Minnesota State Highway 68
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| Trunk Highway 68 |
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| Length: | 141 mi (227 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933 | ||||||||
| East end: | .svg/20px-US_169_(MN).svg.png){kind=small}  US 169, MN 60 at South Bend Twp. |
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| Major junctions: |
  US 14, MN 15 at New Ulm MN 4 at Sleepy Eye MN 67 at Morgan US 71 at New Avon Twp.   US 59, MN 19, MN 23 at Marshall US 75 at Canby |
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| West end: |  SD 22 at Fortier Twp.,at the Minnesota - South Dakota state line |
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Minnesota State Highway 68 is a highway in south-central and southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in South Bend Township (immediately west of Mankato) and continues west to its western terminus at the South Dakota state line, west of Canby.
Minnesota Highway 68 is 141-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 68 serves as an east-west arterial route between the communities of Mankato, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Morgan, Marshall, Minneota, and Canby.
Minnesota 68 passes through the counties of:
Minneopa State Park is located five miles west of Mankato on Highway 68 and U.S. Highway 169.
(Minnesota DNR web page for Minneopa State Park - Link)
Highway 68 has concurrencies with:
- Minnesota Highway 15, south of New Ulm.
- U.S. Highway 14, west of New Ulm.
- Minnesota Highway 19, east of Marshall.
[edit] History
The original section of Highway 68 between U.S. Highway 59 at Marshall and its western terminus at the South Dakota state line was in use circa 1934.
In 1963, Highway 68 was expanded easterly between Marshall and Mankato by consolidating former Minnesota Highway 93 and former Minnesota Highway 83, and re-numbering them 68.
Highway 68 was paved from Marshall to Canby by 1940. Many remaining sections of the present day Highway 68 were still gravel by 1953. The present day route was completely paved by 1960.
[edit] References
*Steve Riner Details of Routes 51 to 75. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed February 3, 2008.
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