Manitoba Highway 6

Provincial Trunk Highway 6 marker
Provincial Trunk Highway 6
Northern Woods and Water Route (section)
Map
PTH 6 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by Manitoba Infrastructure
Length738.6 km[1] (458.9 mi)
Existed1947–present
Major junctions
South end PTH 101 near Winnipeg
Major intersections
North end PR 391 at Thompson city limits
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalities
Major citiesThompson
TownsGrand Rapids
Highway system
PTH 5 PTH 7

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 section of highway between its southern terminus near Winnipeg and the second junction with PTH 68 near Eriksdale is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route. The portion of the highway between Ponton and Thompson was known as Highway 391 prior to 1986.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ "Manitoba Highway 6" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Manitoba Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. 1986. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nunavut/Manitoba Business Case" (PDF). NISHI-KHON/SNC-LAVALIN. 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2021.