Manitoba Provincial Highway 68 (PTH 68) is an east-west provincial highway in the central region of Manitoba, Canada.
 Provincial Trunk Highway 68 | ||||
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| Northern Woods and Water Route | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 220 km[1] (140 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1952–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  PTH 5 at Ste. Rose Du Lac | |||
| East end |  PTH 8 south of Riverton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Manitoba | |||
| Rural municipalities | ||||
| Towns | Arborg | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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
editPTH 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
edit| Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ste. Rose | Ste. Rose du Lac | 0.0 | 0.0 | NWWR follows PTH 5 west | |
| | 8.4 | 5.2 | Former PR 360 south | ||
| Alonsa | | 23.1 | 14.4 | ||
| | 30.9 | 19.2 | former PTH 68 east | ||
| ↑ / ↓ | The Narrows | 68.4 | 42.5 | Crosses Lake Manitoba | |
| West Interlake | | 79.3 | 49.3 | ||
| | 103.9 | 64.6 | Old 514 | Former PR 514 north | |
| | 126.8 | 78.8 | North end of PTH 6 concurrency | ||
| Eriksdale | 137.4 | 85.4 | South end of PTH 6 concurrency; NWWR follows PTH 6 south | ||
| Armstrong | | 155.4 | 96.6 | ||
| Fisher | Poplarfield | 175.9 | 109.3 | ||
| Bifrost – Riverton | | 198.4 | 123.3 | ||
| Town of Arborg | 203.4 | 126.4 | |||
| 204.0 | 126.8 | ||||
| Bifrost – Riverton | | 218.2 | 135.6 | ||
| Hnausa | 219.8 | 136.6 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c "PTH 68 in Manitoba" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Northern Woods and Water Route, Canada". PlanetWare Inc. 1995–2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.
- ^ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1952". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
- ^ "The Province of Manitoba Official Highway Map; 1987". Infrastructure and Transportation, Province of Manitoba.
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