Manitoba Highway 68
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Manitoba Provincial Highway 68 (PTH 68) is an east-west provincial highway in the central region of Manitoba
, Canada
.
PTH 68 starts at PTH 5 east of Ste. Rose Du Lac
and terminates at PTH 8 eleven kilometers south of Riverton
. Between the eastern junction with PTH 6 at Eriksdale
and its western terminus the highway is called the Northern Woods and Water Route
.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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PTH 68 starts at PTH 5 east of Ste. Rose Du Lac
Sainte Rose du Lac, Manitoba
Sainte Rose du Lac is a small town of 1200 people located approximately 50 km east-southeast of Dauphin, Manitoba and approximately 300 km west-northwest of Winnipeg. The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Ste...
and terminates at PTH 8 eleven kilometers south of Riverton
Riverton, Manitoba
Riverton is a village in the province of Manitoba in Canada located approximately 110 kilometres north of Winnipeg. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Bifrost. The CPR's train conductor is reputed to have named the town....
. Between the eastern junction with PTH 6 at Eriksdale
Eriksdale, Manitoba
Eriksdale is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It was a town where Swedes immigrated in the early 1900s.The town of Eriksdale is located on the crossroads of Highway 6 and Highway 68, 118 km north of Winnipeg....
and its western terminus the highway is called the Northern Woods and Water Route
Northern Woods and Water Route
The Northern Woods and Water Route is a route through northern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. As early as the 1950s community groups came together to establish a northern travel route; this was proposed as the Northern Yellowhead Transportation Route...
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