Manitoba Highway 68

Provincial Trunk Highway 68 (PTH 68) is an east–west provincial highway in the Parkland and Interlake regions of Manitoba, Canada.

Provincial Trunk Highway 68
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
Major intersections	PTH 6 at Eriksdale PTH 17 at Poplarfield PTH 7 at Arborg
East end	PTH 8 south of Riverton
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural municipalities	Alonsa Armstrong Bifrost – Riverton Fisher Ste. Rose West Interlake
Towns	Arborg
Highway system
Provincial highways in Manitoba 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][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       Concurrency terminus

Related route

Provincial Road 512
Location	Rural Municipality of Fisher - Rural Municipality of Armstrong
Length	15.4 km (9.6 mi)
Existed	1966–present

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