Connecticut Route 68
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| Route 68 |
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| Length: | 22.09 mi[1] (35.55 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1932 (extended 1967) | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  Route 63 in Naugatuck |
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| Major junctions: |
 Route 8 in Naugatuck I-91 in Wallingford |
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| East end: |  Route 17 in Durham |
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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 |
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| 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 |
