Special routes of U.S. Route 68

U.S. Route 68
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

Several special routes of U.S. Route 68 exist from Kentucky to Ohio. In order from west to east in Kentucky, and south to north in Ohio, these special routes are listed from the beginning of U.S. Route 68 (US 68) to the end.

Cadiz business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Cadiz, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Cadiz, Kentucky. It runs through Cadiz, and intersects with Kentucky Route 1170 (KY 1170), KY 274, and KY 139.

The entire route is in Trigg County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	US 68 / KY 80 / Clarksdale Drive	Western terminus; continues beyond US 68 as Clarksdale Drive
	1.030	1.658	KY 274 north (Rockcastle Road) / KY 1175 south (Old Dover Road)	Southern terminus of KY 274; northern terminus of KY 1175
Cadiz	1.926	3.100	KY 139 (Hamilton Street / S Road)
	2.185	3.516	KY 929 west (Marion Street)	Eastern terminus of KY 929
	4.519	7.273	US 68 / KY 80 (Hopkinsville Road)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Hopkinsville bypass

U.S. Route 68 Bypass
Location:	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Length:	11.026 mi (17.745 km)

U.S. Route 68 Truck
Location:	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Length:	11.026 mi (17.745 km)

U.S. Route 68 Bypass is a business route in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It bypasses Hopkinsville to the south and intersects with the Pennyrile Parkway and US 41 Alt., and US 41, along with Kentucky Route 272 (KY 272), KY 695, KY 107, and KY 109.

This by-pass route also serves as the truck route, therefore it is also signed as U.S. Route 68 Truck.

The entire route is in Christian County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	US 68 / KY 80 (Cadiz Road) / KY 1682 east (Eagle Way)	Western terminus; continues beyond US 68 as KY 1682
	1.252	2.015	KY 272 (Canton Pike)
	3.552	5.716	KY 695 (Cox Mill Road)
Hopkinsville	5.168	8.317	KY 107 (Lafayette Road)
	6.464	10.403	I-169 to I-24 – Paducah, Madisonville, Henderson, Nashville	I-169 exit 6
	7.060	11.362	US 41 Alt. (Fort Campbell Boulevard)
	8.372	13.473	KY 109 (Bradshaw Road)
Hopkinsville	9.036	14.542	US 41 (Pembroke Road)
	11.026	17.745	US 68 (Jefferson Davis Highway) / KY 80	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Fairview alternate Loop

U.S. Route 68 Alternate
Location:	Fairview, Kentucky
Length:	2.14 mi (3.44 km)
Existed:	2002 (as an alternate route)–present

U.S. Route 68 Alternate is an alternate route in Fairview, Kentucky. It runs through the community south of the main four-lane U.S. 68 corridor. This route is in east-central Christian and west-central Todd Counties.^[2]

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Christian	Fairview	0.000	0.000	US 68 (Jefferson Davis Highway) / KY 80	Western terminus
		0.745	1.199	KY 1843 (Vaughns Grove-Fairview Road)	Southern terminus of KY 1843
		1.385	2.229	KY 115 (Fairview-Pembroke Road) – Pembroke, Clarksville (TN)
Todd		1.417	2.280	Britmart Road (To US 68)	Formerly KY 1801, Christian/Todd County line
Todd		2.14	3.44	US 68 (Jefferson Davis Highway) / KY 80	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Elkton business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Elkton, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Elkton, Kentucky. It runs through Elkton south of the main US 68 corridor. It intersects with Kentucky Route 181 (KY 181) and KY 102.

The entire route is in Todd County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	US 68 / KY 80 (Russellville Road) / David Hightower	Western terminus; continues beyond US 68 as David Hightower
Elkton	2.786	4.484	KY 181 (Main Street)
Elkton	3.154	5.076	KY 102 south (Allensville Street)	Northern terminus of KY 102
	4.786	7.702	US 68 / KY 80 (Russellville Road) / Williams Hill Road	Eastern terminus; continues beyond US 68 as Williams Hill Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Russellville business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Russellville, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Russellville, Kentucky. It runs through downtown Russellville while US 68 bypasses the town to the north. It intersects with Kentucky Route 3233 (KY 3233), KY 178, KY 2146, KY 3519, and KY 3240.

The entire route is in Logan County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Russellville	0.000	0.000	US 68 (Hopkinsville Road) / US 431 / KY 80	Western terminus
	0.282	0.454	KY 3233 south (Emerson Bypass)	Northern terminus of KY 3233
	0.624	1.004	KY 178 west (Highlandlick Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 178
	1.527	2.457	KY 2146 (Bethel Street)
	1.853	2.982	KY 3519 north (North Main Street)	Southern terminus; only accessible westbound
	2.878	4.632	KY 3240 west (East 9th Street)	Eastern terminus of KY 3240
	3.375	5.432	US 68 west / KY 80 west / KY 100 east	Eastern terminus; western terminus of KY 100
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auburn business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Auburn, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Auburn, Kentucky. It runs through Auburn south of the main US 68 corridor. It intersects with Kentucky Route 103 (KY 103).

