West Virginia Route 68

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West Virginia Route 68 is a north/south route

[edit] Termini

• Ravenswood, West Virginia
• Parkersburg, West Virginia near WV 2

[edit] History

Before Interstate 77 was completed, State Route 2 followed the Ohio River (more or less) from St. Marys, south through Parkersburg, and on sothward along the river to Ravenswood, and further toward Huntington. When Interstate 77 was completed, State Route 2 was re-routed along Interstate 77 from the point where the two crossed, north of Parkersburg, to the point where Interstate 77 passes by Ravenswood. At that point, State Route 2 left Interstate 77 and continued along its former route. But the portion between where State Route 2 crossed Interstate 77 north of Parkersburg, and where it rejoined its original route in Ravenswood was established as State Route 68. It passes through downtown Parkersburg, and continues along the old State Route 2 route south to Ravenswood.

[edit] Towns serviced

Communities are listed from the northern terminus to the southern terminus.

• Wood County, West Virginia
  • Parkersburg
  • Lubeck
  • Belleville

• Jackson County, West Virginia
  • Muses Bottom
  • Sherman
  • Ravenswood

Primary state highways in West Virginia