Manitoba Highway 6
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Northern Woods and Water Route (section) | ||||
PTH 6 highlighted in red. | ||||
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Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 732 km (455 mi) | |||
Existed | 1947–present | |||
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North end | Thompson city limits highway continues as ![]() | |||
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Major cities | Thompson | |||
Towns | Grand Rapids | |||
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Manitoba provincial highways
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Provincial Trunk Highway 6 (PTH 6) is a provincial primary highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the Perimeter Highway of Winnipeg to the Thompson south city limits. It is also the main highway connecting Winnipeg to northern Manitoba. The speed limit is 100 km/h. The route is also used to deliver nickel from the Thompson mine to the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg. The portion of the highway between Ponton and Thompson was known as Highway 391 prior to 1986.[1]
There have been talks of extending PTH 6 further north from Thompson to Churchill and the Nunavut border. If plans to make a highway in Nunavut connecting from Churchill, and Arviat, Nunavut to Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut go through, then the first ever major road connection to Nunavut will be made.[2]
Route history[]
In 1928, PTH 6 was originally designated to travel from Minnedosa to the Saskatchewan border southwest of Benito via Dauphin and Swan River.[3] In 1938–1939, the section east of Swan River became part of PTH 10.[4] The remainder was redesignated as PTH 31 and PTH 49 in 1947, with PTH 6 being designated to its current route at that time.[5]
When it was designated to its current route, PTH 6 travelled from Winnipeg as far as Gypsumville. The highway was extended from Gypsumville to Grand Rapids in 1964,[6] followed by a further expansion to PR 391 at Ponton in 1972.[7]
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.[8]
Major intersections[]
Division | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Rosser | | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | southern terminus of PTH 6 east end of Northern Woods and Water Route |
| 1 | 0.62 | ![]() | south end of PR 236 overlap | |
| 2 | 1.2 | ![]() | north end of PR 236 overlap | |
| 8 | 5.0 | Road 3 East | former south | |
Grosse Isle | 14 | 8.7 | ![]() | ||
Rockwood | 15 | 9.3 | ![]() | ||
Woodlands | | 23 | 14 | ![]() | |
Warren | 25 | 16 | ![]() | ||
| 35 | 22 | ![]() | ||
Woodlands | 39 | 24 | ![]() | ||
| 44 | 27 | ![]() | ||
| 46 | 29 | ![]() | ||
58 | 36 | Road 88 North | former west | ||
St. Laurent | St. Laurent | 68 | 42 | ![]() | |
Coldwell | Oak Point | 80 | 50 | Oakdale Drive | former east |
91 | 57 | ![]() | |||
Lundar | 104 | 65 | ![]() | ||
West Interlake | Eriksdale | 123 | 76 | ![]() ![]() | south end of PTH 68 overlap |
| 133 | 83 | ![]() | north end of PTH 68 overlap; former PR 235 west Northern Woods and Water Route continues west | |
Ashern | 162 | 101 | ![]() | south end of PR 325 overlap | |
164 | 102 | ![]() | north end of PR 325 overlap | ||
Grahamdale | Moosehorn | 174 | 108 | ![]() | south end of PR 237 overlap |
| 176 | 109 | ![]() | north end of PR 237 overlap | |
195 | 121 | ![]() | |||
Pinaymootang First Nation | | 223 | 139 | Bridge over Fairford River | |
Grahamdale | 237 | 147 | ![]() | ||
| 240 | 150 | ![]() | ||
| 243 | 151 | Road 190 North – Gypsumville | former east | |
No. 21 | | 380 | 240 | ![]() | former PR 327 west |
Grand Rapids | 414 | 257 | Bridge over Saskatchewan River | ||
No. 22 | | 579 | 360 | ![]() | former PR 391 west |
| 610 | 380 | ![]() | ||
| 627 | 390 | Fleming Drive – Wabowden | ||
Mystery Lake | 702 | 436 | ![]() | ||
City of Thompson | 732 | 455 | ![]() | northern terminus of PTH 6 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[]
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1986. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1928. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1938. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1947. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1964. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1972. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1987. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
External links[]
- Official Name and Location - Declaration of Provincial Trunk Highways Regulation - The Highways and Transportation Act - Provincial Government of Manitoba
- Official Highway Map - 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
Route map:
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- Manitoba provincial highways
- Northern Woods and Water Route
- Manitoba road stubs