Manitoba Highway 68

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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 endManitoba Highway 5.svg PTH 5 at Ste. Rose Du Lac
Major intersections
East endManitoba Highway 8.svg PTH 8 south of Riverton
Location
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural municipalities
Towns Arborg
Highway system
Manitoba Highway 67.svg PTH 67 Manitoba Highway 75.svg PTH 75

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

Contents

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. Rose Ste. Rose du Lac 0.00.0Manitoba Highway 5.svg PTH 5 (Parks Route) Dauphin, Neepawa NWWR follows PTH 5 west
8.45.2Former PR 360 south
Alonsa 23.114.4Manitoba secondary 278.svg PR 278 south Amaranth
30.919.2Manitoba secondary 481.svg PR 481 north Crane River former PTH 68 east
↑ / ↓ The Narrows 68.442.5Crosses Lake Manitoba
West Interlake 79.349.3Manitoba secondary 325.svg PR 325 north Ashern
103.964.6Old 514Former PR 514 north
126.878.8Manitoba Highway 6.svg PTH 6 north Ashern, Thompson, Grand Rapids North end of PTH 6 concurrency
Eriksdale 137.485.4Manitoba Highway 6.svg PTH 6 south Warren, Winnipeg
Manitoba secondary 417.svg PR 417 west Dog Creek I.R.
South end of PTH 6 concurrency; NWWR follows PTH 6 south
Armstrong 155.496.6Manitoba secondary 512.svg PR 512 south Chatfield
Fisher Poplarfield 175.9109.3Manitoba Highway 17.svg PTH 17  Fisher Branch, Teulon
Bifrost – Riverton 198.4123.3Manitoba secondary 233.svg PR 233 north Vidir
Town of Arborg 203.4126.4Manitoba Highway 7.svg PTH 7 south Teulon, Winnipeg
204.0126.8Manitoba secondary 326.svg PR 326 north (Main Street)
Bifrost – Riverton 218.2135.6Manitoba Highway 8.svg PTH 8  Riverton, Gimli, Winnipeg
Hnausa 219.8136.6Manitoba secondary 222.svg PR 222  Riverton, Camp Morton, Gimli
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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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