Provincial Trunk Highway 6 (PTH 6) is a provincial primary highway located in the

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. It runs from the

Perimeter Highway Provincial Trunk Highways (PTH) 100 and 101, collectively known as the Perimeter Highway, form a beltway around the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Perimeter Highway is approximately in length and serves as a ring road around Winnipeg ...

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to the

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south city limits. It is also the main highway connecting Winnipeg to

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. The speed limit is 100 km/h. The route is also used to deliver

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from the Thompson mine to the

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. The portion of the highway between Ponton and Thompson was known as Highway 391 prior to 1986. There have been talks of extending PTH 6 further north from Thompson to

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and the

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border. If plans to make a highway in Nunavut connecting from Churchill, and

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go through, then the first ever major road connection to

will be made.

Route history

In 1928, PTH 6 was originally designated to travel from Minnedosa to the

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border southwest of Benito via Dauphin and Swan River. In 1938–1939, the section east of Swan River became part of PTH 10. The remainder was redesignated as PTH 31 and PTH 49 in 1947, with PTH 6 being designated to its current route at that time. When it was designated to its current route, PTH 6 travelled from Winnipeg as far as

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. The highway was extended from Gypsumville to

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in 1964, followed by a further expansion to PR 391 at Ponton in 1972. The last section of PTH 6 from Ponton to Thompson was designated in 1987, when the section of PR 391 between Thompson and PTH 10 was decommissioned. The section of the former PR 391 between Ponton and PTH 10 was redesignated as PTH 39.

Major intersections

References

External links

Official Name and Location
- Declaration of Provincial Trunk Highways Regulation - The Highways and Transportation Act - Provincial Government of Manitoba

- Published and maintained by the Department of Infrastructure - Provincial Government of Manitoba (see Legend and Map#2, 4, 5, 6 & 7)
Google Maps Search
- Provincial Trunk Highway 6 {{Attached KML, display=title,inline 006 Northern Woods and Water Route