Connecticut Route 68

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Route 68
Length: 22.09 mi[1] (35.55 km)
Formed: 1932 (extended 1967)
West end: Route 63 in Naugatuck
Major
junctions:
Route 8 in Naugatuck
I-91 in Wallingford
East end: Route 17 in Durham
Routes in Connecticut
< Route 67 Route 69 >
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Route 68 is an east-west state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut connecting the towns of Durham and Naugatuck.

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[edit] Route description

Route 68 begins at Route 17 in Durham and winds its way through Wallingford, Cheshire, and Prospect ending at Route 63 in Naugatuck. Most of Route 68 is a two lane surface road with the exception of a 2.3-mile section in Wallingford which is a four-lane undivided, partially access controlled road. This limited access section begins at the interchange with I-91 and ends at the grade-separated junction with U.S. Route 5. Route 68 overlaps with Route 70 in Cheshire, with both briefly overlapping Route 10 (forming a 3-way concurrency). Routes 68 and 70 continue and finally split with Route 68 heading for Prospect and Naugatuck, and Route 70 for Waterbury.[1]

[edit] History

The road connecting Naugatuck and Cheshire was designated in 1922 as State Highway 325. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, former Highway 325 was renumbered to Route 68. The route was later extended east to Durham in 1966 along former SR 607 (Wallingford to Durham) and SR 730 (Cheshire to Wallingford) via an overlap with Route 70. In 1973 and 1974, parts of Route 68 were rerouted in Wallingford.[2]

[edit] Junction list

Town Road names Junction Milepost
Naugatuck[1] Bridge Street, Prospect Street Route 63 0.00
SR 723 to Route 8 0.61
Prospect Union City Road, Cheshire Road Route 69 4.28
Cheshire Prospect Road, West Main Street (Route 70), Main Street (Route 10/70), Academy Road (Route 70), Yalesville Road Route 70 (begin overlap) 7.67
Route 10 9.36-9.51
Route 70 (end overlap) 10.76
Wallingford Church Street, Barnes Road, Durham Road Route 150 14.00
Route 15 (no access) 14.34
U.S. Route 5 (grade separated) 14.59
I-91 16.80
Durham Wallingford Road Route 157 19.51
Route 17 22.09

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