Manitoba Provincial Highway 68 (PTH 68) is an east-west provincial highway in the central region of

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. 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

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. The most notable portion of PTH 68 is the bridge over

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History

PTH 68 first appeared on the 1952 Manitoba Highway Map. Originally, the highway served as an east-west connector route within the

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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.

Major intersections

References

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