.2 PR 481 north – Crane Riverformer PTH 68 east
↑ / ↓The Narrows68.442.5Crosses Lake Manitoba
West Interlake​79.349.3 PR 325 north – Ashern
​103.964.6Old 514Former PR 514 north
​126.878.8 PTH 6 north – Ashern, Thompson, Grand RapidsNorth end of PTH 6 concurrency
Eriksdale137.485.4 PTH 6 south – Warren, Winnipeg
PR 417 west – Dog Creek I.R.		South end of PTH 6 concurrency; NWWR follows PTH 6 south
Armstrong​155.496.6 PR 512 south – Chatfield
FisherPoplarfield175.9109.3 PTH 17 – Fisher Branch, Teulon
Bifrost – Riverton​198.4123.3 PR 233 north – Vidir
Town of Arborg203.4126.4 PTH 7 south – Teulon, Winnipeg
204.0126.8 PR 326 north (Main Street)
Bifrost – Riverton​218.2135.6 PTH 8 – Riverton, Gimli, Winnipeg
Hnausa219.8136.6 PR 222 – Riverton, Camp Morton, Gimli
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Google (December 15, 2017). "PTH 68 in Manitoba" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. "Northern Woods and Water Route, Canada". PlanetWare Inc. 1995–2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.
  3. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1952". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
  4. "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1987". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.

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