Provincial Trunk Highway 68 (PTH 68) is an east–west provincial highway in the Parkland and Interlake regions of Manitoba, Canada.
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][3]
History
PTH 68 first appeared on the 1952 Manitoba Highway Map.[4] 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.[5]
Major intersections
| Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Rose | Ste. Rose du Lac | 0.0 | 0.0 |  PTH 5 (Parks Route / NWWR west) – Dauphin, Neepawa | Western terminus; NWWR follows PTH 5 west | |||
| | 8.4 | 5.2 | Ste. Amelie Road – Ste. Amelie | Former PR 360 south | ||||
| Alonsa | | 23.1 | 14.4 |  PR 278 south – Amaranth | ||||
| Eddystone | 30.9 | 19.2 |  PR 481 north – Crane River | former PTH 68 east | ||||
| ↑ / ↓ | The Narrows | 68.4 | 42.5 | Crosses Lake Manitoba | ||||
| West Interlake | | 79.3 | 49.3 |  PR 325 north – Ashern | ||||
| | 103.9 | 64.6 | Old 514 | Former PR 514 north | ||||
| | 114.2 | 71.0 | Old 418 | Former PR 418 south | ||||
| | 126.8 | 78.8 |  PTH 6 north – Ashern, Thompson, Grand Rapids | Western end of PTH 6 concurrency | ||||
| Eriksdale | 137.4 | 85.4 | PTH 6 south (NWWR east) – Warren, Winnipeg PR 417 west – Dog Creek I.R. | Eastern end of PTH 6 concurrency; NWWR follows PTH 6 south | ||||
| Armstrong |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Fisher | | 155.4 | 96.6 |  PR 512 south – Chatfield | ||||
| Poplarfield | 175.9 | 109.3 |  PTH 17 – Fisher Branch, Teulon | |||||
| Bifrost-Riverton | | 198.4 | 123.3 |  PR 233 north – Vidir | ||||
| Town of Arborg | 203.4 | 126.4 |  PTH 7 south – Teulon, Winnipeg | |||||
| 204.0 | 126.8 |  PR 326 north (Main Street) | ||||||
| Bifrost-Riverton | | 218.2 | 135.6 |  PTH 8 (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Riverton, Gimli, Winnipeg Road 129N to PR 222 – Hnausa | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related route
Provincial Road 512 (PR 512) is a 15.4-kilometre-long (9.6 mi) north–south spur of PTH 68 located mostly within the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, providing access to the hamlet of Chatfield via a short section of PR 419. It is entirely a two-lane gravel road, winding its way through a mix of rural farmland and wooded areas while travelling past several small lakes.[6][7]
| Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | | 0.0 | 0.0 |  PR 419 – Chatfield, Lundar | Southern terminus |
| Fisher | | 15.4 | 9.6 |  PTH 68 – Eriksdale, Poplarfield | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ 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 October 26, 2009.
- ^ Curtis Walker's Road Photos. "Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 68". Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Official Highway Map of Manitoba section 5" (PDF). Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Map of Manitoba Provincial Road 512" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
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