Manitoba Highway 68


Provincial Trunk Highway 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 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.

History

PTH 68 first appeared on the 1952 Manitoba Highway Map. 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.

Related route

Provincial Road 512 is a 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.