The entire route is in Logan County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	US 68 / KY 80 / Matlock Lane	Eastern terminus; continues beyond US 68 as Matlock Lane
Auburn	1.550	2.494	KY 103 south (Wilson Avenue)	West end of KY 103 overlap
Auburn	1.556	2.504	KY 103 north	East end of KY 103 overlap
	3.035	4.884	US 68 / KY 80 (Bowling Green Road)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Bowling Green business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Bowling Green, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It runs through Bowling Green south of the main US 68 corridor, which uses a bypass around Bowling Green. It intersects with US 231 Bus..

The entire route is in Bowling Green, Warren County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 68 (Russellville Road) / US 231 / KY 80	Western terminus
1.216	1.957	US 231 Bus. north (Morgantown Road)	West end of US 231 Bus. overlap
1.524	2.453	US 231 Bus. south (University Boulevard)	East end of US 231 Bus. overlap
3.249	5.229	US 68 / KY 80 (Kentucky Street) / KY 234 south (7th Avenue)	Eastern terminus; northern terminus of KY 234
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Glasgow business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Glasgow, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Glasgow, Kentucky. It runs through Glasgow south of the main US 68 corridor, which uses a bypass around Glasgow. It runs concurrent with Kentucky Route 80 for its entire length. It intersects with U.S. Route 31E, U.S. Route 31E Business, and Kentucky Route 90 (KY 90), and KY 1307.

The entire route is in Glasgow, Barren County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 68 west (Bowling Green Road) / KY 80 US 68 east (Veterans Outer Loop) to KY 90 / KY 3600 south to Cumberland Parkway to KY 1297	Western terminus; western end of KY-80 overlap, KY 80 follows US 68 west
1.692	2.723	US 31E (L. Roger Wells Boulevard) / KY 90 west / US 68 Truck east / KY 90 Truck	Western end of KY-90 overlap
2.598	4.181	US 31E Bus. north (North Race Street)	West end of US 31E Business overlap
2.638	4.245	US 31E Bus. south (South Green Street) to KY 63	East end of US 31E Business overlap
2.711	4.363	KY 90 east (Burkesville road) / US 68 Truck west to Cumberland Parkway	East end of US 31E Business overlap
3.621	5.827	KY 1307 south (New Salem Road)	Northern terminus of KY-1307
4.706	7.574	US 68 west (Veterans Outer Loop) US 68 (Edmonton Road) / KY 80 east (Veterans Outer Loop) / KY 1519 south	Eastern terminus; northern terminus of KY 1519. Eastern overlap of KY 80 overlap; KY 80 follows US 68 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Glasgow truck route

U.S. Route 68 Truck
Location:	Glasgow, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Truck is the truck route in Glasgow, Kentucky.

The component highways for the truck route includes the following:

US 68 Business from the US 68/KY 80/KY 3600 junction to the US 31E junction
U.S. Route 31E from US 68 Business to the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway
Cumberland Parkway between exits 11 and 14, and
KY 90 from the Cumberland Parkway exit 14 to the US 68 Business (Columbia Avenue) intersection.

In addition Kentucky Route 90 Truck accompanies US 68 Truck through its concurrencies with US 31E and the Cumberland Parkway.

Paris business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Paris, Kentucky

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Paris, Kentucky. It runs through Paris south of the main US 68 corridor, which uses a bypass around Paris. It intersects with US 460 and Kentucky Route 1678 (KY 1678) and KY 627.

The entire route is in Paris, Bourbon County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 27 / US 68 (Paris Bypass Road / Lexington Road)	Western terminus
0.293	0.472	KY 1678 south (South 20th Street) / North 20th Street	Northern terminus of KY 1678
1.366	2.198	KY 627 south (Winchester Street)	Northern terminus of KY 627
1.487	2.393	US 460 west (West 8th Street) / East 8th Street	West end of US 460 overlap
2.583	4.157	US 460 east (North Middletown Road) / Linville Drive	East end of US 460 overlap
2.772	4.461	US 68 (Paris Bypass Road / Millersburg Road)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Maysville-Aberdeen business loop

U.S. Route 68 Business
Location:	Maysville, Kentucky-Aberdeen, Ohio

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio. It runs through Maysville southeast of the main US 68 corridor, which bypasses Maysville to the north. US 68 Bus. runs concurrent with US 62 for most of its length. It intersects with Kentucky Route 2515 (KY 2515), KY 1236, KY 9 (AA Hwy.), KY 1448, KY 2516, KY 10, and KY 8. US 68 Bus. then crosses the Ohio River via the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge and runs concurrently with US 52 for most of its length in Ohio. It runs through Aberdeen and intersects with State Route 41.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
↑ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 79.

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